Printable Format12-4102. Scope. This code governs the practice and procedure in all cases in municipal courts.
History: L. 1973, ch. 61, ยง 12-4102; April 1, 1974.
Cross References to Related Sections:
Construction of term "municipal court," see 12-1109.
Attorney General's Opinions:
Municipal court procedure; costs; home rule powers. 82-161.
Municipal courts; disclosure of records of juvenile charged with tobacco ordinance infraction. 1998-36.
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. Conviction reversed; city ordinance providing for mandatory sentencing with no probation violates Code of Procedure for Municipal Courts and is void. City of Junction City v. Griffin, 226 Kan. 516, 517, 601 P.2d 684. Opinion withdrawn on rehearing: Code held to be nonuniform and subject to cities' power of home rule. City of Junction City v. Griffin, 227 Kan. 332, 333, 336, 337, 339, 607 P.2d 459.
2. Provisions governing municipal courts strictly construed; district court does not acquire original jurisdiction on appeal. Seaton v. City of Coffeyville, 9 Kan. App. 2d 760, 688 P.2d 1240 (1984).