The Poulsbo Municipal Court is located in the City/County Building in beautiful downtown Poulsbo. Our street address is 19050 Jensen Way.

From Highway 3, take the Highway 305 exit. At the second traffic light, take a right turn onto Bond Road. At the next traffic light, take a left turn onto Lindvig road which soon after turns into Front Street. On your right, you will notice that the street follows the water line providing a scenic view. This street will bring you to a rather different looking, uneven 4-Way stop. At the stop sign, turn right onto Jensen Way. Soon after on your left, you will see the County/City Building. It is a blue/gray building that displays a sign reading "Poulsbo City Hall" and has a beautiful fountain out front.

The street in front of the City/County Building is restricted to one (1) hour parking. There is an ally between our building the building to the north. Turning onto the ally will bring you behind our building which is where the King Olaf Public Parking Area is. This is a free parking area that is open to the public 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

Suitable attire is required. Shoes and shirts are necessary. Halter tops, tank tops, and shorts are not permitted. Hats are to be removed upon entering the courtroom. No smoking, food or drink will be allowed. Children may be present in the courtroom, but if they disturb the proceedings you may be requested to remove them. The court does not provide child care. Upon your arrival, check in with the Court Services Officer outside of the courtroom. You may have a seat in the courtroom until the session convenes. You do not need to check in with the Clerk unless your name is NOT on the calendar. When your case is called, please come forward and have a seat at the defense table until you are otherwise instructed by the Judge.

As long as you have an active case with the court, you are required to notify us of ANY change of mailing address.

The Poulsbo Municipal Court handles cases that were cited within the city limits of Poulsbo. The Kitsap County District Court handles cases that were cited in the county's jurisdiction. Both courts hold offices in the County/City Building, however they function separately. Cases are not transferred between the two courts and one is not allowed to accept court payments for the other. If you need assistance with a Kitsap County District Court case, please contact one of their staff members at (360) 337-7109. For your convenience, this is a county wide, toll free telephone number.

The Court staff may provide:

• The status of a specific case, unless the case (or information in the case) is "sequestered" (not available for public inspection because of state law or a Judge's decision).
• The court file on a specific case, unless the case is sequestered.
• General information on court rules, procedures, and practices.
• Court approved forms. Forms are not available for all legal proceedings.
• Guidelines on how to compute deadlines and due dates.
• Court schedules and information on how to calendar a matter.

The court staff does not have the answers to all questions regarding the Washington Court Rules, legal procedures, and practices. They have been instructed to not answer questions if they do not know the correct answer.

The court staff is prohibited from:

• Giving advice about whether you should file a case or whether you should take any particular action in a case.
• Filling out a form for you or telling you what words to put in a form.
• Advising you what to say in court.
• Speculate about what decision the Judge might make or what sentence the Judge may impose.

The court staff provides information only; NOT LEGAL ADVICE. If you need legal advice, please contact an attorney. If you do not have an attorney, you may contact the Kitsap County Lawyer Referral Service (360) 373-2426 for the name of an attorney practicing in the area of law in which you need advice.

Remember.....All court staff must remain impartial. They do not take sides in any matter coming before the court.

The City's prosecution contract is held by the Kitsap County Prosecutor's Office and the attorney assigned to Poulsbo Municipal Court is Prosecutor Bonnie Martin.

The Kitsap County Prosecutor's Office address is:

Port Orchard, WA 98366

You may reach their office by telephone at (360) 337-7174 or by fax at (360) 337-4949.

The City's public defense contract is held by Rovang, Fong & Associates and the attorney assigned to Poulsbo Municipal Court is Public Defender Eric Fong.

Rovang, Fong and Associates' address is:

569 Division Street, Suite A

P.O. Box 8279

Port Orchard, WA 98366

You may reach their office by telephone at (360) 876-8205 or (360) 697-3566, or by fax at (360) 876-4745.