Arizona Municipal Courts
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Arizona Municipal Courts are local trial courts in Arizona that primarily handle city ordinance violations, traffic offenses, and certain misdemeanor criminal cases within their respective municipalities.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arizona municipal courts (administrative functions) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of limited jurisdiction
ⓘ
local trial court system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
city courts
ⓘ
magistrate courts ⓘ |
| appealsGoTo | Arizona Superior Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cannotHear |
divorce cases
ⓘ
felony trials ⓘ probate cases ⓘ |
| casePartiesInclude |
city prosecutors
ⓘ
civil traffic defendants ⓘ crime victims ⓘ criminal defendants ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fundedBy | municipal governments ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Arizona Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arizona state statutes NERFINISHED ⓘ local municipal ordinances ⓘ |
| handles |
arraignments in misdemeanor cases
ⓘ
bench trials in misdemeanor cases ⓘ plea proceedings ⓘ sentencing in covered cases ⓘ |
| hasAuthority |
impose fines
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impose jail sentences for misdemeanors ⓘ order community service ⓘ order defensive driving school in traffic matters ⓘ |
| hasJudgeType |
magistrate
ⓘ
municipal court judge ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
city code violations
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civil traffic violations ⓘ injunctions against harassment in some circumstances ⓘ misdemeanor criminal cases ⓘ municipal ordinance violations ⓘ parking violations ⓘ some orders of protection ⓘ traffic offenses ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | State of Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayOperate |
specialized DUI courts in some cities
ⓘ
specialized mental health courts in some cities ⓘ specialized veterans treatment courts in some cities ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Arizona Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Arizona judicial branch of government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides | interpreter services when required by law ⓘ |
| recordsManagedBy | each individual municipal court clerk ⓘ |
| serves | individual municipalities in Arizona ⓘ |
| uses |
Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arizona Rules of Procedure in Civil Traffic and Civil Boating Cases NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Administrative Office of the Courts (Arizona)
this entity surface form:
Arizona municipal courts (administrative functions)