Minneapolis Municipal Court

Minneapolis Municipal Court cases in Ottawa County, Minneapolis, KS

Minneapolis Municipal Court is a municipal court serving the City of Minneapolis, Kansas. It has limited jurisdiction over violations of city ordinances occurring within city limits, including traffic infractions and parking offenses, misdemeanor criminal matters under municipal code (such as DUI, simple battery, and disorderly conduct), and local code/animal-control violations. The court conducts arraignments, hearings, bench trials, and sentencing, imposing fines, probation, or other municipal penalties as authorized by ordinance. Felonies, juvenile matters, probate, family law, and most civil disputes fall outside its authority and are handled by the Ottawa County District Court.

Minneapolis Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Minneapolis Municipal Court

In Minneapolis (Hennepin County District Court - Minneapolis locations), court services include:

- Case filings: criminal misdemeanors/gross misdemeanors and traffic; civil (limited/general), conciliation (small claims); housing/evictions; family (divorce, custody, child support); juvenile; probate and mental health.
- Protective orders: Domestic Abuse Orders for Protection and Harassment Restraining Orders; filing, issuance, and service coordination.
- Jury services: juror summons, qualification, scheduling/deferral, check-in, empanelment, and verification of attendance.
- Court hearings: arraignments, pretrial and motion hearings, settlement conferences, bench and jury trials, sentencings; in-person and remote calendars; interpreter and accessibility accommodations.
- Public access: case records, certified copies, eFiling/eService, fine/fee and citation payments, warrant and appearance scheduling, self-help resources, mediation, and diversion referrals.