Sunnyside Municipal Court

Sunnyside Municipal Court cases in Yakima County, Sunnyside, WA

Sunnyside Municipal Court is a limited-jurisdiction municipal court for the City of Sunnyside, Washington. It adjudicates violations of city ordinances and certain state-law misdemeanors committed within city limits. Typical case types include criminal misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors (e.g., DUI, fourth-degree assault, theft third degree), criminal traffic offenses, traffic infractions, parking violations, and other municipal code and non-traffic infractions. The court conducts arraignments, pretrial hearings, trials, sentencing, probation reviews, and issues warrants and no-contact orders in criminal cases. It does not handle felonies, family law, small claims, or most other civil matters, which are heard in Yakima County District or Superior Court.

Sunnyside Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Sunnyside Municipal Court

Sunnyside Municipal Court provides limited-jurisdiction services for matters within city limits. It processes case filings for traffic and parking infractions, city code violations, and criminal misdemeanors/gross misdemeanors (e.g., DUI, reckless driving, theft 3, assault 4, disorderly conduct). Public-facing services include citation and fine payments, time-payment plans, infraction hearings (mitigation/contested), warrant quash calendars, arraignments, pretrial conferences, motion hearings, bench and jury trials, sentencings, and probation/compliance reviews. The court issues and enforces criminal no-contact orders and domestic-violence no-contact orders in related criminal cases. Jury services cover juror qualification, summons, orientation, panel selection, and juror support during trials. The court maintains calendars and records for public access, provides interpreters and ADA accommodations, and offers options such as community service or diversion where available.