The City of Truesdale, hereby elects to have all violations
of its municipal ordinances heard and determined by an Associate Circuit
Judge of the Circuit Court of Warren County, Missouri, the County
in which the City of Truesdale is located.
The Division of the Circuit Court of Warren County, Missouri,
which hears and determines violations of the ordinances of the City
of Truesdale shall be known as the "Municipal Division of the Circuit
Court of Warren County, Missouri".
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hereby repealed.
The Associate Circuit Judge may establish a Violations Bureau
in the City of Truesdale, and shall establish such a Bureau when a
request therefor is made by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Truesdale.
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 City of Truesdale, 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 City of Truesdale. The City 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.
All prosecutions for the violation of City 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.
In the trial of violations of the ordinances of the City, a
copy of a City ordinance which is certified by the Clerk of the City
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.
When a fine is assessed for violation of an ordinance, it shall
be within the discretion of the Judge assessing the fine to provide
for the payment of the fine on an installment basis under such terms
and conditions as he/she may deem appropriate.