Dodge City Municipal Court

Dodge City Municipal Court cases in Ford County, Dodge City, KS

Dodge City Municipal Court is a municipal court with limited jurisdiction that adjudicates violations of the Dodge City municipal code. It primarily handles traffic infractions, parking citations, and misdemeanor ordinance offenses such as DUI, disorderly conduct, simple battery under city ordinance, theft under city thresholds, and code/animal-control/property-maintenance violations. The court conducts arraignments, bench trials, sentencings, probation/compliance reviews, and processes fines, fees, diversion agreements, and warrants related to these cases. It does not hear civil lawsuits, small claims, family law matters, or felony criminal cases; those matters are handled by the state district court. Appeals from municipal court convictions are taken to the district court for a new trial (trial de novo).

Dodge City Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Dodge City Municipal Court

Dodge City Municipal Court handles violations of city ordinances: traffic infractions (moving, parking), misdemeanor offenses (DUI, battery, disorderly conduct, theft), and code/animal-control cases. Public services include intake of citations and complaints; arraignments, pretrial conferences, bench trials, sentencing, compliance reviews; warrant and bond processing; fine payments and payment plans; diversion screening, probation monitoring, community-service verification; expungement of municipal convictions; and records requests, certified copies, subpoenas, and interpreter/accommodation coordination. Protective orders (Protection From Abuse/Stalking) are filed in Ford County District Court; in municipal cases the court can issue no-contact orders. Jury services are not provided in municipal court; a jury may be requested on appeal in district court.