Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 23, 2026.
Yavapai County, Arizona, has about 252,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Yavapai County Superior Court and the Justice Courts, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of the Superior Court, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Yavapai County public records, Yavapai County arrest records, Yavapai County warrants, Yavapai County inmate search, Yavapai County criminal records, Arizona arrest records and Arizona inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Yavapai County
In Yavapai County, the Yavapai County Superior Court hears felonies, civil cases over $10,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters.
Below it, the Justice Courts take misdemeanors, traffic cases, civil cases up to $10,000 and evictions.
A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the Superior Court, and the file stays with the Clerk of the Superior Court.
The Clerk of the Superior Court keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Arizona Public Records Law.
Looking Up a Case from Yavapai County
For Yavapai County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courts.yavapaiaz.gov/Home/Top-Tasks/Case-Lookup (page title: Case Lookup | Yavapai County Government), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, Public Access to Court Information is the Arizona Judicial Branch's free statewide case search; the Maricopa and Pima county courts run their own.
The Arizona court page SearchSystems verified is at azcourts.gov/clerkofcourt/CASEINFORMATION.aspx.
What Reaches the Court from Yavapai County
Together, the eight agencies in Yavapai County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,423 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Yavapai County Superior Court or the Justice Courts.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at yavapaiaz.gov/Resident-Services/Law-and-Justice/County-Attorney (page title: County Attorney | Yavapai, AZ), phone (928) 771-3344, 3110 Prescott 255 East Gurley Street Prescott, AZ 86301, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Yavapai County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Yavapai County criminal records, Yavapai County divorce records, Yavapai County traffic tickets, Yavapai County DUI and Yavapai County property records.
Cities in Yavapai County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Yavapai County Superior Court or the Justice Courts; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Yavapai County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Prescott Valley (51,440)
- Chino Valley (13,911)
- Cottonwood (12,939)
- Camp Verde (12,608)
- Sedona (9,778)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Yavapai County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.yavapaiaz.gov. Statewide, Public Access to Court Information is the Arizona Judicial Branch's free statewide case search; the Maricopa and Pima county courts run their own.
Which court hears felonies in Yavapai County?
The Yavapai County Superior Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $10,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters. The Justice Courts take misdemeanors, traffic cases, civil cases up to $10,000 and evictions.
Who keeps the court records in Yavapai County?
The Clerk of the Superior Court. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Arizona?
Yes: Public Access to Court Information, the Arizona Judicial Branch's free statewide case search; the Maricopa and Pima county courts run their own.
Is this the official Yavapai County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.