Augusta Municipal Court

Augusta Municipal Court cases in Butler County, Augusta, KS

Augusta Municipal Court in Augusta, Kansas, is a municipal court with limited jurisdiction. It adjudicates violations of Augusta city ordinances occurring within city limits, primarily traffic citations, parking/code violations, and other misdemeanor-level ordinance offenses. The court conducts arraignments, trials, and sentencing for these cases and manages fines and compliance. It does not hear felony criminal charges, civil lawsuits (including small claims), probate, or family law matters; those are under the Butler County District Court's jurisdiction.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Augusta Municipal Court

Augusta Municipal Court serves the public by processing and adjudicating state traffic misdemeanors and local ordinance violations within Augusta-Richmond County. Core services include case intake for citations and complaints; docketing and scheduling; arraignments, pretrial conferences, bench trials, and probation-revocation hearings; first appearances and bond setting; issuance of arrest/search warrants within its jurisdiction; fine payments and payment plans; and records/disposition requests.

Examples and scope:
- Case filings: pleas, motions, continuance requests, and requests for certified dispositions.
- Court hearings: arraignments, preliminary matters, bench trials, probation hearings, and failure-to-appear calendars.
- Protective orders: family-violence or stalking TPOs are filed in Superior Court; the municipal court may impose no-contact conditions via bond or probation.
- Jury services: not provided; cases needing a jury are transferred to State Court.
- Additional support: interpreter coordination and referrals for compliance programs.