ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

9-101. Municipal court established.

There is hereby established a municipal court for the City of Stockton, Kansas. The municipal court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine cases involving violations of the laws of the city.

(Code 1984)

9-102. Same; practice and procedure.

The Kansas code of procedure for municipal courts, as set forth In K.S.A. 12-4-101 et seq. and all acts amendatory or supplemental thereto, shall govern the practice and procedure in all cases in the municipal court.

(Code 1984)

9-103. Municipal judge; appointment.

The municipal court shall be presided over by a municipal judge. The city manager shall appoint the judge of the municipal court.

(Code 1984)

9-104. Same; powers and duties.

The municipal judge shall have such powers and duties as set forth in the Kansas code of procedure for municipal courts (K.S.A. 12-4-101 et seq.) and all acts amendatory or supplemental thereto.

(Code 1984)

9-105. Municipal court clerk.

(a) The city clerk is hereby appointed to act as clerk of the municipal court, in addition to his or her regular duties as city clerk.

(b) The clerk of the municipal court is authorized to receive fines for traffic violations from persons having been issued traffic tickets, in accordance with the schedule of fines in effect in the city, and to give receipts therefore.

(c) All moneys received by the clerk of the municipal court for fines shall be delivered to the judge of the municipal court, to be handled in accordance with law as other moneys received by the municipal court.

(Ord. 1259, Sec. 1 3; Code 1984)

9-106. Court costs.

Court costs of eight-four and fifty cents ($84.50) plus any fees required pursuant to K.S.A. 12-4117 and amendments thereto, per complaint are hereby established for the Stockton Municipal Court to be taxed and assessed by the municipal judge.

(C.O. No. 10; Ord. 1519; Code 2015; Ord. 1662; Ord. 1664)

9-107. Use of commercial debt collection company authorized.

(a) Pursuant to the guidelines set forth in K.S.A. 12-4119, the Municipal Court Judge may order debts owed the Municipal Court, to include orders of restitution, be sent to a company contracted with the City for collection of debts.

(b) The Court may make such orders after finding that all time given by the Court for payment has elapsed and that reasonable measures to collect the debt or restitution order through other Court procedures have been unsuccessful.

(Ord. 1654)