Phillipsburg Municipal Court

Phillipsburg Municipal Court cases in Phillips County, Phillipsburg, KS

Phillipsburg Municipal Court is a municipal court of limited jurisdiction serving the City of Phillipsburg, Kansas. It adjudicates violations of city ordinances within the city limits, including traffic citations (speeding, stop-sign, DUI), misdemeanor ordinance offenses (such as disorderly conduct, simple battery, theft, and criminal damage), and local code violations (animal, nuisance, and licensing matters). The court conducts arraignments, trials, and sentencing, issues warrants and orders, and manages fines, probation, and compliance for these cases. It does not hear felony, juvenile, domestic/family, or general civil matters; those are handled by the Phillips County District Court. Judgments of the municipal court may be appealed to the district court for a new trial.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Phillipsburg Municipal Court

Phillipsburg Municipal Court serves the public by processing local offenses and providing access to hearings and case services. It handles motor-vehicle and parking matters (including DWI/refusal), disorderly persons/petty offenses (such as simple assault, harassment, shoplifting), and municipal ordinance, housing/code, health, fish/game, and weights/measures violations. Services include complaint intake from police or citizens, probable-cause review, and issuing summonses or warrants; scheduling and conducting arraignments, pretrial conferences, bench trials, sentencings, and compliance hearings for court orders; accepting guilty pleas, fines, payment plans, and community-service credits; issuing certified records/dispositions; interpreter and ADA accommodations; and municipal public-defender applications for eligible defendants. Protective orders: the court may issue emergency temporary restraining or no-contact orders when authorized (ongoing orders are handled by the county/superior court). Jury services: not provided; jury trials and juror management are handled by the county/superior court.