Mountlake-Terrace Court cases in Snohomish County, Mountlake-Terrace, WA
The Mountlake Terrace Violations Bureau is an administrative unit associated with municipal court functions, not a separate trial court. It processes non-criminal infractions issued under the Mountlake Terrace Municipal Code, primarily traffic and parking violations, including photo-enforcement citations. The bureau accepts payments, manages mitigation/deferral requests, and schedules hearings. Adjudication of contested infractions and all criminal misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors originating in Mountlake Terrace occurs in Snohomish County District Court (South Division), a court of limited jurisdiction, rather than by the bureau. The bureau does not handle civil lawsuits, small claims, or family law matters; its scope is limited to civil infractions related to traffic and parking regulations within the city.
Mountlake-Terrace Court Contact and Location Information
| Court Type: | Municipal Court |
| County: | Snohomish |
| Street Address: | 23204 58th Avenue W |
| City: | Mountlake-Terrace |
| Zip Code: | 98043 |
| Phone: | 425-776-1161 |
| Website URL: | https://www.cityofmlt.com/1700/Hearings |
Services and Case Types Handled in Mountlake-Terrace Court
Mountlake Terrace Violations Bureau serves the public by supporting Municipal Court operations:
- Intake and filings: receives citations and criminal complaints; files pleadings, motions, and discovery requests; provides forms and certified copies.
- Case types: traffic, parking, and photo-enforcement infractions; other civil infractions; municipal misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors (e.g., DUI, driving while license suspended, theft, assault, code violations).
- Public services: case-status assistance; payment processing (online, phone, mail, counter); time-payment plans; eligibility processing for deferred findings or community service.
- Hearings: schedules mitigation/contested infraction hearings; arraignments, pretrial, review, and compliance calendars; coordinates interpreters and accommodations; processes warrants as ordered by the court.
- Protective orders: processes and maintains criminal no-contact orders issued in municipal cases; directs standalone civil protection-order petitions to the appropriate county court.
- Jury services: manages juror summons, orientation, and check-in for jury-eligible trials.