Tumwater Municipal Court

Tumwater Municipal Court cases in Thurston County, Tumwater, WA

Tumwater Municipal Court is a municipal court of limited jurisdiction for the City of Tumwater, Washington. It adjudicates cases arising within city limits involving criminal misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors under state law and city ordinances, as well as traffic and parking infractions and noncriminal civil infractions for code violations. The court conducts arraignments, pretrial hearings, trials, and probation compliance related to these matters. It does not handle felonies, family law, juvenile, probate, general civil lawsuits, or small claims; those are heard in Thurston County District or Superior Court.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Tumwater Municipal Court

Tumwater Municipal Court serves the public by handling cases arising under the City of Tumwater. It accepts filings and adjudicates criminal misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors (e.g., DUI, theft 3rd, assault 4th, domestic-violence offenses), traffic and non-traffic infractions, and parking violations. The court schedules and conducts arraignments, pretrial and motion hearings, mitigation/contested infraction hearings, bench and jury trials, sentencings, review/probation hearings, and warrant matters. It manages jury service for municipal trials, including summons, orientation, deferrals/excuses, and juror payment. The court issues criminal no-contact orders in its cases; civil protection order petitions (e.g., domestic violence, anti-harassment, stalking) are filed with Thurston County District or Superior Court. Public services include case information and calendars, payment plans, time-to-pay and community-service options, probation/compliance monitoring, records requests, interpreter/ADA accommodations, and assistance at the clerk's counter and by phone.