Gallup Municipal Court

Gallup Municipal Court cases in Mckinley County, Gallup, NM

Gallup Municipal Court is a limited-jurisdiction municipal court serving the City of Gallup, New Mexico. It handles criminal and traffic matters arising under city ordinances, including petty-misdemeanor ordinance violations and nonfelony traffic and parking offenses committed within city limits. The court conducts arraignments, bench trials, and sentencing, and may impose fines, fees, and probation. It does not hear civil lawsuits, family law, juvenile delinquency, probate, or felony cases; those matters are handled by state magistrate or district courts. Appeals from Gallup Municipal Court typically proceed to the state district court for a trial de novo.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Gallup Municipal Court

Gallup Municipal Court is a limited-jurisdiction court serving the City of Gallup by:

- Handling case types: traffic and parking citations, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor violations of the Gallup Municipal Code (e.g., traffic offenses, disorderly conduct, animal control, code-enforcement violations).
- Case filings and processing: accepting police citations/complaints, opening cases, issuing summons and bench warrants for failure to appear.
- Court hearings: arraignments, pretrial conferences, plea/sentencing, trials, and compliance/probation review hearings; providing interpreters and accessibility accommodations.
- Jury services: juror qualification, summons, orientation, scheduling, and compensation; conducting jury trials where authorized.
- Payments and compliance: fine/fee payments, payment plans, community service credit, classes or compliance programs.
- Records: case look-up, certified copies, and responses to records requests.
- Protective orders: domestic-violence or stalking protective orders are generally filed in state magistrate or district court, not municipal court.