Mississippi County District Court - Osceola District

Mississippi County District Court - Osceola District Court cases in Mississippi County, Osceola, AR

Mississippi County District Court - Osceola in Osceola, Arkansas, is a district court of limited jurisdiction. It functions as a local trial court for misdemeanors, city and county ordinance violations, traffic offenses, and preliminary proceedings in felony cases arising within its territorial jurisdiction. The court also hears limited civil matters, including small claims and other contract or property-damage disputes within the monetary limits set by Arkansas law. It does not handle divorces, custody, probate, or felony trials, which are heard in Circuit Court. The court provides arraignments, plea and bench trials, and enforces fines and civil judgments for the Osceola area of Mississippi County.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Mississippi County District Court - Osceola District

Mississippi County District Court - Osceola serves the public by:
- Accepting case filings and maintaining records for traffic, misdemeanors, ordinance violations, limited civil, and small-claims matters.
- Scheduling and conducting court hearings (arraignments, pretrial conferences, bench/jury trials, pleas, sentencing).
- Handling preliminary felony matters (warrants, first appearances, probable-cause determinations, bond).
- Managing jury services for district-court trials (summons, orientation, scheduling, compensation).
- Issuing subpoenas, warrants, and criminal no-contact orders; arranging interpreters and accessibility.
- Administering fines, fees, and restitution payments, with payment plans and compliance/probation monitoring.
- Providing public information on citation resolution, court dates, continuances, and required forms.
- Referring petitioners seeking civil Orders of Protection to Circuit Court, while processing related criminal protective conditions within district-court cases.