MUNICIPAL COURT PROCEDURE

municipal court procedure MUNICIPAL COURT PROCEDURE
Generally, Chs. 755, 800

Abolishment of court, 755.01 (2)

Action, commencement, 800.01

  In municipal court is civil action, 800.02 (1)

Actions to be in municipal court, 778.015

Adjournment, caused by vacancy, 755.16

Appeals, costs and fees, 814.65 (5)

  Costs awarded, 814.08

  Fees of clerk of court, 814.61 (8)

  From municipal court decisions, 800.14

Attorney fees, 814.65 (3)

Authority to arrest without a warrant, 800.02 (6)

Branches, municipality may establish, 755.01 (3)

Children's code proceedings, jurisdiction, concurrent, ordinance violation, 48.17 (2)

Citation, amendment, 800.025

  Form, Spanish, 800.02 (2)

City, in two counties, jurisdiction, 755.05

Community service work order, 800.09 (1)

Complaint, amendment, 800.025

  Form, Spanish, 800.02 (3)

Contempt procedure, 785.06, 800.12

Continuance caused by vacancy, 755.15, 755.16

Costs and fees, 800.10

  Witnesses, interpreters, 885.05

Court, costs, 814.65 (1)

  Docket and transcript entries, 800.11

  Serving 2 or more municipalities, 755.01 (4), 755.05, 755.12, 800.11 (4)

  Where held, 755.09

Creation of court, 755.01

Death of judge, transfer of books, cases, 755.15

Decorum in municipal court, 755.17

Delivery of books, cases continued, 755.15, 755.16

  To town clerk, 755.12, 755.13

Deposit, 800.04

Depositions, when taken, 887.20

Discovery, 800.07

Failure to appear, judgment, 800.09

Fees, 814.65

Forfeiture actions, malfeasance of judge, 778.18

Guardian ad litem, appointment by courts, 755.01 (5)

Initial appearance, 800.04

Initial nonappearance, court may issue warrant, 800.04 (2m)

Interpreters, fees, 814.65 (2)

Jail assessment, Ch. 800

Judge:

  Assignment by chief justice, 751.03

  Bond, 755.03

  Continuing judicial education, 755.18

  Deposit for traffic regulation arrest, duties, 345.26 (5)

  Elections, see Judicial Elections

  Illness, absence or vacancy, pending actions triable by court which receives papers, continuance on vacancy and notice of trial, 800.06

  Malfeasance in forfeiture actions, 778.18

  Marriages, may solemnize, 765.16 (6)

  Multiple resignations, 17.015

  Oath, 755.03

  Presiding, unable to proceed, procedure, 751.03 (4)

  Salary, 755.04

  Substitution, 800.05

  Temporary reserve judges; service, 800.065

  Term, 755.02