Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 479 - Municipal Courts and Traffic Courts
Section 479.170 - Municipal judge without jurisdiction, when, procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 4 histories
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 him as municipal judge, he shall immediately stop all further proceedings before him as municipal judge and cause the complaint to be made before some associate circuit judge within the county.
2. For purposes of this section, any offense involving the operation of a motor vehicle in an intoxicated condition as defined in section 577.001 shall not be cognizable in municipal court, if the defendant has been convicted, found guilty, or pled guilty to two or more previous intoxication-related traffic offenses as defined in section 577.001, or has had two or more previous alcohol-related enforcement contacts as defined in section 302.525.
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(L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1695, et al., A.L. 2017 S.B. 34)

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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...