Bend Municipal Court cases in Deschutes County, Bend, OR
Bend Municipal Court is a municipal, limited-jurisdiction court in Bend, Oregon. It adjudicates violations of Bend city ordinances and certain state-law misdemeanors that occur within the city limits, including arraignments, trials, and sentencing for those matters. Common case types include traffic infractions, parking citations, and city code enforcement violations, as well as misdemeanor criminal offenses arising within the city. The court does not hear civil lawsuits, small claims, family law, probate, juvenile, or felony criminal cases; those are handled by the Deschutes County Circuit Court.
Bend Municipal Court Contact and Location Information
| Court Type: | Municipal |
| County: | Deschutes |
| Street Address: | 555 NE 15th Street |
| City: | Bend |
| Zip Code: | 97701 |
| Phone: | (541) 388-5572 ext. 9 |
| Hours: | 9AM - 4PM (M-F) |
| Website URL: | https://www.bendoregon.gov/government/departments/municipal-court |
| About / Additional Info: | The City of Bend is excited to announce that Municipal Court will soon be implementing new case management software. The case management software is not visible to the public so Court customers will experience minimal impact except Court office and telephone closures during training and implementation. |
Services and Case Types Handled in Bend Municipal Court
- Core role: adjudicates city-level offenses occurring within Bend city limits and provides public access to the justice process.
- Case types: traffic citations, parking violations, city code/ordinance violations, and certain misdemeanors (e.g., driving-related and quality‑of‑life offenses). Felonies are not heard here.
- Case filings and processing: accepts and processes citations/complaints; handles pleas, motions, discovery requests, and records requests.
- Court hearings: schedules and conducts arraignments, pretrial conferences, trials (judge or jury, where eligible), sentencings, show‑cause/probation‑review hearings, and failure‑to‑appear matters.
- Jury services: summons, qualifies, schedules, instructs, and manages jurors for eligible misdemeanor trials.
- Protective orders: restraining and stalking protective orders are generally issued by Deschutes County Circuit Court; the municipal court addresses violations only when charged within its jurisdiction.
- Public services: payment processing and plans, compliance/diversion monitoring, warrant recall procedures, interpreters, and ADA accommodations.