(a) There shall be a city court which shall be the municipal court for the city, to be known and designated as "The City Court of the City of Tucson, Pima County, State of Arizona". It shall have and exercise the jurisdiction conferred upon it by the Charter and the Code of the city. It shall exercise exclusive original jurisdiction of all proceedings of a criminal nature for the violation of the Charter or of any ordinance of the city, and of every action of any nature for the enforcement of a penalty, or the recovery of a penalty or forfeiture imposed by any ordinance of the city for the violation thereof or for neglect to perform any duty by any ordinance imposed or for a violation of a civil traffic ordinance and of every action for the collection of any license fee, fine or penalty due from any person to the city and required to be paid or which is due and collectible under the ordinances of the city.
(b) The city court shall further have jurisdiction over all actions alleging civil violations or civil infractions of this Code.
(c) The city court shall further have concurrent jurisdiction with justices of the peace over all violations of the laws of the state committed within the limits of the city. The court shall also have jurisdiction of violations of the Charter and ordinances of the city committed on land owned or leased by the city, whether contiguous or noncontiguous, lying without the corporate limits thereof, to the same extent and with like effect as if the violation occurred within the corporate limits of the city, provided that the land is signed as provided in subsection B of A.R.S. section 9-401.
(d) The city court shall further have jurisdiction over all civil actions filed by any interested party or individual aggrieved by an employer's or hiring entity's violation of chapter 17, article X, and the city court shall have authority to award to a prevailing plaintiff legal or equitable relief, as well as attorneys' fees and costs.
(1953 Code, ch. 9A, § 1; Ord. No. 5930, § 1, 12-19-83; Ord. No. 7887, § 2, 8-3-92; Ord. No. 11868, 8-10-21)
Cross References: Authority of city to exercise jurisdiction over land owned or leased outside city. § 1-7.