Rule 69 - Municipal Divisions
Rule 69.5 - Revised - Effective Date - Agreement to Share Municipal Courtroom
1. Municipal divisions may hold hearings of municipal court violations outside the boundaries of the municipality and inside the boundaries of another municipality within Jackson County if the municipalities enter into a written cooperative agreement regarding the operations of the courtroom to be utilized.
2. Any municipality that enters into an agreement to hold court outside its municipal boundaries shall file a copy of the agreement with the Office of the State Courts Administrator. The agreement shall include the name of the municipal judge who is assigned to hear cases for the municipality.
3. Municipalities that do not share a common boundary may not hold court outside municipal boundaries without approval of the presiding judge of the circuit.
ADOPTED 12/21/90
REVISED 7/19/19
EFFECTIVE 9/13/19