Most Justice of the Peace Court locations will be closed Friday, March 29, in observance of Good Friday. Justice of the Peace Court 11 (New Castle County) and Court 7 (Kent County) will remain open 24 hours and Justice of the Peace Court 3 (Sussex County) will be open from 0600-2400 (no new cases after 2300).

The Sussex County Courthouse is closed today March 28, 2024, due to a water leak.

The Delaware State Courts will be closed on Friday, March 29, 2024 in observance of Good Friday. Justice of the Peace Court 11 (New Castle County) and Court 7 (Kent County) will remain open 24 hours and Justice of the Peace Court 3 (Sussex County) will be open from 6AM-Midnight (no new cases after 11PM).

What to Bring to Court


All bags entering a Justice of the Peace Court location will be searched.

What to Bring:

  • Form of payment, if applicable; cash, check, credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover)
  • Evidence, if applicable
    • Documents
    • CD/DVD or USB
      • Acceptable electronic formats include, .PDF, .DOC, .AVI, .MP4, .MOV, .WMV, .MPEG1, .MPEG2, .MPEG4, .DIVX, .MPG, .MPEG
  • Witnesses
  • Helpful item: legal form of identification (driver’s license, State ID, passport)

Prohibited Items

What NOT to Bring:

  • Cellular telephones and other personal electronic devices are allowed in court facilities, with restrictions, under a court pilot program.
  • Weapons
    • A weapon is defined as; "An item designed for, or that may be used for, inflicting bodily harm or physical damage...including but not limited to; guns of any type, ammunition, fireworks, electronic control devices, martial arts weapons, knives or bladed instruments of any size, chemical agents, bludgeons and pointed objects such as letter openers."
  • All non-medical necessary food & drink
  • Alcohol & drugs of any kind along with associated paraphernalia
  • Aerosols, including pepper spray
  • Any item deemed dangerous by a court security officer

Confiscated items may not be returned to the owner.