Address: 10 S. Brentwood Blvd., Clayton, MO 63105

Municipal Judge: Stephen M. Strum

Court Administrator: Elricka 'Rico' Jones

Court Contact: (314)290-8441

Court Email: court@claytonmo.gov

Traffic Docket

Clayton Municipal Traffic Court is held on the first and third Wednesday each month at 4:00 p.m. Municipal Court is open to the public. A security check will take place before entry in to the courtroom.

On the first Wednesday docket, the Municipal Judge will be available beginning at 3:30 pm for attorneys or attorneys and their clients only. On the third Wednesday docket, the Municipal Judge and the Prosecutor will be available beginning at 3:30 pm for attorneys or attorneys and their clients only. 

Attorneys intending to see the Judge are encouraged to appear between 3:30 pm and 4:00 pm. Otherwise, they will not have preference over unrepresented defendants. 

All correspondence will be sent to the address provided on the original citation. If the address is not correct, please contact the court staff immediately.

Housing Docket

Clayton Municipal Housing Court is held on the second Thursday each month at 9:00 a.m., unless otherwise stated.

Paying Court Fines

Court fines may be paid by one of the following methods:
Note: New court fines effective August 1, 2019

1. Court Costs on cases filed AFTER August 15, 2019, are now $33.50. Pay by Web (SMC)
2. PRIOR to August 15, 2019, court costs remains $26.50. iPayCourt 
3. Mail payments in the form of check or money order only made payable to the City of Clayton
4. Paying some fines will result in possible points on license. Please contact the Department of Revenue at 573-526-3669 for more information.
5. Pay fines in person with cash, check, money order, MasterCard or Visa. Please note that court fine payments must be received before 4:00 p.m. on the day of court.

Mandatory Court Appearance REQUIRED for following Offenses:

• Speeding in excess of (25) mph above the legal speed limit
• Driving without a license or while suspended or revoked
• Any offense involving Property damage or personal injury
• Careless Driving, Leaving the Scene of an Accident, DWI or DUI, Violation of Financial Responsibility/Failure to provide Proof of Insurance, Assault, etc.   

Attorney Procedures

1. Entries of Appearance are accepted via mail or on line at www.muniproj.com for cases filed before August 15, 2019. Cases filed after August 15, 2019 are required to be e-Filed per OSCA for Show-Me Court. The municipal court does not accept entries of appearance via fax. A self-addressed, stamped envelope must be supplied with all entries submitted by mail.
2. Certain cases such as such as DWI, DUI, Assault, Petty larceny, Peace Disturbances, Trespassing and other ordinance violations require a mandatory court appearance for which both the attorney and the defendant must appear.
3. Certain violations such as No Insurance, Driving While Revoked or Suspended, Driving With Expired License Plates or Driver’s License or traffic violations that involve an accident require compliance to be submitted to the Court before a recommendation will be issued.
4. All DWI cases must be submitted to the Judge for acceptance of the prosecutor’s recommendation and the attorney and defendant must be present.
5. Recommendations must be submitted to the Prosecutor's Assistant office, in a separate request.

This Court does not settle questions of civil money claims between private citizens.

Please read the Court Procedures and Rights and Dress code documents prior to coming to court.

For more information regarding your case issued prior to August 15, 2019 Click Here.

For more information regarding your case issued after August 15, 2019 Click Here.

Court Order Regarding Continuances

Court Order II Regarding Continuances

Compliance Statement 

During 2021, the City of Clayton, Missouri, met the minimum standards established by Section 67.287.2 RSMo. For more information, contact the City Clerk at 314- 727-8100. To view the full compliance statement, click here.