Wheeling Municipal Court

Wheeling Municipal Court cases in Ohio County, Wheeling, WV

Wheeling Municipal Court is a municipal court of limited jurisdiction in Wheeling, West Virginia. It handles violations of City of Wheeling ordinances, including misdemeanor offenses enacted by city code, traffic and parking citations, and code‑enforcement matters (such as property maintenance and public-safety regulations). The court conducts arraignments, hearings, and trials for these cases and imposes penalties authorized by municipal ordinance and state law. It does not hear civil lawsuits between private parties, felonies, or family law matters; those are handled by Ohio County Magistrate Court and Circuit Court within West Virginia's state judicial system.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Wheeling Municipal Court

Wheeling Municipal Court handles violations of City of Wheeling ordinances. Case types include traffic and parking citations; municipal misdemeanors (e.g., disorderly conduct, noise, littering); and code-enforcement, housing, sanitation, and animal-control violations.

Public services:
- Case filings for municipal complaints from police/code officials; docket inquiries; certified copies.
- Citation processing; arraignments, pretrial conferences, bench trials, sentencing, and compliance/review hearings.
- Continuances; warrants for failure to appear; fines, payment plans, and other court-ordered compliance (e.g., community service or probation when authorized).

Not handled: civil lawsuits, felonies, state-law misdemeanors, domestic relations, juvenile matters, or jury trials. Protective orders and jury services are provided by Ohio County Magistrate/Circuit/Family Courts, not Municipal Court.