Pinetop Lakeside Municipal Court

Pinetop Lakeside Municipal Court cases in Navajo County, Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ

Pinetop-Lakeside Justice Court is a limited-jurisdiction county justice court in Navajo County, Arizona, serving its local precinct in and around Lakeside. It operates as a trial court for misdemeanors and petty offenses; civil and criminal traffic violations; small claims; landlord-tenant eviction actions; and other civil cases within justice-court monetary limits. The court also issues protective orders (orders of protection and injunctions against harassment), processes warrants, and conducts initial appearances, arraignments, and preliminary hearings in felony matters before transfer to Superior Court. Divorce, custody, probate, and felony trials are handled by the Navajo County Superior Court.

Pinetop Lakeside Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Pinetop Lakeside Municipal Court

Pinetop-Lakeside Justice Court is a limited-jurisdiction Arizona court serving the public through:

- Case filings: misdemeanor criminal complaints; civil traffic and parking violations; civil lawsuits within justice-court monetary limits (including small claims); eviction/forcible detainer actions; compliance and warrant matters.
- Protective orders: accepts petitions and issues Orders of Protection and Injunctions Against Harassment/Workplace Harassment; schedules and conducts contested hearings.
- Jury services: summons, qualifies, and manages jurors for eligible misdemeanor jury trials; processes postponements and statutory excuses; provides juror orientation.
- Court hearings: arraignments, pretrial conferences, trials, sentencings; civil and small-claims hearings; eviction proceedings; civil-traffic hearings; failure-to-appear and warrant-quash hearings.
- Public services: case information, calendars, forms, filing guidance; fine/fee payments; interpreter and accessibility accommodations.