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Section 22-3-10. Concurrent civil jurisdiction. - Magistrates have concurrent civil jurisdiction in the following cases: (1)...
Section 22-3-20. Civil actions in which magistrate has no jurisdiction. - No magistrate shall have cognizance of a civil action: (1)...
Section 22-3-25. Interpleader actions. - (A) In compliance with Section 22-3-20(2) and Article 11 of...
Section 22-3-30. Counterclaim requiring transfer to court of common pleas. - When a counterclaim is filed which if successful would exceed...
Section 22-3-110 to 22-3-290. Omitted by 2008 Act No. 267, Section 1, eff June 4, 2008. - Editor's Note Former Section 22-3-110 was entitled "Forms of action,...
Section 22-3-300. Filing and docketing judgments of magistrates. - A magistrate, on the demand of a party in whose...
Section 22-3-310. Executions on magistrates' judgments; effect of appeal thereon. - Execution may be issued on a judgment heretofore or hereafter...
Section 22-3-320. Execution when judgment docketed. - If the judgment be docketed with the clerk of the...
Section 22-3-330. Courtesy summons. - Notwithstanding another provision of law, a person charged with any...
Section 22-3-340. Assessments on filings. - An assessment equal to twenty-five dollars is imposed on all...
Section 22-3-510. Criminal jurisdiction abolished in counties where county courts established. - The jurisdiction of magistrates in criminal cases in all counties...
Section 22-3-520. Jurisdiction limited to county. - Magistrates shall have and exercise within their respective counties all...
Section 22-3-530. Trial in district where offense committed. - In counties where magistrates are given separate and exclusive territorial...
Section 22-3-540. Exclusive and concurrent jurisdiction. - Magistrates shall have exclusive jurisdiction of all criminal cases in...
Section 22-3-545. Transfer of certain criminal cases from general sessions court. - (A) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 22-3-540 and 22-3-550, a...
Section 22-3-546. Establishment of program for prosecution of first offense misdemeanor criminal domestic violence offenses. - A circuit solicitor, in a circuit with five or more...
Section 22-3-550. Jurisdiction over minor offenses; restitution; contempt; maximum consecutive sentences. - (A) Magistrates have jurisdiction of all offenses which may be...
Section 22-3-560. Breaches of the peace. - Magistrates may punish breaches of the peace by a fine...
Section 22-3-570. Larceny by stealing property not exceeding certain value. - Magistrates have jurisdiction of petit larceny and all other larcenies...
Section 22-3-580. Receiving stolen goods. - Magistrates shall have jurisdiction of the offenses of buying, receiving...
Section 22-3-590. Obtaining property under false pretenses. - Magistrates shall have jurisdiction of the offenses of obtaining property...
Section 22-3-710. Proceedings commenced on information. - All proceedings before magistrates in criminal cases shall be commenced...
Section 22-3-720. Amendment of information. - The information may be amended at any time before trial....
Section 22-3-730. Proceedings are summary. - All proceedings before magistrates shall be summary or with only...
Section 22-3-740. Election on which of several offenses to try accused. - Whenever a person be accused of committing an act which...
Section 22-3-750. Procedure against corporations for violating criminal laws. - Whenever any person shall make an affidavit before any magistrate...
Section 22-3-760. Trial of corporation. - After the service the magistrate shall proceed with the trial...
Section 22-3-790. Recording and acknowledgement of testimony by witnesses. - In the trial of any case before a magistrate the...
Section 22-3-800. Suspension of imposition or execution of sentence in certain cases. - Notwithstanding the limitations of Sections 17-25-100 and 24-21-410, after a...
Section 22-3-910. Jurisdiction when magistrate becomes incapacitated. - In the event a magistrate who has separate and exclusive...
Section 22-3-920. Change of venue. - Whenever in a case in the court of a magistrate...
Section 22-3-930. Compelling attendance of witnesses and the giving of testimony. - Any magistrate, on the application of a party to a...
Section 22-3-940. Magistrates empowered to take testimony de bene esse. - In case it shall appear to the satisfaction of any...
Section 22-3-950. Power to punish for contempt. - Every magistrate shall have power to enforce the observance of...
Section 22-3-990. New trials. - Any magistrate may grant a new trial in any case...
Section 22-3-1000. Time for motion for new trial; appeal; exception. - (A) Except as provided in subsection (B), a motion for...
Section 22-3-1010. Itemized account of costs. - Any person, before paying any costs in any magistrate's court,...
Section 22-3-1110. Defense of questionable title in defendant's answer. - When the title to real property shall come in question...
Section 22-3-1120. Written undertaking by defendant in cases where title to real property will come in question. - At the time of answering the defendant shall deliver to...
Section 22-3-1130. Action discontinued upon delivery of undertaking; costs. - Upon the delivery of the undertaking to the magistrate the...
Section 22-3-1140. Procedure if undertaking not delivered. - If such an undertaking be not delivered to the magistrate...
Section 22-3-1150. Effect of plaintiff's showing developing an issue of title. - If, however, it appear on the trial from the plaintiff's...
Section 22-3-1160. Defense of questionable title as to one of several causes of action. - If, in an action before a magistrate, the plaintiff have...
Section 22-3-1170. New action in circuit court after discontinuance by delivery of answer and undertaking. - When a suit before a magistrate shall be discontinued by...
Section 22-3-1180. Costs in circuit court action. - If the judgment in the circuit court be for the...
Section 22-3-1310. Claiming immediate delivery of property by plaintiff. - The plaintiff in an action of claim and delivery before...
Section 22-3-1320. Affidavit of plaintiff in action of claim and delivery. - Before any process shall be issued in an action to...
Section 22-3-1330. Summons and notice of right to preseizure hearing in plaintiff's action of claim and delivery; order for seizure of property. - (a) On receipt of such affidavit and an undertaking in...
Section 22-3-1340. Defendant's exceptions to sureties in bond or undertaking. - The defendant may, at any time after such service and...
Section 22-3-1350. Purpose of preseizure hearing; allowing claim for immediate possession; action to be tried as others. - The purpose of the preseizure hearing is to protect the...
Section 22-3-1360. Notice and opportunity for preseizure hearing required; waiver. - No property shall be seized under the provisions of this...
Section 22-3-1370. Order restraining defendant from damaging, concealing or removing property. - The magistrate shall concurrently have served on the defendant, when...
Section 22-3-1380. Determination upon affidavit showing danger of destruction or concealment. - Upon a showing unto the magistrate supported by an affidavit...
Section 22-3-1390. Service of copy of affidavit of waiver or probability of damage or concealment. - If either an affidavit showing that the defendant has waived...
Section 22-3-1400. Procedure when defendant cannot be found. - If it shall appear by the return of a constable...
Section 22-3-1410. Service of copy of affidavit, summons and notice; taking of property by constable. - The constable to whom the affidavit, endorsement, notice of preseizure...
Section 22-3-1420. Taking property concealed in building or enclosure. - If the property, or any part thereof, be concealed in...
Section 22-3-1430. Care of property taken by constable. - When a constable shall have taken property as in this...
Section 22-3-1440. Return of property to defendant upon filing written undertaking for delivery if delivery be adjudged. - At any time before the return day of the summons...
Section 22-3-1450. Claim to taken property by third person. - If the property taken be claimed by any other person...
Section 22-3-1460. Judgment in actions for claim and delivery. - The judgment for the plaintiff may be for the possession,...
Section 22-3-1470. Execution on judgment. - An execution shall be issued on any such judgment and...
Section 22-3-1480. Judgment when property not delivered to plaintiff or when defendant claims return. - In all actions for the recovery of the possession of...