There is hereby established in this City a Municipal Court,
to be known as the "Greenwood Municipal Court, a Division of the 16th
Judicial Circuit Court of the State of Missouri."
Violations of municipal ordinances shall be heard and determined
only before divisions of the Circuit Court as hereinafter provided
in this Chapter. "Heard and determined," for purposes of this Chapter,
shall mean any process under which the Court in question retains the
final authority to make factual determinations pertaining to allegations
of a municipal ordinance violation.
The Judge of the City's Municipal Court shall be known as a
Municipal Judge of the 16th Judicial Circuit Court, and shall be appointed
to his/her position by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by a majority
of the Board of Aldermen. He/she shall be compensated in such amount
as shall be determined by the Board of Aldermen in its adoption of
the annual budget.
The appointment to the position of Municipal Judge shall be
for a period of two (2) years and shall begin on July 1 of each even-numbered
year or until a successor is appointed by the Mayor and approved by
confirmation of a majority of the full authorized membership of the
Board of Aldermen. If for any reason the office of Municipal Judge
becomes vacant, the successor Judge shall complete the unexpired term
of that office, even if it is for less than two (2) years.
The Municipal Court of the City shall be subject to the rules
of the Circuit Court of which it is a part, and to the rules of the
Missouri Supreme Court as adopted from time to time.
The Municipal Judge shall establish a Violations Bureau, and
the City shall provide all expenses incident to the operation of the
same. The Court Administrator is hereby designated as the Violations
Clerk for said Bureau, if established.
If the Municipal Judge be absent, sick or disqualified from
acting, the Court Administrator may request the Presiding Judge of
the Circuit Court to designate a special Municipal Judge as provided
for by law, or in cases of circumstances making it impossible to reach
the Presiding Judge of the Circuit Court in a timely manner, the Mayor
may designate some competent, eligible person to act as Municipal
Judge until the Presiding Judge of the Circuit Court can designate
a special Municipal Judge as provided for by law.
[Ord. No. 2021-3027, 8-24-2021]
A. In all Municipal Court cases, except where nullified by the Municipal
Court Judge, Court costs of thirty-three dollars and fifty cents ($33.50)
shall be assessed as follows:
1.
Seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) per case assessed and
specified for funding for Crime Victims' Compensation Fund pursuant
to Section 595.045, RSMo., except in cases regulated by Section 595.045,
RSMo., with seven dollars and thirteen cents ($7.13) being returned
to the State Department of Revenue and thirty-seven cents ($0.37)
to the City Treasurer;
2.
Twelve dollars ($12.00) per case assessed and specified for
placement in the Clerk Court Fee Fund pursuant to Section 488.012,
RSMo., of which one dollar ($1.00) per case shall be specified for
Municipal Judge and Clerks of the Municipal Court's Judicial
Education and Training (JEF) Fund pursuant to Section 479.260, RSMo.;
3.
One dollar ($1.00) per case assessed and specified for use in
the Police Officers Standards and Training Fund Surcharge (POST) to
be forwarded to the Missouri Department of Public Safety for non-moving
and moving traffic violations pursuant to Section 590.178, RSMo.;
4.
Two dollars ($2.00) per case assessed and specified for placement
in the Law Enforcement Training (LET) Fund for non-moving and moving
traffic violations pursuant to Section 590.00 to 590.180, RSMo.;
5.
Four dollars ($4.00) per case assessed and specified for a Domestic
Shelter Violence Fund pursuant to Section 488.607, RSMo.; and
6.
Seven dollars ($7.00) per case assessed and specified shall
be collected by the Municipal Court and transmitted monthly to the
Missouri Director of Revenue to the credit of the Missouri Statewide
Automation Fund pursuant to Section 488.012.3(5), RSMo., and Section
488.027.2, RSMo.
Surcharge Category
|
Ordinance Violations, Moving and Non-Moving Traffic Fees
|
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Clerk Fee, including $1.00 for Judicial Education and Training
Fund (JEF)
|
$12.00
|
Crime Victims' Compensation Fund (CVC)
|
$7.50
|
Police Officers Standards and Training Fund (POST)
|
$1.00
|
Law Enforcement Training Fund (LET)
|
$2.00
|
Domestic Shelter Violence Fund
|
$4.00
|
Missouri Statewide Automation Fund (SMC)
|
$7.00
|
TOTAL
|
$33.50
|