Surprise City Court

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Welcome to the Surprise City Court website. This website is designed to help you navigate your way through the Surprise City Court with regard to practical information such as hours of Court operation, how to pay a fine, paperwork for requesting protective orders, as well as basic information on what happens if you have been charged with a criminal offense. The website also provides links to other court and law-related sites and programs.

Court Announcements

NEW changes to the protective order process beginning January 1, 2020. AZPOINT, the Arizona Protective Order Initiation and Notification Tool, has been designed to help you fill out a petition for an Order of Protection. Through an interview in AZPOINT, you can quickly and accurately fill out the forms that are needed to request an Order of Protection at an Arizona court. Click here to file: AZPOINT

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The Compliance Assistance Program (CAP) is a new program offered by the Surprise City Court to help individuals resolve past due financial obligations for civil traffic, civil and parking fines and fees. CAP allows individuals to enter into a time payment contract on most cases that may be preventing the reinstatement of driving privileges without seeing a judge.

For more information visit the Compliance Assistance Program (CAP) web page.