Tucumcari Municipal Court cases in Quay County, Tucumcari, NM
Tucumcari Municipal Court is a municipal, limited-jurisdiction court serving the City of Tucumcari, New Mexico. It adjudicates violations of city ordinances occurring within city limits and petty misdemeanor criminal matters authorized by ordinance, functioning as the local entry-level forum for low-level offenses; civil lawsuits, family matters, and felony cases are handled by state magistrate or district courts. Common case types include traffic and parking citations; driver's license, registration, insurance, and equipment violations; moving violations; code-enforcement and animal-control cases; and other petty misdemeanor ordinance offenses such as disorderly conduct or public nuisance. The court is not a court of record, and appeals from its judgments are taken to the state district court for a trial de novo.
Tucumcari Municipal Court Contact and Location Information
| Court Type: | Municipal Court |
| County: | Quay |
| Street Address: | 215 E. Center St |
| City: | Tucumcari |
| Zip Code: | 88401 |
| Phone: | (575) 461-6375 |
| Website URL: | http://www.town-court.com/NM/quay-county/tucumcari-municipal-court |
Services and Case Types Handled in Tucumcari Municipal Court
Tucumcari Municipal Court serves the public by handling city-level cases and providing accessible court services.
Main case types:
- Traffic and parking citations
- Violations of municipal ordinances and petty misdemeanors within city limits
Core services:
- Case intake/filings from citations and criminal complaints
- Scheduling and conducting arraignments, pretrial conferences, compliance/show-cause hearings, and bench or jury trials; sentencing
- Warrant processing; conditions of release and no-contact orders as part of a case
- Fine/fee collection, payment plans, and community service administration
- Jury services: juror summons, qualification, orientation, and trial coordination
- Records requests (dockets, dispositions) and public information
- Interpreter and ADA accommodation coordination
Protective orders: Civil domestic-violence orders of protection are typically handled by District Court; Municipal Court may issue case-related no-contact orders but does not process standalone protection-order filings.