Court Calendar & Dress Code

The City of Rice Court Calendar

The Courthouse is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except for official holidays and during declared disasters/emergency situations.

Court Holidays

  •     New Year’s Eve
  •     New Year’s Day
  •     Martin Luther King Day
  •     Good Friday
  •     Memorial Day
  •     Juneteenth
  •     Fourth of July
  •     Labor Day
  •     Columbus Day
  •     Veterans Day
  •     Thanksgiving
  •      Day after Thanksgiving
  •     Christmas Eve
  •     Christmas Day

The City of Rice Suggested Dress Code Guidelines

Male Dress Code

  • Shoes with socks
  • Long pants (on pants with belt loops, wear a belt)
  • Collared shirt (tucked in) with a tie, with or without a jacket

Female Dress Code

  • Shoes 
  • Dress, skirt or long pants
  • Blouse, sweater or casual dress shirt

You will NOT be allowed to enter the Courtroom wearing the following inappropriate clothing.

  • Shorts
  • Hats (men) or hair curlers (women)
  • Halter or tube top
  • T-shirt or muscle shirt
  • See-through top
  • Flip flops
  • Clothing that exposes your midriff or underwear
  • Ripped or torn jeans
  • Baggy pants that fall below your waist
  • Clothing with an emblem or wording that promotes illegal or inappropriate activity
  • Clothing that depicts or promotes violence, sex acts, illegal drug use or profanity