Millbrook Municipal Court

Millbrook Municipal Court cases in Elmore County, Millbrook, AL

Millbrook Municipal Court is a municipal court of limited jurisdiction serving the City of Millbrook, Alabama. It handles prosecutions for violations of municipal ordinances occurring within the city limits or its police jurisdiction, including traffic offenses (such as speeding, DUI, and no-insurance), code-enforcement matters, and other misdemeanor-level offenses defined by or prosecuted under city ordinance. The court conducts arraignments, trials, pleas, and sentencing for these cases. It does not hear civil lawsuits, domestic/family matters, probate issues, or felony charges; those are handled by the county district and circuit courts. Appeals from this court's judgments are taken to the Elmore County Circuit Court for a trial de novo within the state judicial system.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Millbrook Municipal Court

Millbrook Municipal Court serves the public as a limited-jurisdiction court by:

- Case types: traffic citations and parking tickets; misdemeanor offenses under state law adopted by the city; and municipal ordinance violations (not felonies or civil cases).
- Case filings and records: accepting citations/complaints, pleadings and motions in municipal cases, requests for continuances or discovery, and providing certified copies of case records as permitted by law.
- Court hearings: scheduling and conducting arraignments, plea dockets, bench trials, probation/compliance and show‑cause hearings; imposing fines, probation, or other sanctions.
- Magistrate services: issuing warrants and summonses, setting bonds, taking sworn complaints, and arranging payment plans.
- Payments and compliance: collecting fines/fees and processing probation requirements.
- Protective orders: Protection‑from‑Abuse petitions are filed in the county Circuit Court; the municipal court may impose no‑contact conditions in related criminal cases.
- Jury services: not provided; jury trials occur only on appeal in Circuit Court.