Ogden Municipal Court

Ogden Municipal Court cases in Riley County, Ogden, KS

Ogden Municipal Court is a municipal, limited-jurisdiction court serving the City of Ogden, Kansas. It handles prosecutions for violations of city ordinances occurring within city limits and conducts arraignments, trials, and sentencing in those cases, as well as issuing warrants and collecting fines and costs. Common matters include traffic infractions and parking citations; misdemeanor offenses charged under municipal code (such as alcohol-related and public-safety violations, including DUI under city ordinance); and code-enforcement issues like nuisance, property maintenance, and animal-control violations. The court does not hear civil lawsuits, family law matters, or felony criminal cases; those are handled by the Riley County District Court, which also hears appeals from municipal court.

Ogden Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Ogden Municipal Court

Ogden Municipal Court serves the public by handling city-level cases and essential court services.

Case types:
- Traffic and parking infractions
- Class B/C misdemeanors
- Municipal ordinance violations
- Small claims within statutory limits

Key services:
- Case filings, records, and public access to case information
- Court hearings: arraignments, pretrials, trials, sentencings, and compliance reviews
- Payment processing, extensions, and compliance (probation, community service)
- Summonses, warrants, bail settings
- Jury services: qualification, summons, deferral, orientation
- Interpreters and ADA accommodations
- Subpoenas and limited discovery in applicable cases
- Self-help information and forms
- Protective-order support: information/referral for filing and scheduling where authorized; hears criminal charges for violations of protective or stalking orders

The court's functional role is to provide timely case processing, ensure due process, and facilitate accessible, fair resolution of municipal cases.