Killeen Municipal Court

Killeen Municipal Court cases in Bell County, Killeen, TX

Killeen Municipal Court is a municipal court of limited jurisdiction in Killeen, Texas. It serves as the city's trial court for fine-only criminal matters under Texas law and city ordinances, handling Class C misdemeanors, traffic and parking citations, and ordinance/code violations (e.g., animal control, health/sanitation, property maintenance, and public safety). The court processes adult and juvenile fine-only cases, takes pleas, sets fines, and may issue warrants and perform magistrate duties such as arraignments and bail. It does not hear family law, felony, or general civil disputes, which are handled by Bell County justice, county, or district courts.

Killeen Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Killeen Municipal Court

Killeen Municipal Court is the city's municipal trial court for Class C misdemeanors and ordinance violations. It handles traffic and parking citations, code and animal-control violations, public intoxication, disorderly conduct, and other fine-only offenses, including juvenile/minor matters.

Services to the public:
- Case intake and filings: accept citations/complaints and defendant filings (pleas, requests for bench or jury trial, motions, compliance documents).
- Hearings: arraignments, pretrial settings, show-cause/compliance hearings, juvenile dockets, and trials (bench and jury).
- Jury services: summon, qualify, and manage jurors.
- Compliance: payments, payment plans, deferred disposition, driver safety course, community service, indigency hearings; issue/clear warrants.
- Magistrate functions: magistration and bail, arrest/search warrants, and Magistrate's Orders for Emergency Protection where authorized.
- Records access: provide case information, copies, and certificates as permitted by law.