| Location |
| 725 Court Street |
| Woodland, CA 95695 |
| Hours |
| depends on department |
| Phone |
| (530) 406-6700 |
| Website |
![[WWW]](http://wikispot.org/wiki/eggheadbeta/img/sycamore-www.png){kind=small} http://www.yolo.courts.ca.gov/ |
Building
The Yolo County Superior Court is based in the Yolo County Courthouse which was built in 1917. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and is a beautiful and interesting example of classical revival architecture. It was rennovated throughout the mid-1980s, and is therefore a curious hybrid of classical design and then-current safety-features and technology. There have also been some technology upgrades in the courtrooms since then.
Courts
There are four divisions of the Yolo County Superior Court: Civil, Criminal, Drug, and Traffic. Most Courts are in and around the historic courthouse. Criminal Arraignments are handled in Dept. 9 across the street. Traffic Court & Small Claims (Dept. 10) and Adult/Juvenile Drug Court & Domestic Violence Court (Dept. 12) are located in the new facility at 275 First Street in Woodland, about a block from the historic Court House. Dept. 11 is across the street on Court Street. Dept. 16, is located on W. Beamer Street. Juvenile Court is in Dept. 8. See also: Juvenile Justice System.
Local Rules
Yolo County has its own set of local court rules, in addition to the basic rules set out by the State of California. ("Where the Yolo Local Rules conflict with state law, including but not limited to the California Rules of Court for civil law and motion, state law governs.")
Legal Self-help
The Court has a family law facilitator who assists those who do not have a lawyer in Family Law areas such as divorce, child custody, and spousal/child support. It also provide several resources through its webpage. For other areas of law, the court offers a frequently asked questions section which mostly deals with administrative matters. There are several legal-self help books that are available through the Yolo County Law Library in Woodland, including the popular 'Fight your Ticket and Win' book by Nolo Press. Nolo Press publishes books in virtually every major area of law, which are available at all area Libraries and Bookstores.
Legal Help
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