Municipal Court of Maize City

Municipal Court of Maize City Court cases in Sedgwick County, Maize, KS

Maize Municipal Court is a municipal court for the City of Maize, Kansas. It is a court of limited jurisdiction that adjudicates violations of city ordinances committed within city limits, including traffic and parking offenses, code-enforcement violations, and misdemeanor ordinance cases (such as DUI and other city-code misdemeanors). The court conducts arraignments, takes pleas, holds bench trials, and imposes fines, fees, probation, or other municipal penalties. It does not hear civil lawsuits, family/domestic cases, probate, or felonies; those matters are handled by the Sedgwick County District Court (18th Judicial District). Felony-level or state-law prosecutions are filed in district court, and defendants may appeal municipal court judgments to district court for a trial de novo.

Municipal Court of Maize City Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Municipal Court of Maize City

Maize Municipal Court administers city ordinance and traffic cases. It processes case filings from citations and complaints (traffic, misdemeanor ordinance violations, parking, code/animal violations). Public services include: docketing arraignments, pretrials, bench trials, sentencings, probation/compliance reviews; diversion and payment options; warrants, bonds, continuances; records and court date information; online or in-person fine payment. The court provides arraignments and hearings but no jury services-jury trials occur, if sought on appeal, in Sedgwick County District Court. Protective orders (PFA/PFS) are not filed here and are handled by the District Court; the municipal court can direct parties to the proper venue. The court maintains calendars, issues subpoenas, and coordinates interpreters and ADA accommodations to ensure access.