Saraland Municipal Court

Saraland Municipal Court cases in Mobile County, Saraland, AL

Saraland Municipal Court in Saraland, Alabama, is a municipal court that serves as the city's trial court for offenses occurring within the city limits and police jurisdiction. It handles municipal ordinance violations, misdemeanor criminal matters, and traffic offenses (including DUI and other moving violations charged under city or adopted state law). The court conducts arraignments, bench trials, probation/compliance proceedings, and sentencing for these cases. It does not hear civil lawsuits or family law matters, and it has no jurisdiction over felony charges. Felony cases and most civil disputes are handled by Mobile County District or Circuit Courts, and appeals from Saraland Municipal Court are taken to the Mobile County Circuit Court for a trial de novo.

Saraland Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Saraland Municipal Court

Saraland Municipal Court serves the public by processing misdemeanor, traffic, and municipal ordinance cases arising within Saraland. Services include:
- Case intake and filings for citations/complaints; warrant applications and bond setting by magistrates.
- Scheduling and conducting arraignments, pretrial conferences, bench trials, probation/compliance reviews, and show-cause hearings.
- Accepting pleas, assessing fines/costs, offering payment options, and managing failure-to-appear/FTA warrants.
- Hearing motions (continuances, discovery), approving diversion or compliance dismissals when authorized, and issuing no-contact conditions in criminal cases.
- Records services: case information, certificates of disposition, and court date notices.
- Public access services: interpreters and ADA accommodations.

Not typically handled: jury services (jury trials occur in Circuit Court on appeal) and Protection From Abuse orders (filed in Circuit Court); the municipal court may issue case-related no-contact orders only.