Hueytown Municipal Court

Hueytown Municipal Court cases in Jefferson County, Hueytown , AL

Hueytown Municipal Court is a municipal court serving the City of Hueytown, Alabama. It has limited jurisdiction to adjudicate violations of municipal ordinances, including traffic offenses (such as speeding, DUI, and equipment violations), other misdemeanor offenses adopted by city ordinance, and local code or licensing violations. The court conducts arraignments, accepts guilty pleas, holds bench trials, issues warrants, and imposes fines and other statutory penalties in these cases. It does not hear civil lawsuits, felony matters, or family law cases. Appeals from Hueytown Municipal Court judgments are taken to the Jefferson County Circuit Court for a trial de novo.

Hueytown Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Hueytown Municipal Court

Hueytown Municipal Court handles local criminal/traffic matters arising under city ordinances. Core case types: traffic and parking citations, misdemeanor ordinance violations, and code-enforcement/animal-control citations. Key public services include: magistrate case filings and complaints, warrants and bond processing; arraignments, plea hearings, bench trials, sentencing, and probation/compliance hearings; fine payments, payment plans, continuance requests, and certified records. The court schedules and notices court dates, accepts filings for ordinance violations, and provides interpreter accommodations. It does not handle civil lawsuits, felonies, divorces, or protection-from-abuse orders; those are filed in Jefferson County District/Circuit Court. Jury services are not provided in municipal court; Hueytown cases are tried by a judge, with the right to appeal to Jefferson County Circuit Court for a jury trial.