Muscle Shoals Municipal Court

Muscle Shoals Municipal Court cases in Colbert County, Muscle Shoals, AL

Muscle Shoals Municipal Court is a municipal court serving the City of Muscle Shoals, Alabama. It has limited jurisdiction over violations of municipal ordinances and certain state-law misdemeanors adopted by ordinance that occur within the city or its police jurisdiction. Common matters include traffic offenses, misdemeanor criminal charges, and municipal code/ordinance violations. The court does not hear civil lawsuits, family law cases, juvenile dependency, or felony prosecutions; those are handled by the Colbert County District and Circuit Courts. Proceedings are non-jury bench trials, and convictions may be appealed to the Colbert County Circuit Court for a trial de novo.

Muscle Shoals Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Muscle Shoals Municipal Court

Muscle Shoals Municipal Court (Alabama) handles municipal violations within city limits, including:
- Traffic citations, parking violations, and city-ordinance offenses
- Misdemeanor cases under municipal jurisdiction
- Magistrate services: accepting sworn complaints, issuing warrants, setting bonds
- Case filings for municipal complaints; scheduling arraignments, plea and trial dockets; compliance/probation reviews
- Processing payments, continuance requests, failure-to-appear resolutions, and limited records requests (case/disposition information)
- Public information for defendants, victims, witnesses, and attorneys on rights, schedules, and procedures

Not handled by this court: protective-from-abuse orders, felony matters, small claims, landlord-tenant, juvenile dependency, and jury services; these are addressed by Colbert County District/Circuit Courts. Appeals from municipal convictions go to Circuit Court for a new trial (jury available upon request).