Title XXXII, COURTS

478.469. Appeals from municipal judges, where heard. — 1. Cases reviewing decisions of officials or administrative bodies of Kansas City shall be heard at Kansas City, and cases reviewing decisions of officials or administrative bodies of Independence shall be heard at Independen…

478.475. Sales of real estate at courthouse door. — Sales of real estate made by order of the probate division of the circuit court of Jackson County at its sessions in Kansas City shall be made at the courthouse door in that city and at its sessions in Independence shall be made…

478.483. Jurisdiction as to mechanic's liens. — All mechanic's liens upon real estate situate in Kaw township in Jackson County shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court at Kansas City, and suits for the enforcement thereof shall be brought in the circuit cou…

478.513. Circuit No. 31, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected. — 1. There shall be five circuit judges in the thirty-first judicial circuit. These judges shall sit in divisions numbered one, two, three, four and five. 2. The circuit judge in division three shall be e…

478.527. Circuit No. 29, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected. — 1. There shall be three circuit judges in the twenty-ninth judicial circuit consisting of the county of Jasper. These judges shall sit in divisions numbered one, two and three. 2. The circuit judge of d…

478.528. Family court commissioner position. — Beginning January 1, 2007, there is hereby created a state-funded family court commissioner position in the twenty-ninth judicial circuit. ­­-------- (L. 2005 S.B. 420 & 344 § 3)

478.550. Circuit No. 23, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected — family court commissioner and treatment court commissioner to become associate circuit judge positions, when. — 1. There shall be four circuit judges in the twenty-third judicial circuit consisting of th…

478.570. Circuit No. 17, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected. — 1. There shall be two circuit judges in the seventeenth judicial circuit consisting of the counties of Cass and Johnson. These judges shall sit in divisions numbered one and two. 2. The circuit judge in…

478.577. Circuit No. 46, number of judges — election, when. — Beginning January 1, 2017, there shall be one circuit judge in the forty-sixth judicial circuit who shall be elected in 2016 for a two-year term and thereafter in 2018 for a full six-year term. ­­-------- (L. 2016 S.B.…

478.600. Circuit No. 11, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected — treatment court commissioner to become associate circuit judge position. — 1. There shall be four circuit judges in the eleventh judicial circuit. These judges shall sit in divisions numbered one, two, t…

478.610. Circuit No. 13, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected — additional associate circuit judge for Boone County, when. — 1. There shall be five circuit judges in the thirteenth judicial circuit and these judges shall sit in divisions numbered one, two, three, fou…

478.620. Records of former Sturgeon court of common pleas, transfer and keeping of. — All records, filings, materials, and papers of every kind and nature belonging to the former court of common pleas of Sturgeon, Boone county, Missouri, shall be transferred to the circuit court …

478.625. Circuit No. 19, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected. — 1. There shall be four circuit judges in the nineteenth judicial circuit. 2. One circuit judge shall be first elected in 1982. The second circuit judge shall be first elected in 1984. The third circuit …

478.630. Circuit No. 20, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected. — 1. There shall be two circuit judges in the twentieth judicial circuit consisting of the counties of Franklin, Gasconade and Osage. These judges shall sit in divisions numbered one and two. 2. The circu…

478.690. Circuit No. 24, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected. — 1. There shall be three circuit judges in the twenty-fourth judicial circuit. These judges shall sit in divisions numbered one, two, and three. 2. The circuit judges in divisions one and two shall be el…

478.700. Circuit No. 25, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected. — 1. There shall be three circuit judges in the twenty-fifth judicial circuit. These judges shall sit in divisions numbered one, two, and three. These judgeships shall include the circuit judgeship create…

478.705. Circuit No. 26, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected. — 1. There shall be three circuit judges in the twenty-sixth judicial circuit consisting of the counties of Camden, Laclede, Miller, Moniteau and Morgan. These judges shall sit in divisions numbered one, …

478.710. Circuit No. 32, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected. — 1. There shall be three circuit judges in the thirty-second judicial circuit. These judges shall sit in three divisions numbered one, two, and three. 2. The circuit judge in division two shall be electe…

478.711. Circuit court, where may be held — probate division, where offices may be maintained. — 1. Within Cape Girardeau County the circuit court may hold court in the courthouses at Jackson and at Cape Girardeau, and while holding court at Jackson may be known as the "Circuit C…

478.715. Circuit No. 42, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected. — 1. There shall be two circuit judges in the forty-second judicial circuit consisting of the counties of Crawford, Dent, Iron, Reynolds and Wayne. These judges shall sit in divisions numbered one and two…

478.716. Treatment court commissioner position. — Beginning January 1, 2007, there is hereby created a state-funded treatment court commissioner position in the forty-second judicial circuit. ­­-------- (L. 2005 S.B. 420 & 344 § 4, A.L. 2018 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 2) Effective 12-18-…

478.720. Districts of Marion County circuit court — where court held — jurisdiction transfers. — 1. Within Marion County there shall be two geographical districts of the circuit courts one at the county seat in Palmyra which shall be known as "District Number 1" and the other in …

478.730. Circuit No. 44, judge appointed, elected when. — There shall be one circuit judge in the forty-fourth judicial circuit consisting of the counties of Douglas, Ozark, and Wright. The first judge to sit in this circuit shall be appointed by the governor on January 1, 1982, …

478.740. Circuit No. 38, number of judges — number of divisions — election dates. — 1. There shall be two circuit judges in the thirty-eighth judicial circuit. These judges shall sit in divisions numbered one and two. 2. The circuit judge in division two shall be elected in 2016,…

478.750. Circuit No. 43, number of judges — divisions — election. — 1. As of January 1, 1983, there shall be two circuit judges in the forty-third judicial circuit consisting of the counties of Clinton, Caldwell, Daviess, Livingston, and DeKalb. These judges shall sit in division…

479.010. Violation of municipal ordinances, jurisdiction. — 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 pr…

479.011. Administrative adjudication of certain code violations, certain cities — authorization, rules requirements — tribunal designated by ordinance, procedures — evidence reviewed — imprisonment and fines limited — judicial review, lien imposed, when. — 1. (1) The following ci…

479.020. Municipal judges, selection, tenure, jurisdiction, qualifications, course of instruction. — 1. Any city, town or village, including those operating under a constitutional or special charter, may, and cities with a population of four hundred thousand or more shall, provid…

479.030. Municipalities, notification of circuit clerk — judges in office, terms. — 1. Every municipality with a population of less than four hundred thousand which makes provision for a municipal judge or judges shall notify in writing the circuit clerk of the county in which th…

479.040. Cities may elect where violations of municipal ordinances may be heard. — 1. (1) Any city, town or village with a population of less than four hundred thousand may elect to have the violations of its municipal ordinances heard and determined by an associate circuit judge…

479.050. Municipalities may establish traffic violation bureau, procedure, costs. — The municipal judge or judges, or, in those municipalities where the violations of municipal ordinances are heard and determined by an associate circuit judge, or judges, the associate circuit jud…

479.060. Clerks, courtroom, other employees — municipalities to provide for, when. — 1. Where municipal violations are to be tried before a municipal judge or judges, the governing body of the municipality shall provide by ordinance for a clerk or clerks and such other nonjudicia…

479.070. Duties and powers of municipal judge. — The municipal judge shall be a conservator of the peace. He shall keep a docket in which he shall enter every case commenced before him and the proceeding therein and he shall keep such other records as required. Such docket and re…

479.080. Fines and costs, where paid, deposited — supreme court may provide for uniform procedure. — 1. In the prosecution of violations of municipal ordinances before a municipal judge, all fines and costs shall be paid to and deposited not less frequently than monthly into the …

479.090. Prosecutions based on information only, proceedings. — All prosecutions for the violation of municipal ordinances shall be instituted by information and may be based upon a complaint. Proceedings shall be in accordance with the supreme court rules governing practice and …

479.100. Warrants, how issued and executed. — All warrants issued by a municipal judge, or an associate circuit judge hearing violations of municipal ordinances, shall be directed to the city marshal, chief of police, or any other police officer of the municipality, or to the she…

479.110. Arrest without warrants, procedure. — The city marshal, chief of police or other police officer of any municipality shall, without a warrant, make arrests of any person who commits an offense in his presence, but such officer shall, before the trial, file a written compl…

479.120. Municipality to designate attorney to prosecute violations — duties. — It shall be the duty of an attorney designated by the municipality to prosecute the violations of the municipality's ordinances before the municipal judges or before the associate circuit judges heari…

479.130. Trial by jury, when. — Any person charged with the violation of a municipal ordinance of a city of the third or fourth class shall be entitled to a trial by jury, as in prosecutions for misdemeanors before an associate circuit judge. ­­-------- (L. 1978 H.B. 1634) Effect…

479.140. Judge to be trier of fact, when. — In any trial for the violation of a municipal ordinance, all issues of fact shall be tried by the judge except where trial by jury is authorized by law and the defendant or his attorney requests a trial by jury. ­­-------- (L. 1978 H.B.…

479.150. Trial by jury, certification for assignment — exception, Springfield municipal court, when, procedure, costs. — 1. In any municipality, whenever a defendant accused of a violation of a municipal ordinance has a right to a trial by jury and demands such trial by jury, exc…

479.155. Municipal division, reporting requirements to Missouri Supreme Court. — 1. By September 1, 2015, the presiding judge of the circuit court in which the municipal division is located shall report to the clerk of the supreme court the name and address of the municipal divis…

479.160. Witnesses, how summoned, fees. — 1. It shall be the duty of the municipal judge to summon all persons whose testimony may be deemed essential as witnesses at the trial, and to enforce their attendance by attachment, if necessary. The fees of witnesses shall be the same a…

479.162. Municipal ordinance violations, no charge or fee for police reports or other documents or videos, when. — Notwithstanding any provision of law, supreme court rule, or court operating rule, in a proceeding for a municipal ordinance violation or any other proceeding before…

479.170. Municipal judge without jurisdiction, when, procedure. — 1. If, in the progress of any trial before a municipal judge, it shall appear to the judge that the accused ought to be put upon trial for an offense against the criminal laws of the state and not cognizable before…

479.172. Intoxication-related traffic offenses, municipal judges to receive adequate instruction — written policy on timely disposition of cases — report required. — 1. Each municipal judge shall receive adequate instruction on the laws related to intoxication-related traffic off…

479.180. Commitment in county jail, when — duty of sheriff. — If a municipality has no suitable and safe place of confinement, the defendant may be committed to the county jail by the judge, and it shall be the duty of the sheriff, if space for the prisoner is available in the co…

479.190. Parole or probation, when granted — certificate — conditions of probation — modification of conditions. — 1. Any judge hearing violations of municipal ordinances may, when in his judgment it may seem advisable, grant a parole or probation to any person who shall plead gu…

479.200. Appeals, trial de novo. — 1. In any case tried before a municipal judge who is not licensed to practice law in this state, the defendant shall have a right to trial de novo, even from a plea of guilty, before a circuit judge or an associate circuit judge. 2. In any case …

479.210. Recognizances and forfeitures. — In case of a breach of any recognizance entered into before a municipal judge or an associate circuit judge hearing a municipal ordinance violation case, the same shall be deemed forfeited and the judge shall cause the same to be prosecut…