Municipal Court of Arkansas City, Kansas
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Jurisdiction
This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1]
| " | 12-4104. Municipal court; jurisdiction; search warrants proscribed. (a) The municipal court of each city shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine cases involving violations of the ordinances of the city, including concurrent jurisdiction to hear and determine a violation of an ordinance when the elements of such ordinance violation are the same as the elements of a violation of one of the following state statutes and would constitute, and be punished as, a felony if charged in district court:
(1) K.S.A. 8-1567, and amendments thereto, driving under the influence; (2) K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5414, and amendments thereto, domestic battery; (3) K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5801, and amendments thereto, theft; (4) K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5821, and amendments thereto, giving a worthless check; or (5) subsection (b)(3) of K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5706, and amendments thereto, possession of marijuana. (b) Search warrants shall not issue out of a municipal court.[2] |
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| —Kansas State Statute | ||
Selection method
- See also: Assisted appointment
Judges of the Kansas Municipal Courts are directly appointed by a local district nominating commission. They serve four-year terms and must be reappointed if they wish to serve again.[3][4]
Qualifications
To serve on a municipal court, a judge must be:[3]
- a high school graduate;
- a county resident; and
- a lawyer admitted to practice in Kansas or certified by the state supreme court after passing an examination.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Kansas 2023-2024 Legislative Sessions, "2022 Statute," accessed January 14, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Kansas; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Washburn School of Law, "Attorney General Opinion No. 2002-28," June 13, 2002
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Kansas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Kansas
State courts:
Kansas Supreme Court • Kansas Court of Appeals • Kansas District Courts • Kansas Municipal Courts
State resources:
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