740 North Main Street

Arab, AL 35016

Phone: (256) 586-3540

Court Office

Honorable Dave Beuoy

Presiding Judge

Kelly Harper

Court Clerk/Magistrate

Tawanna Vickers

Magistrate

Office Hours:

Monday

7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Tuesday thru Friday

7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Magistrate’s office is closed on weekends and City of Arab holidays. In the event of an emergency, the Police Dept. may contact a magistrate for immediate assistance.

Court Schedule

Court will meet every Monday unless otherwise noted below.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2008

MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2009

MONDAY, MAY 25, 2009

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2009

Docket Times

9:00 a.m. Trials

Inmates

1:15 p.m. Plea Docket

COURT REFERRAL PROGRAM

Marshall County Court Referral Office

Angela Sparks, Coordinator

2225 Taylor Street

Guntersville, AL 35976

(256) 571-9130

Hours : 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

If you have been ordered by the Judge to complete any court referral program for any drug, alcohol or anger management classes, you will need to contact the above office by the date ordered by the Judge.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Marshall County Community Punishment & Correction Authority

119 Sand Mountain Dr., West

Albertville, AL 35950

(256) 849-9969

If you have been ordered by the Judge to complete any community service hours or placed on electronic monitoring, this is the office you will need to contact by the date ordered by the Judge.

WARRANT PROCESS

            You must report the crime or violation to the Arab Police Department and obtain a copy of the incident report.  The offense must have occurred within the police jurisdiction of the City of Arab.  The Magistrate will determine if probably cause exists and will prepare a complaint that you must swear or affirm, under oath, to be the truth.  The Magistrate will then issue a Warrant of Arrest.  When the accused has been arrested and the case has been scheduled for court, you will be notified by subpoena to appear and testify. Once you sign the complaint, the case becomes the property of the city and you CANNOT drop the charge.  Failure to appear may result in a bench warrant being issued for your arrest by the presiding judge.

 

 

DRIVING SCHOOL

In some minor traffic infractions, if eligible, we can offer driving school. That can dismiss the traffic case.

Call (256) 586-3540 to see if you can qualify for driving school.