Properties and Definitions#
address#
Property Name: address Expected Value/Type: PostalAddress Description: The physical address of the courthouse made up of street address, city, state, and zip code.
amenities offered#
Property Name: itemListElement Expected Value/Type: Text Description: A list of amenities offered to the public at the courthouse. Each amenity should be separated by a comma and whitespace.
"itemListElement": "e-filing kiosk, internet, public restrooms, waiting area"
area served#
Property Name: areaServed Expected Value/Type: AdministrativeArea Description: A representation of the geographic area served by a Courthouse or a CourtSystem. When used by a CourtSystem, the areaServed may point to one or more AdministrativeAreas to represent geographic divisions of the court, e.g., districts and circuits.
business hours#
Property Name: openingHoursSpecification Expected Value/Type: OpeningHoursSpecification Description: The days and times during which the court or courthouse operates.
city#
Property Name: addressLocality Expected Value/Type: Text Description: The city portion of the courthouse’s physical address.
"addressLocality": "Albuquerque"
close time#
Property Name: closes Expected Value/Type: Datetime Description: The time at which the court or courthouse ceases operation.
"closes": "16:30-08:00"
composing administrative area#
Property Name: geoContains Expected Value/Type: AdministrativeArea Description: The AdministrativeArea(s) contained in the AdministrativeArea being described.
conditions of access#
Property Name: conditionsOfAccess Expected Value/Type: Text Description: A list of items required for entry to a court or courthouse (such as identification) and items prohibited from being carried into the court or courthouse (such as cell phones or cameras). The first element of a list of required items must be “required” while the first element of a list of prohibited items must be “prohibited”. Required and prohibited items should be recorded in the same instance of this property.
“conditionsOfAccess”: “required, identification, prohibited, cell phones, cameras”
contact email#
Property Name: email Expected Value/Type: Text Description: The email address at which a person, service or department associated with the court or courthouse may be reached.
"email": "[email protected]"
contact name#
Property Name: description
Expected Value/Type: Text Description: The name and title of the person with whom the contact information is associated. If the number or email address leads to an automated message or a line that no one person is responsible for answering the value “NA” must be entered.
"description": "John Smith, Circuit Clerk"
"description": "NA"
contact point#
Property Name: contactPoint Expected Value/Type: ContactPoint Description: A telephone number and/or email address at which court/courthouse staff or resources may be reached by members of the public.
contact telephone#
Property Name: telephone Expected Value/Type: Text Description: The phone number at which a person, service, or department associated with the court or courthouse may be reached. It must be expressed in ten-digit format with the area code enclosed in parentheses, a whitespace between the area code and first group of digits, and a dash between the second and third group of digits.
"telephone": "(679) 574-6314"
contact type#
Property Name: contactType Expected Value/Type: Text Description: The title or function of the service, department, or person with whom the contact information is associated.
"contactType": "General Court Information"
"contactType": "Court Accessibility Coordinator"
"contactType": "Jury Service"
court#
Property Name: subOrganization Expected Value/Type: Courthouse Description: Records information about courts located within a courthouse such as hours of operation, court-specific contact information, and matters served.
court webpage#
Property Name: url Expected Value/Type: URL Description: A URL to the webpage of the courthouse.
"url": "https://www.cookcountycourt.org/ABOUT-THE-COURT/Municipal-Department/Fifth-Municipal-District-Bridgeview"
courthouse image#
Property Name: image Expected Value/Type: URL Description: A URL linking directly to an image of the courthouse.
"image": "https://www.cookcountycourt.org/ABOUT-THE-COURT/Municipal-Department/Fifth-Municipal-District-Bridgeview/image.png"
features requiring arrangement#
Property Name: requiresArrangement Expected Value/Type: Text Description: A list of all services and/or features available at this building or location that require arrangement in advance.
"requiresArrangement": "staircase lift, Spanish language interpreter"
has amenities#
Property Name: hasOfferCatalog Expected Value/Type: OfferCatalog Description: An indicator that a courthouse offers amenities to the public, such as free wifi, public restrooms, etc.
languages spoken#
Property Name: knowsLanguage Expected Value/Type: Text Description: The language or languages spoken or that may be accommodated at the courthouse. Languages must be expressed with ISO 639-1 compliant two-character codes. If multiple languages are accommodated, they should be recorded as a list with a comma and whitespace separating languages.
"knowsLanguage": "en, es"
local court#
Property Name: containsPlace Expected Value/Type: Courthouse Description: The courthouse(s) in the AdministrativeArea. This property is only expected for the highest granularity administrative areas, i.e., the administrative areas that have no geoContains property.
location#
Property Name: location Expected Value/Type: Place Description: Information about the courthouse including physical address, operating hours, and a map.
map URL#
Property Name: hasMap Expected Value/Type: URL Description: A URL to a webpage containing a map that indicates the courthouse’s physical location.
"hasMap": "https://www.cookcountycourt.org/ABOUT-THE-COURT/Municipal-Department/Fifth-Municipal-District-Bridgeview"
matters served#
Property Name: mattersServed Expected Value/Type: Text Description: A list indicating the types of cases heard by a court or generally within a courthouse.
"mattersServed": "family and custody, traffic infractions, small claims"
name#
Property Name: name Expected Value/Type: Text Description: The official name of the entity being described. This may be associated with an administrative area, person, system, or courthouse.
"name": "State of Illinois Circuit Court System”
"name": "Cook County: Fifth Municipal District - Bridgeview Courthouse"
open days#
Property Name: dayOfWeek Expected Value/Type: Text Description: A text list of the days of the week during which the courthouse is open to the public. These must be spelled out in full and not abbreviated. Days must be separated by a comma and whitespace.
"dayOfWeek": "Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday"
open time#
Property Name: opens Expected Value/Type: DateTime. Description: The time at which the court or courthouse begins operations.
"opens": "09:00-08:00"
open to public#
Property Name: publicAccess Expected Value/Type: Text Description: Indicates whether a court or courthouse is accessible to members of the public who do not have official business (e.g., observers of a proceeding or members of the press). Values for this property must be either “True” or “False”.
"publicAccess":"True"
state#
Property Name: addressRegion Expected Value/Type: Text Description: The state portion of the courthouse’s physical address. This must be a two-character state abbreviation.
"addressRegion": "NM"
street address#
Property Name: streetAddress Expected Value/Type: Text Description: The street address portion of the courthouse’s physical address. Abbreviations must be expanded.
“streetAddress”: “123 Main Street”
zip code#
Property Name: postalCode Expected Value/Type: Text Description: The zip code portion of the courthouse’s physical address. This must be a five-digit number.
"postalCode": "62301"