Address Change Request

Request for Waiver of Costs

Request to Shield Address/Telephone Number/E-mail Address in a Criminal Case Record

Request to Shield Consented-To Protective Order Records

Request for Final Waiver of Open Costs

Request For Spoken Language Interpreter

Request to Withhold My Address from Public Access (Protective Order)

Use this form to apply for a Public Defender to represent you in a criminal or traffic case that carries a penalty of incarceration, and you cannot afford an attorney.

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Use this form in a domestic violence case. 

Use this form if requesting to shield domestic violence (CC-DC-DV-021 A or B) or peace order (CC-DC-PO-016 A or B) records and it is earlier than three (3) years after the denial or dismissal of the petition or after the consent expires. This is a release of all the requesting party’s claims for damages relating to this proceeding and  any and all tort claims that may arise out of this  proceeding.

Note: MDJ-004GI must be accompanied by MDJ-010 (Confidentiality Notice)

BROCHURE NOT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 10.01.2026

This form must accompany the DC-099 - Application for Representation by OPD, which gives the Office of the District Court Commissioner access to review certain confidential information (including benefits information and wages earned) in determine if you are eligible for representation by the Office of the Public Defender.