Seattle Municipal Court

Seattle Municipal Court cases in King County, Seattle, WA

Seattle Municipal Court is a municipal court of limited jurisdiction serving the City of Seattle. It handles violations of the Seattle Municipal Code and certain state-law misdemeanors occurring within city limits. Common case types include criminal misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors (such as DUI and domestic-violence-related misdemeanors), criminal traffic offenses, noncriminal traffic infractions, and parking violations. The court also adjudicates other civil infractions and city code-enforcement matters authorized by ordinance, issues warrants and no‑contact orders in related criminal cases, provides probation and compliance monitoring, and conducts jury and nonjury trials for eligible misdemeanor offenses. Felonies, family law matters, small claims, and general civil cases fall outside its jurisdiction and are handled by county district or superior courts.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Seattle Municipal Court

Seattle Municipal Court serves the public by processing city-level criminal and civil cases and providing access to justice services. It files and maintains misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors (e.g., DUI, domestic violence, theft, trespass) and civil infractions, including traffic, parking, and camera tickets. It issues criminal no-contact orders and other release conditions in criminal cases and handles alleged violations of protection/no‑contact orders. The court schedules and conducts arraignments, pretrial hearings, motions, bench and jury trials, sentencing, review/probation compliance, and contested or mitigation hearings for infractions, with options for remote appearance, interpreters, and ADA accommodations. Jury services include summons, orientation, scheduling, and compensation for jurors. The court provides payments, ticket contests, hearing scheduling, public records and calendars, probation supervision, treatment/therapeutic courts (Mental Health, Veterans, Community Court), community service and monitoring alternatives, warrant quash calendars, and guidance on vacating eligible convictions.