Tacoma Municipal Court cases in Pierce County, Tacoma, WA
Tacoma Municipal Court is a municipal court (a court of limited jurisdiction) serving the City of Tacoma, Washington. It handles cases arising within city limits under the Tacoma Municipal Code and certain state-law offenses adopted by ordinance. Typical matters include criminal misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors, criminal traffic offenses (such as DUI and reckless driving), noncriminal traffic infractions, parking violations, and other civil infractions like code or animal-control violations. The court conducts arraignments, pretrial hearings, trials, sentencing, and compliance/probation reviews. It does not hear felonies, general civil lawsuits or small claims, family law, juvenile matters, or probate; those are handled by Pierce County District Court or Pierce County Superior Court.
Tacoma Municipal Court Contact and Location Information
| Court Type: | Municipal Court |
| County: | Pierce |
| Street Address: | 930 Tacoma Avenue South |
| City: | Tacoma |
| Zip Code: | 98402 |
| Hours: | 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Website URL: | https://www.cityoftacoma.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=169&pageId=12167#skipnav |
Services and Case Types Handled in Tacoma Municipal Court
Tacoma Municipal Court serves the public by adjudicating:
- Misdemeanor and gross-misdemeanor crimes within the city (e.g., DUI, domestic violence, theft, assault 4, trespass), criminal traffic, and city code violations.
- Non-criminal matters: traffic infractions and parking citations.
Core services include:
- Case filing, citation processing, docketing, warrants, and scheduling.
- Court hearings: arraignments, pretrial conferences, motions, jury/non-jury trials, sentencing, infraction mitigation/contested hearings, and compliance/probation reviews.
- Protective orders: issues criminal no-contact orders in pending cases and other orders authorized by law; directs civil protection-order filings to the appropriate court when required.
- Jury services: summons and qualification, orientation, scheduling/deferrals, and juror payment.
- Probation and treatment/diversion monitoring, payment plans, community service, and collections.
- Public access: records requests, interpreters and ADA accommodations, victim/witness information, and online calendars/payments.