Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 479 - Municipal Courts and Traffic Courts
Section 479.060 - Clerks, courtroom, other employees — municipalities to provide for, when.

Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories
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 nonjudicial personnel as may be required for the proper functioning of the municipal division or divisions and shall provide a suitable courtroom in which to hold court. The salaries of the judges, clerks and other nonjudicial personnel and other expenses incidental to the operation of the municipal divisions shall be paid by the municipality.
2. Where the violations of municipal ordinances are heard and determined by an associate circuit judge and, at the request of the municipality, the associate circuit judge sits at the municipality rather than in the courtroom provided by the county, the municipality shall provide a suitable courtroom in which to hold court.
3. Where the violations of municipal ordinances are heard and determined by an associate circuit judge and, at the request of the municipality, a clerk or clerks or other nonjudicial personnel are located in the municipality rather than at the courthouse provided by the county, the salaries of such personnel and other expenses incidental to the operation of their offices shall be paid by the municipality.
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(L. 1978 H.B. 1634)
Effective 1-02-79

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Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XXXII - Courts

Chapter 479 - Municipal Courts and Traffic Courts

Section 479.010 - Violation of municipal ordinances, jurisdiction.

Section 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 i...

Section 479.020 - Municipal judges, selection, tenure, jurisdiction, qualifications, course of instruction.

Section 479.030 - Municipalities, notification of circuit clerk — judges in office, terms.

Section 479.040 - Cities may elect where violations of municipal ordinances may be heard.

Section 479.050 - Municipalities may establish traffic violation bureau, procedure, costs.

Section 479.060 - Clerks, courtroom, other employees — municipalities to provide for, when.

Section 479.070 - Duties and powers of municipal judge.

Section 479.080 - Fines and costs, where paid, deposited — supreme court may provide for uniform procedure.

Section 479.090 - Prosecutions based on information only, proceedings.

Section 479.100 - Warrants, how issued and executed.

Section 479.110 - Arrest without warrants, procedure.

Section 479.120 - Municipality to designate attorney to prosecute violations — duties.

Section 479.130 - Trial by jury, when.

Section 479.140 - Judge to be trier of fact, when.

Section 479.150 - Trial by jury, certification for assignment — exception, Springfield municipal court, when, procedure, costs.

Section 479.155 - Municipal division, reporting requirements to Missouri Supreme Court.

Section 479.160 - Witnesses, how summoned, fees.

Section 479.162 - Municipal ordinance violations, no charge or fee for police reports or other documents or videos, when.

Section 479.170 - Municipal judge without jurisdiction, when, procedure.

Section 479.172 - Intoxication-related traffic offenses, municipal judges to receive adequate instruction — written policy on timely disposition of cases — report required.

Section 479.180 - Commitment in county jail, when — duty of sheriff.

Section 479.190 - Parole or probation, when granted — certificate — conditions of probation — modification of conditions.

Section 479.200 - Appeals, trial de novo.

Section 479.210 - Recognizances and forfeitures.

Section 479.220 - Disqualification of judge, when, procedure.

Section 479.230 - Absence of judge, procedure.

Section 479.240 - Fines, installments allowed.

Section 479.250 - Municipal ordinances, evidence of, judicial notice of.

Section 479.260 - Court costs and fees, judicial education fund, purpose, administration.

Section 479.270 - Transfer or assignment of cases, procedure.

Section 479.350 - Definitions.

Section 479.353 - Conditions — review of original fine and sentence, when.

Section 479.354 - Notice to appear in court, date and time to be given when first provided.

Section 479.356 - Failure to pay court costs, fines, or fees, setoff of income tax refund, when.

Section 479.359 - Political subdivisions to annually calculate percentage of revenue from municipal ordinance violations and minor traffic violations — limitation on percentage — addendum to report, contents.

Section 479.360 - Certification of substantial compliance, filed with state auditor — procedures adopted and certified.

Section 479.362 - Filing of addendum, notice to revenue — failure to file, procedure.

Section 479.368 - Failure to timely file, loss of local sales tax revenue and certain county sales tax revenue — election required, when.

Section 479.372 - Rulemaking authority.

Section 479.375 - Severability clause.

Section 479.500 - Traffic court may be established in twenty-first judicial circuit — appointment of judges — procedure and operation — jurisdiction — qualification of traffic judges, compensation — pleas without personal appearance — recording of pr...