Announcements:

Small Claims filing fee increased to $50. (Effective July 28, 2019)
Name Change filing fee plus recording fee increased to $191.50 (Effective July 28, 2019)
Effective August 5th, 2019, District Court Administrative Office is open during the noon hour.

Coming soon, E-filing

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About District Court

The Benton County District Court is a court of limited jurisdiction and has concurrent jurisdiction with the Superior Court in all misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor actions committed in violation of State and County statutes or County and Municipal ordinances. The Benton County District Court handles all matters involving traffic, non-traffic, and parking infractions, anti-harassment and small claims up to $5000.  The District Court also has concurrent jurisdiction with the Superior Court over civil actions involving amounts up to $100,000.