Municipal Court—What Offenses are Tried There

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Municipal CourtWhat Offenses are Tried There
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The types of offenses that are tried in municipal
court are the criminal misdemeanors and civil
infractions that can affect the quality of life
in the local community. They can include noise
and traffic violations. A Las Vegas municipal
court has limited jurisdiction. It is a court
that is allowed to only handle the offenses that
are assigned to the court by local ordinance or
local law. The authority of the court will vary
by jurisdiction, which is the boundary of
authority. It is also a court that is established
in a local community to administer laws passed by
the community and used to govern itself.
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It is also referred to as a magistrate, city
court, or provincial court. Sometimes it is
designated by the cases it handles like a
domestic relations court or juvenile court. A
municipal court is not allowed to take handle
anything except what they have been assigned to
by the local law or any issue that involves
national law. The court does not keep any record
of the proceedings that occur in the court.
Typically the parties involved in the issues or
case in the court have no right to appeal the
final decision to a higher court.
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In regards to national law issues they are
usually not addressed locally in day-to-day
matters. An example is if a city or town reserves
the right to establish traffic laws that are
designed to meet the particular needs of the
local community. Even if the law does conform to
national standards the compilation of code or
laws starts at the local level. These traffic
codes or laws can designate or create a municipal
court to hear any cases in regards to violation
of the traffic laws or code. This type of court
is usually referred to as a traffic court.
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The types of offenses that might be tried and
heard in a Clark County municipal court can be
limited by scope. This means that the court is
only able to hear certain forms of criminal
cases, which could be limited to misdemeanors
only. In misdemeanor criminal cases the offender
might have a fine of a certain amount or do jail
time for a specific length of time according to
the offense they were found guilty of. In a small
claims court the disputes heard there may be
limited to amounts under five thousand dollars.
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If it is a jurisdiction for a civil case they may
be limited to hear disputes under a specific
amount of money also. The most common cases heard
in a municipal court are domestic relations,
juvenile, traffic, small claims, real property
cases, and quality of life.
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