Ordinary courts are the municipal and county courts.
Municipal courts
- settle litigious and non-litigious cases and cases concerning enforcement;
- settle succession cases and land registry cases, and maintain land registers;
- settle criminal cases, except those for which the subject-matter jurisdiction of another court is prescribed by law;
- settle misdemeanour cases, except those for which the subject-matter jurisdiction of another body is prescribed by law;
- decide on the recognition and enforcement of foreign court rulings and decisions of other bodies that are equivalent to court rulings in the country in which they were delivered;
- carry out tasks related to international legal assistance in proceedings under their jurisdiction;
- engage in judicial cooperation with the EU Member States in matters under their jurisdiction;
- carry out other tasks as provided for by law.
Municipal courts in the Republic of Croatia
County courts
- settle appeals against municipal court rulings, unless otherwise provided for by law;
- settle cases at first instance where their jurisdiction is prescribed by law;
- carry out investigation and notarial disciplinary proceedings in disciplinary offences and decide on these offences in the first instance, if so provided by law;
- decide on appeals against decisions issued in disciplinary proceedings on account of unprofessional conduct of a notary public, if so provided by law;
- carry out tasks related to international legal assistance in proceedings under their jurisdiction;
- engage in international judicial cooperation with the EU Member States in matters under their jurisdiction, except in misdemeanour cases;
- execute foreign criminal judgments;
- carry out other tasks as provided for by law.