(FOX40.COM) \u2014 Most \u201cNight Court\u201d arraignments at the Sacramento County Superior Court will come to an end later this month, ending a pretrial program that began during the COVID pandemic.<\/p>\n
The court announced Tuesday it will discontinue downtown Night Court operations effective April 27.<\/p>\n
The change comes as the court moves to its brand-new location at the Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye Courthouse. Officials said eliminating Night Court \u201cis intended to streamline court operations.\u201d<\/p>\n
Going forward, all first-time arraignments previously conducted through the Night Court program will be heard at 1:30 p.m. in Departments 4B, 5A, 61, 62 and 63. Those include misdemeanors, felonies and sepecialty court cases.<\/p>\n
Additionally, the first-time arraignments will no longer be livestreamed.<\/p>\n
A few program will not be affected by the changes, court officials said, including domestic violence arraignments. Those hearings will still be held in Department 60.<\/p>\n
The regular Night Court operations held at the Carol Miller Justice Center on the second Wednesday each month will also continue.<\/p>\n
According to the court, the evening arraignments were implemented in August 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
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