Chandler Municipal Court hears misdemeanor and civil traffic matters arising within Chandler city limits. If Chandler police cited or arrested you on a misdemeanor, the case starts here.
Chandler Municipal Court
200 E. Chicago St., Chandler, AZ 85225
(480) 782-4700
What This Court Handles
Chandler Municipal Court handles criminal misdemeanor charges, civil traffic and parking matters, and orders of protection.
Typical charges include misdemeanor DUI, assault, disorderly conduct, shoplifting and theft below the felony threshold, criminal damage, drug paraphernalia, and criminal traffic offenses such as reckless driving and driving on a suspended license.
The court offers defensive driving school for qualifying traffic matters, and provides screening and counseling resources that can become relevant to how a criminal case resolves.
Felonies are not resolved here. A felony arising in Chandler goes to Maricopa County Superior Court, typically through the Southeast Justice Center in Mesa.
What to Know
The prosecutor is the Chandler City Prosecutor. Diversion availability, plea policy and charging practice are local decisions, and they differ from the county attorney and from neighboring cities.
Screening and counseling can matter early. Where substance use or a mental health issue is genuinely part of the picture, engaging with it before a plea is entered often produces more options than raising it afterward.
A class 1 misdemeanor carries up to six months in jail and a $2,500 fine plus surcharges, and the conviction commonly does more lasting damage than the sentence — in background checks, professional licensing, immigration consequences for non-citizens, and firearm rights where a domestic violence designation attaches.
Appeals go to Maricopa County Superior Court.
Talk to Nova Law Group
Nova Law Group defends misdemeanor and felony charges in Chandler and throughout Arizona.
Call (480) 405-6767 for a free, confidential consultation.
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