Alexander City Municipal Court

Alexander City Municipal Court cases in Tallapoosa County, Alexander City, AL

Alexander City Municipal Court is a municipal court serving Alexander City, Alabama. It has limited jurisdiction over violations of municipal ordinances and misdemeanor offenses occurring within the city, including traffic infractions (such as speeding, no insurance, and DUI), disorderly conduct, and other city-code violations. The court processes citations, arraignments, guilty pleas, and trials for these matters, and it issues warrants and sets bail for offenses within its authority. It does not hear civil, small-claims, juvenile, or family-law cases, and it does not conduct felony trials; those matters are handled by the Tallapoosa County District and Circuit Courts. Appeals from this court are taken to the Tallapoosa County Circuit Court for a trial de novo.

Alexander City Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Alexander City Municipal Court

Alexander City Municipal Court serves the public by:
- Adjudicating city-ordinance and state-law misdemeanor offenses within city limits: traffic/parking citations, DUI (misdemeanor), misdemeanor theft/harassment/disorderly conduct, and code/animal-control violations.
- Case filings and magistrate services: intake of citations and sworn complaints, issuance of warrants/summonses, setting bonds and initial appearances, and subpoenas.
- Court hearings: arraignments, pleas, bench trials, sentencing, probation/compliance reviews, and failure-to-appear resolutions.
- Payments and compliance: fine/cost collection, payment plans, community-service or program referrals, and record/certified disposition requests.
- Protective orders: Protection From Abuse petitions are filed in Tallapoosa County Circuit Court; this court may issue no-contact orders in related criminal cases.
- Jury services: no jury trials in municipal court; appeals proceed de novo to Tallapoosa County Circuit Court, where a jury may be requested.