Clay County Circuit Court

Clay County Circuit Court cases in Clay County, Liberty, MO

Liberty Municipal Court is the municipal division of the 7th Judicial Circuit (Clay County) serving the City of Liberty, Missouri. It adjudicates alleged violations of Liberty's municipal ordinances occurring within city limits, conducting arraignments, trials, and sentencing, and imposing fines, court costs, probation, or compliance orders. Common case types include traffic and parking offenses, municipal misdemeanor and infraction-level criminal matters (such as petty theft under city code, alcohol and nuisance violations), code-enforcement and housing/zoning violations, and animal-control issues. The court does not handle felonies, general civil litigation, probate, or family-law matters; those are heard by the Clay County Circuit Court.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Clay County Circuit Court

Liberty Municipal Court adjudicates Class C misdemeanors and city ordinance/traffic violations issued within the city. Services include: case filings (citations and complaints; defendant filings such as pleas, motions, discovery requests), docketing and notice, arraignments, pretrial conferences, compliance and show-cause hearings, and trials before judge or jury. It manages jury services (summons, qualification, excusal, postponement, and juror payment). The court processes payments, payment plans, deferred dispositions, driver safety course requests, community service, and warrant/lift options. It issues or processes warrants and, where authorized, magistrate emergency protective orders. Public services include records requests, certified copies, court date information, interpreters and ADA accommodations, probation/compliance monitoring for judgment terms, and online or in-person assistance at the clerk's office.