Village of Airport Drive, MO Article I General Provisions

Section 125.010 Violations — To Be Heard By Associate Circuit Judge.

The Village of Airport Drive, hereby elects to have all violations of its municipal ordinances heard and determined by an Associate Circuit Judge of the Circuit Court of Jasper County, Missouri, the County in which the Village of Airport Drive is located.

Section 125.020 Municipal Division — Circuit Court.

The Division of the Circuit Court of Jasper County, Missouri, which hears and determines violations of the ordinances of the Village of Airport Drive shall be known as the "Municipal Division of the Circuit Court of Jasper County, Missouri".

Section 125.025 Rules Governing Procedure and Practice in The Municipal Court.

The rules governing the procedure and practice in the Municipal Court shall be those established and promulgated by the Supreme Court of Missouri on July 1, 1959, and such subsequent rules as the Supreme Court shall from time to time establish and promulgate; and any provision in these ordinances which shall be in conflict with such rules is hereby repealed.

Section 125.030 Violations Bureau — Duties — Court Costs.

The Associate Circuit Judge may establish a Violations Bureau in the Village of Airport Drive, and shall establish such a Bureau when a request therefor is made by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Airport Drive. The Violations Bureau shall operate under the supervision of the Circuit Court, and the Associate Circuit Judge hearing and determining violations of the ordinances of the Village of Airport Drive, and shall be operated in accordance with the rules of the Supreme Court and the rules of the Circuit Court. All expenses incident to the operation of the Violations Bureau, including salaries of clerical personnel, shall be paid by the Village of Airport Drive. The Village shall provide suitable quarters for the Violations Bureau. The Violations Bureau shall accept pleas of guilty to certain violations of traffic ordinances designated by the Associate Circuit Judge and shall accept payments of fines established by the Associate Circuit Judge and court costs assessed on said pleas of guilty.

Section 125.040 Clerk — Municipal Division — Traffic Bureau — Bond.

The Village shall employ a person to serve as Clerk of the Municipal Division of the Circuit Court of Jasper County, Missouri, and shall fix and determine the salary. The Clerk may also serve as Clerk in the Violations Bureau. The Clerk shall enter into a bond payable to the State of Missouri and a bond payable to the Village of Airport Drive, with good and sufficient securities, in amounts to be determined by the Associate Circuit Judge. The cost of the bonds shall be paid by the Village.

Section 125.050 Prosecutions — On Information.

All prosecutions for the violation of Village ordinances shall be instituted by information and may be based upon a complaint. Proceedings shall be in accordance with the Supreme Court Rule governing practices and procedures in proceedings before Municipal Judges.

Section 125.060 Village Ordinances — Evidence — Judicial Notice of.

In the trial of violations of the ordinances of the Village, a copy of a Village ordinance which is certified by the Clerk of the Village shall constitute prima facie evidence of such ordinance. If such certified copy is on file with the Clerk of the Municipal Division and readily available for inspection by the parties, the Judge may take judicial notice of such ordinance without further proof.