City of Topeka to suspend some dockets

The Topeka Municipal Court will suspend some scheduled dockets in August due to continued staffing and scheduling issues.

During this time, the following dockets will be cancelled:

  • Monday, August 1: 10:00 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. Arraignment Dockets
  • Monday, August 8: 8:30 a.m. Prose Trial Docket, and 10:00 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. Arraignment Dockets
  • Wednesday, August 10: 10:00 a.m. Arraignment Docket
  • Thursday, August 11: 1:15 p.m. Prose Trial Docket
  • Monday, August 15: 10:00 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. Arraignment Dockets
  • Tuesday, August 16: 9:00 a.m. Court Appointed Attorney Docket
  • Thursday, August 18: 3:15 p.m. Time to Pay Docket
  • Monday, August 22: 10:00 a.m. Arraignment Docket
  • Thursday, August 25: 3:15 p.m. Time to Pay Docket
  • Monday, August 29: 10:00 a.m. Arraignment Docket

All impacted cases will be rescheduled, and impacted defendants and defense counsel will be notified by mail.

Non-docket Court business, such as defendants wanting to set court dates, resolve non-appearance required cases, recall warrants, file documents, make payments, and reset payment plans, will continue as normal during business hours.

Defendants are encouraged to check the status of their case on the Court’s online public access portal at https://www.topeka.org/municipalcourt/.

Anyone directed to report to the Probation Division should continue to report as scheduled.