Title 2 - Administration and Personnel

2.33 Municipal Court

 

2.33.290 Municipal Court Judges; Powers and Duties.

  1. A.
    The municipal court judges shall have the power to administer oaths and enforce due obedience to all orders, rules and judgments made by them; may fine or imprison for contempt; and issue and enforce orders directing that an accused person shall not have direct or indirect contact with another person, in the same manner and to the same extent as the district court.
  2. B.
    The municipal court judges shall have the power to hear and determine all cases properly brought before them; to grant continuances; to sentence those found guilty to a fine or confinement in jail or in a house arrest program, or both such fine and confinement; to commit accused persons to jail in default of bond; to determine applications for parole; to release on probation and impose conditions thereon; to order evaluation, education, counseling, and training; to grant time in which a fine may be paid; to correct a sentence; to suspend imposition of a sentence; to set aside a judgment; to permit time for post trial motions; and to discharge accused persons.
  3. C.
    The municipal court judges shall promptly make such reports and furnish the information requested by any departmental justice or the judicial administrator, in the manner and form prescribed by the Kansas Supreme Court.
  4. D.
    The municipal court judges shall maintain a docket or notes in which they shall enter every cause commenced before them. Said docket or notes shall contain the names of the accused persons and complainant, the nature or character of the offense, the date of trial, the names of all witnesses sworn and examined, the finding of the court, the judgment and sentence, the date of payment, the date of issuing commitment, if any, and every other fact necessary to show the full proceedings in each case.
  5. E.
    Subject to the employment, personnel administration and supervisory authority of the City Manager as set forth in O.P.M.C Section 2.33.292 below, the municipal court judges shall have the authority to direct the staff of the municipal court in all matters involving the daily operation and administration of the Judicial Function of the municipal court as necessary to provide for the effective and efficient administration of the Judicial Function of the municipal court.
  6. F.
    The municipal court judges shall have the authority to establish the sessions, dockets and locations of the municipal court as set forth in O.P.M.C. Section 2.33.291.

(History: Ord. MCC-3463 §2, 2024; Ord. MCC-2981 §1, 2012; MCC-2572 §1, 2005; MCC-2498 §5, 2004; MCC-2351 §1, 2002; MCP-1987 §1, 96; Ch. Ord. 61)

Effective on: 1/5/2025