There shall be a municipal court for the city which shall be known as the Municipal Court of Staunton. The jurisdiction of such court in civil matters shall be as provided by general law for courts not of record. The jurisdiction of such court in criminal matters shall be as provided by general law for municipal courts not of record. (Acts 1972, Ch. 545, § 1)
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Editor's note – Municipal courts have been abolished and replaced by general district courts under the current judicial system.
See Code of Virginia, Title 16.l.
The council shall appoint a municipal judge for a term of four years, and may appoint one or more substitute judges, a clerk of the municipal court and such assistant or deputy clerks as council deems expedient. The appointment of the municipal judge and any substitute judges shall be subject to the approval of the judge of the circuit court of the City of Staunton. The term of the first municipal judge appointed hereunder shall commence January one, nineteen hundred seventy-four.
Tenure of clerks and deputy clerks shall be established by ordinance or resolution of council. Qualifications, oaths and bonds of such clerks and deputy clerks shall be as provided by general law. (Acts 1972, Ch. 545, § 1)
EFFECTIVE DATE
An emergency existing, this Act shall be in force from its passage.[1]
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Editor's note – This Act, Chapter 239 of the 1934 Acts, was approved March 27, 1934.