Cheney Municipal Court

Cheney Municipal Court cases in Spokane County, Cheney, WA

Cheney Municipal Court is a municipal court of limited jurisdiction serving the City of Cheney, Washington. It adjudicates violations of city ordinances and adopted state laws occurring within city limits, including criminal misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors (such as DUI, theft 3rd degree, and assault 4th), traffic and parking infractions, and other civil infractions and code-enforcement matters. Within the local judicial system, it handles arraignments, trials, sentencing, probation compliance, and warrants for these cases. The court does not hear felonies, juvenile cases, family law, probate, or general civil lawsuits and small claims; those matters are handled by Spokane County District Court or Spokane County Superior Court.

Cheney Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Cheney Municipal Court

Cheney Municipal Court provides limited-jurisdiction services for matters within the city. It accepts and processes case filings for misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors, criminal traffic offenses (e.g., DUI, DWLS), non-criminal traffic infractions, parking citations, and other city code violations. The court schedules and conducts arraignments, pretrial conferences, motion hearings, review/compliance hearings, bench and jury trials, and sentencings. It issues warrants, subpoenas, and criminal no-contact orders; processes eligible protection orders as authorized by law; and enforces compliance through probation and monitoring. Public services include payment processing and payment plans, warrants and calendar inquiries, records requests, forms and filings, interpreter coordination, and public defender appointment for qualifying defendants. The court also manages juror summons, orientation, and service.