municipal court
noun
1
: a court that sits in some cities and larger towns and that usually has civil and criminal jurisdiction over cases arising within the municipality
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The new policy aims to close the loophole, requiring the vehicle owner to either pay all of the delinquent citations in full immediately or schedule a virtual or in-person municipal court appearance to redeem their vehicle.
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Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Approved back in June, the near $30 million project would pull general obligation bonds to build a new City Hall building on Mission Road and renovate the current municipal building to accommodate the police department and municipal court.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Jacob Pennington also has been doing well on probation and was convicted in municipal court of the charge that triggered the probation violation, according to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
According to Nelson's personnel file that was obtained by The Enquirer, he was promoted in 2014 by then-Prosecutor Joe Deters to assistant chief of the municipal court division.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
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Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Approved back in June, the near $30 million project would pull general obligation bonds to build a new City Hall building on Mission Road and renovate the current municipal building to accommodate the police department and municipal court.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Jacob Pennington also has been doing well on probation and was convicted in municipal court of the charge that triggered the probation violation, according to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
According to Nelson's personnel file that was obtained by The Enquirer, he was promoted in 2014 by then-Prosecutor Joe Deters to assistant chief of the municipal court division.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Municipal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/municipal%20court. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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