Great Bend Municipal Court

Great Bend Municipal Court cases in Barton County, Great Bend, KS

Great Bend Municipal Court is the municipal court for the City of Great Bend, Kansas. As a limited-jurisdiction court, it handles violations of city ordinances. Common cases include traffic infractions and citations (e.g., speeding, DUI under municipal ordinance, parking), misdemeanor criminal ordinance violations, and city code enforcement matters (such as nuisance, property maintenance, and animal-control violations). It does not hear civil lawsuits, family-law matters, juvenile cases, or felony offenses; those are handled by the Barton County District Court. The municipal court conducts arraignments, bench trials, and sentencing in ordinance cases, and appeals are taken to the district court for a trial de novo.

Great Bend Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Great Bend Municipal Court

Great Bend Municipal Court handles violations of city ordinances, including traffic and parking offenses, misdemeanor criminal cases (e.g., DUI, battery, theft, disorderly conduct), code-enforcement/animal control, and nuisance/property maintenance.

Core services:
- Case filings and records management (citations/complaints), fine payments, payment plans, warrant resolution, diversion, and expungement processing.
- Court hearings: arraignments, pretrials, trials (judge or jury where authorized), sentencings, and probation/compliance hearings.
- Jury services: juror summons, qualification, scheduling, and assistance for municipal jury trials.
- Protective measures: no-contact orders and bond conditions in municipal cases; state Protection-from-Abuse/Protection-from-Stalking orders are filed in Barton County District Court.

Public-facing functions include calendars and forms, interpreter and ADA coordination, and options to resolve matters in person, by mail, or online.