Dickinson Municipal Court cases in Stark County, Dickinson, ND
Dickinson Municipal Court is a municipal, limited-jurisdiction court in Dickinson, North Dakota. It handles violations of Dickinson city ordinances occurring within city limits, including noncriminal ordinance violations, traffic and parking offenses, and Class B misdemeanor ordinance offenses. The court conducts arraignments and trials, accepts pleas, and imposes fines or other penalties authorized by ordinance and state law. It does not hear civil, family, juvenile dependency, or felony matters under state law; those are handled by the Stark County District Court (Southwest Judicial District). Appeals from Dickinson Municipal Court are taken to the district court for a new trial.
Dickinson Municipal Court Contact and Location Information
| Court Type: | Municipal Court |
| County: | Stark |
| Street Address: | 99 2nd Street East |
| City: | Dickinson |
| Zip Code: | 58601 |
| Phone: | 701-456-7726 |
| Website URL: | https://dickinsongov.com/departments/municipal-court/#1627330031219-7aa93749-c131 |
| Email: | City.Court@dickinsongov.com |
Services and Case Types Handled in Dickinson Municipal Court
Dickinson Municipal Court serves the public by processing and adjudicating Class C-level offenses within city limits, including traffic and parking citations, municipal code/ordinance violations, animal control matters, and certain juvenile/minor alcohol or tobacco cases.
Key services:
- Case filings and management: complaints, motions, discovery; citation processing; pleas; payments, payment plans; deferred disposition and driver safety course requests.
- Court hearings: arraignments, pretrial settings, trials (judge or jury), compliance/show-cause hearings; warrant issuance and clearance for failures to appear or pay.
- Jury services: summons, qualification, deferrals, and juror compensation.
- Protective orders: issues emergency protection orders when authorized by law; refers longer-term protective orders to county/district courts.
- Public support: records requests, compliance-based dismissals (e.g., insurance, registration, inspection), community service/indigency alternatives, and juvenile docket coordination.