Lake-Forest-Park Municipal Court

Lake-Forest-Park Municipal Court Court cases in King County, Lake-Forest-Park, WA

Lake Forest Park Municipal Court is a municipal court of limited jurisdiction serving the City of Lake Forest Park, Washington. It handles cases arising within city limits under city ordinances and adopted state laws, including criminal misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors (such as DUI, reckless driving, theft, and domestic-violence-related misdemeanors), traffic and parking infractions, criminal traffic offenses, and civil code/non-traffic infractions. The court conducts arraignments, pretrial hearings, trials, sentencing, probation review, and issues warrants in these matters. It does not hear felonies, juvenile, family law, or general civil lawsuits; those are handled by King County District Court or King County Superior Court, as applicable.

Lake-Forest-Park Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Lake-Forest-Park Municipal Court

Lake Forest Park Municipal Court serves the public by handling limited-jurisdiction matters within city limits:

- Case types: misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors (e.g., DUI, assault 4th, theft 3), criminal traffic (e.g., DWLS), traffic and parking infractions, and city code/animal control violations.
- Case filings: processes police citations and criminal complaints, infraction responses, hearing requests, payment plans, and warrant matters.
- Court hearings: arraignments, pretrials, compliance/review and probation-violation hearings, bench or jury trials, and contested/mitigation infraction hearings.
- Protective orders: issues criminal no-contact orders in criminal cases; civil protection orders (e.g., domestic violence or anti-harassment) are filed in King County District/Superior Court.
- Jury services: manages juror summons, orientation, deferrals/excuses, and juror check-in for criminal trials.
- Public services: calendars and case information, payments and collections, records requests, interpreter and ADA accommodations, and coordination with public defense and probation.