§ 479.010 Violation of municipal ordinances, jurisdiction
§ 479.011 Administrative adjudication of certain code violations, certain cities — ..
§ 479.020 Municipal judges, selection, tenure, jurisdiction, qualifications, course ..
§ 479.030 Municipalities, notification of circuit clerk — judges in office, terms
§ 479.040 Cities may elect where violations of municipal ordinances may be heard
§ 479.050 Municipalities may establish traffic violation bureau, procedure, costs
§ 479.060 Clerks, courtroom, other employees — municipalities to provide for, when
§ 479.070 Duties and powers of municipal judge
§ 479.080 Fines and costs, where paid, deposited — supreme court may provide for ..
§ 479.090 Prosecutions based on information only, proceedings
§ 479.100 Warrants, how issued and executed
§ 479.110 Arrest without warrants, procedure
§ 479.120 Municipality to designate attorney to prosecute violations — duties
§ 479.130 Trial by jury, when
§ 479.140 Judge to be trier of fact, when
§ 479.150 Trial by jury, certification for assignment — exception, Springfield ..
§ 479.155 Municipal division, reporting requirements to Missouri Supreme Court
§ 479.160 Witnesses, how summoned, fees
§ 479.162 Municipal ordinance violations, no charge or fee for police reports or ..
§ 479.170 Municipal judge without jurisdiction, when, procedure
§ 479.172 Intoxication-related traffic offenses, municipal judges to receive adequate ..
§ 479.180 Commitment in county jail, when — duty of sheriff
§ 479.190 Parole or probation, when granted — certificate — conditions of probation — ..
§ 479.200 Appeals, trial de novo
§ 479.210 Recognizances and forfeitures
§ 479.220 Disqualification of judge, when, procedure
§ 479.230 Absence of judge, procedure
§ 479.240 Fines, installments allowed
§ 479.250 Municipal ordinances, evidence of, judicial notice of
§ 479.260 Court costs and fees, judicial education fund, purpose, administration
§ 479.270 Transfer or assignment of cases, procedure
§ 479.350 Definitions
§ 479.353 Conditions — review of original fine and sentence, when
§ 479.354 Notice to appear in court, date and time to be given when first provided
§ 479.356 Failure to pay court costs, fines, or fees, setoff of income tax refund, when
§ 479.359 Political subdivisions to annually calculate percentage of revenue from ..
§ 479.360 Certification of substantial compliance, filed with state auditor — ..
§ 479.362 Filing of addendum, notice to revenue — failure to file, procedure
§ 479.368 Failure to timely file, loss of local sales tax revenue and certain county ..
§ 479.372 Rulemaking authority
§ 479.375 Severability clause
§ 479.500 Traffic court may be established in twenty-first judicial circuit — ..

Terms Used In Missouri Laws > Chapter 479 - Municipal Courts and Traffic Courts

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Defense attorney: Represent defendants in criminal matters.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • En banc: In the bench or "full bench." Refers to court sessions with the entire membership of a court participating rather than the usual quorum. U.S. courts of appeals usually sit in panels of three judges, but may expand to a larger number in certain cases. They are then said to be sitting en banc.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • General election: means the election required to be held on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November, biennially. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
  • hereafter: means the time after the statute containing it takes effect. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Month: means a calendar month, and "year" means a calendar year unless otherwise expressed, and is equivalent to the words year of our Lord. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
  • User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.