MUNICIPAL COURT

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MUNICIPAL COURT

• Ed Spillane
• Presiding Municipal Court Judge
• College Station, TX
• Carol Arnold
• Court Administrator

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COLLEGE STATION MUNICIPAL COURT
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Municipal Courts Relationship to Other Areas of
City Government

• Municipal Court is a separate, independent branch
  of City Government
• Legislative
• Executive

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What type of Cases are Heard in Municipal Court?

• Traffic Offenses
• Alcohol and Beverage Code
• Penal Code
• City Ordinances

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Who are our Defendants?

• Juveniles/Minors
• Adults
• 27,611 cases last fiscal year
• vs. 15,440 in Bryan
• 16,024 Non-parking Traffic
• 7,589 Parking
• 3,628 Penal Code
• 370 City Ordinance
• 576 Alc. Bev. Code
• 3,714 warrants issued

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Following a Case Through Our Court

• Ticket vs. Being Arrested
• Ten Days to Make a Plea
• Types of Pleas you can Make
• Plea of Not Guilty
• Pretrial Conference
• Plea, Dismissal, Bench Trial, Jury Trial

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PLEA OF GUILTY OR NO CONTEST

• Options
• Traffic
• Alcohol Cases
• Involving Minors
• Walk-In Arraignments
• Payment Plans

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Ability To Pay

• What role does this play in assessing fines?
• What role does this play in assessing when the
  fine is due?

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MULTIPLE DEFENDANTS
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DISORDERLY CONDUCT
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ALCOHOL CASES

• Minor In
• Possession
• Public
• Intoxication
• Driving
• Under the
• Influence

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WEDDINGS
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What if the Defendant Doesnt Show Up to Court or
Pay Their Fine?

• Failure to Appear Charge
• Arrest Warrant
• Omnibase Program
• Warrant Amnesty/Warrant Round-Up

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Total Cases Dismissed After

• Driver Safety Course (3,218)
  
• Deferred Disposition (3,178)
  
• Proof of Financial
• Responsibility (2,096)
• Compliance Dismissal (1,004)
• Community Service (4,009)

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TEEN COURT
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QUESTIONS