Starting today, hours at both courthouses in Santa Cruz County will be reduced. The court clerk offices in Santa Cruz and Watsonville will close as of 2 p.m. this afternoon. The courtrooms and jury offices, however, will stop operating ALL services at 3 p.m. Public drop boxes for court documents and fine payments WILL be available at both courthouses from 2 to 5 p.m. Both courthouses open at 8 a.m., daily. The early closures are part of a cost-cutting plan targeted at saving 2.3 million dollars this fiscal year and will occur EVERY Friday.
