How to Search the Maurice Court Docket
Maurice publishes no online portal for its docket, calendar, payments, or citations. A Maurice court docket search therefore starts with paper and a phone call. The Village of Maurice website covers village government and local ordinances. It offers no court search page. The court named on the citation matters most here. A Maurice mayor's-court ordinance record, a Justice of the Peace record, and a 15th Judicial District Court record are each kept by a different office in Vermilion Parish. The venue tells you exactly whom to ask.
- Read the Maurice citation, ordinance notice, order, or prior entry for the named court, case or citation number, issuing agency, and appearance information.
- If the paper identifies Maurice Mayor's Court, contact the Village of Maurice office or the mayor's-court custodian and request the Maurice docket information by the exact paperwork details.
- If it identifies Ward 4 or Ward 5, contact that Maurice Justice of the Peace office rather than treating the mayor's-court record as the ward record.
- If it identifies the 15th Judicial District Court, call the Vermilion Parish Traffic Department at 337-898-4541 for a district-layer traffic filing.
- If another city, court, or issuing agency is printed on the Maurice paperwork, use that named court or the issuing sheriff for the next step.
The Village of Maurice posts no public field form for docket requests. Bring the paper details instead, and the clerk can use them to pull the right court record.
| Field or control | Type | Required | Official inspection result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinance or citation number | Text | Not published | Request or provide the exact number to the Maurice mayor's-court custodian. |
| Name and date | Text and date | Not published | Supply exact details from Maurice paperwork. |
| Ordinance or charge | Text | Not published | Ask whether the matter is a Maurice ordinance or a state charge in another venue. |
| Setting or judgment | Date and text | Not published | The mayor's court keeps a regular docket, but no Maurice public display was located. |
| Online search or pay | Button | Not applicable | No official Maurice portal was located. |
Maurice Court Docket Has No Portal
The missing Maurice web form is an access limit, nothing more. It does not mean no Maurice court record exists. There is no anonymous field list, no login, no citation-number format. There is no public docket PDF, no online-pay button, no fee schedule, and no posted result limit for a Maurice case. Resist the temptation to use a generic payment site. Resist, too, an unrelated parish search in place of the local interface. Call first with a citation or case number. If you lack that number, give the exact name, date, issuing agency, and named court. Also say what you need, whether a next setting, judgment, docket entry, or copy. That call-and-counter route beats repeating a broad online hunt that has no published fields.
The Maurice Municipal Court
"Municipal court" means something specific here. Maurice is a village, and its statutory venue is the Maurice Mayor's Court. Under La. R.S. 33:441.5, the board of aldermen may appoint an attorney as court magistrate. That appointment lets the magistrate preside when the mayor asks for one. The statute names no sitting magistrate. Ask the village office who holds that role today.
That local layer sits apart from the 15th Judicial District Court. It also sits apart from the ward offices. A mayor's-court file covers village ordinance matters. Felony, civil, and family cases filed at the district level belong to the Vermilion Parish Clerk of Court. A small civil suit or eviction may land with a Justice of the Peace instead. The citation, address, and case type tell you which Maurice office actually holds the docket.
Maurice Mayor's Court Regular Docket
La. R.S. 33:442 requires a mayor to keep a regular docket and a perfect record of every mayor's-court case tried. That statute is your firm footing when you ask the Maurice custodian for a court record. It promises a kept docket, though, not a public web viewer, a set docket day, or downloadable documents.
- Maurice mayor's-court docket
- The regular record of Maurice mayor's-court cases tried, maintained under the mayor's-court statute.
- Perfect record
- The statutory description of the Maurice court record. It does not mean every item is posted online.
- Setting
- An appearance or hearing date recorded for a Maurice matter. The custodian confirms whether it remains active.
- Judgment
- The court's decision or command in a Maurice case. Ask the custodian whether a plain or certified copy is available.
When you request a Maurice docket entry, cite the ordinance, the filing or appearance date, any judgment, and the costs or settings involved. The Village of Maurice publishes no fee table or copy procedure, so confirm payment, certification, and delivery with the village or the office holding the case.
Maurice Court Dates and Settings
Maurice publishes no standing mayor's-court calendar. Get your court date straight from the citation, the notice, or an order in the file. The clerk can also confirm the current regular docket for you. The 15th JDC calendar works only when a Maurice case has moved into the district-court layer. It is no substitute for a Maurice mayor's-court date.
| Date | Use the Maurice citation, notice, order, or the date confirmed by the mayor's-court custodian. No public Maurice calendar was located. |
|---|---|
| Time | Not published in the official Maurice materials inspected. Ask the Maurice custodian before appearing. |
| Venue | The citation identifies whether the Maurice mayor's court, a Maurice Justice of the Peace office, or the district court holds the matter. |
| Presiding officer | The statutory Maurice magistrate structure exists, but a current court-officer listing was not located in the official materials used here. |
| Setting type | Ask whether the Maurice entry concerns an ordinance appearance, another local court event, a Ward 4 or 5 matter, or a district setting. |
A reset, continuance, or closure can shift any Maurice setting. The latest court notice or clerk confirmation beats an older citation date.
Maurice Court Docket Ward Contacts
Maurice has two separate Justice of the Peace offices on the Vermilion Parish Clerk's list. That matters for routing. A Maurice address plus the case type can send a small civil or eviction matter to a ward office rather than the mayor's court. The official ward list runs on terms from 2021 through 2026. Use these contacts only when your Maurice paperwork names the right ward or the office confirms it holds the case.
Maurice Ward 4 Justice of the Peace
William Keaty II
311 Village Park Drive
Maurice, LA 70555
337-852-8800
Maurice Ward 5 Justice of the Peace
Jessie Fabre
4850 Leroy Road
Maurice, LA 70555
337-371-7715
The Vermilion Parish Justice of the Peace list is the official source for Maurice ward offices. A mayor's-court case is not automatically a Ward 4 or Ward 5 case. Nor does a ward case automatically land in the parish district docket.
Maurice Traffic Tickets
Start with the ticket itself. A Maurice citation names the issuing agency and the court. Those two lines decide where the case lives. A village ordinance matter stays with the local mayor's court. A state-law traffic or criminal charge may land somewhere else entirely. The Vermilion Parish Traffic Department takes district-layer citations from state police, the parish sheriff, and nearby municipalities. But only the ticket tells you whether that channel fits a Maurice case.
If the filing belongs to the 15th JDC, the Traffic Department can confirm it exists. It can also say whether a setting is still active. The clerk's official traffic page is clear on one point. The clerk sets no fines and collects none. So a payment question about a Maurice ticket goes to the sheriff or local court that issued it. Skip any unverified online service. The parish publishes no single contest deadline and no automatic local course option. Ask the named court directly.
Maurice Court Docket Venue Split
Maurice court records do not sit in one combined database. You are usually choosing among a village ordinance record, a state traffic filing, a ward case, or a district-court case. The split matters more than people expect. A mayor's-court search that comes back empty can simply mean the case belongs in another lawful venue. That does not mean anyone dismissed it.
| Paperwork points to | Likely Maurice or parish custodian | Search or confirmation route |
|---|---|---|
| Maurice municipal ordinance | Maurice Mayor's Court or village custodian | Give the ordinance or citation number and ask for the regular docket, setting, judgment, or copy. |
| State traffic citation in district layer | Vermilion Parish Clerk Traffic Department | Call 337-898-4541 and use the named 15th JDC setting information. |
| Ward-level small civil matter | Maurice Ward 4 or Ward 5 Justice of the Peace | Confirm the ward from the address and case type before calling the listed office. |
| District criminal, civil, or family filing | Vermilion Parish Clerk of Court for the 15th JDC | Use the court, division, case number, and record description with the appropriate clerk department. |
The Maurice ordinance materials include one documented example. It shows a $500 fine and 60 days for a village ordinance violation. Treat that as an example only. It is not a universal Maurice penalty. It replaces neither the specific ordinance nor the actual court record and judgment. Maurice posts no public fine schedule. So the case papers control.
Where Maurice Cases End Up
A Maurice mayor's-court case stays at the local layer unless an appeal or transfer applies. Justice of the Peace matters sit at the ward level. The governing process can move them. Anything filed as a 15th JDC criminal, civil, or family case is already district-court work. None of these convert into the others on their own. Where an event began does not decide who holds the paper. A Maurice origin never makes every Maurice record a district-clerk record.
Docket flow: Maurice Mayor's Court or Maurice Ward Justice of the Peace › appropriate district court when an authorized appeal or transfer applies › Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal for an authorized state appeal.
Let the document lead. The court printed on your Maurice paperwork is the first place to search. The Louisiana judiciary's Vermilion parish page ties the 15th JDC to the Third Circuit. That is useful context. But it cannot turn a Maurice local record into a parish-filed case.
Maurice Court Docket Appeal Limits
Appeal rules in Maurice are case-specific. One statute is worth knowing. La. R.S. 33:441 sets a de novo appeal for certain civil utility-debt mayor's-court judgments. It allows a ten-day window to give notice and file. Read that limit carefully. The rule covers only the context the law describes. It is not a universal deadline for every Maurice traffic, ordinance, criminal, or ward matter.
Ask the Maurice court that handled the case for the exact route, record, and deadline. A proper transfer or appeal can open a 15th JDC matter. That new record follows the parish-clerk path from there. Any later authorized state appeal then follows Third Circuit procedure.
Public Access to Maurice Court Records
Every Maurice record request begins with the right holder. Mayor's-court records stay with the local court or village office. Ward 4 and Ward 5 records belong to their Justice of the Peace offices. The parish clerk keeps the 15th JDC layer. Remember what you are asking for. A Maurice docket is a chronology of court activity, not every filed image and not a certified copy.
Key rules for Maurice records:
La. R.S. 44:1 defines public records broadly, including paper, microfilm, and electronic information held for public business, subject to exceptions.
La. R.S. 44:31 gives an adult the right to inspect or copy public records unless another law makes the Maurice record nonpublic.
La. R.S. 33:442 requires a regular docket and perfect record for mayor's-court cases tried.
Children's Code art. 412 makes juvenile court records confidential except where the law authorizes disclosure.
A blank Maurice result has several innocent explanations. The record may sit in a ward or district venue, be an older file, be restricted, or involve a confidential juvenile matter. Ask the office that holds it for the public portion of the exact Maurice record. Confirm whether a plain or certified copy is available.
Maurice Court Docket Statistics Gap
Census TIGERweb puts Maurice at 2,118 residents in the 2020 Census, third among Vermilion Parish incorporated places. The clerk's own history says Maurice incorporated in 1911 and carries the phrase "Gateway to Vermilion Parish." Good context, but none of it counts cases. The Louisiana Supreme Court's 2024 city and parish table lists Abbeville and Kaplan and leaves Maurice out. No current official caseload figure exists for the village. Maurice court access is best described the honest way: through the statutory regular-docket requirement, the local court-custodian route, and the ward and district alternatives, not an invented number.