- Source: City court
City court or municipal court is a court of law with jurisdiction limited to a city or other municipality. It typically addresses "violations of city ordinances and may also have jurisdiction over minor criminal cases...and over certain civil cases." Examples include Moscow City Court in Russia, Municipal Court of Chicago and New York City Civil Court in the United States.
In Sri Lanka, A special Court created under the Municipal Council's Ordinance, No. 2 of 1947 (section 562). A municipality would appoint a Municipal Magistrate. A Municipal Magistrate may be appointed as an additional Magistrate in conjunction with his other duties. They do not have civil jurisdiction, they have jurisdiction over any breach of any municipal by-laws per the Municipal Council's Ordinance. Now the local magistrate courts performs the duties of the municipal magistrate courts.
See also
Legal code (municipal)
County court
District court
Inferior courts of the United States
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- City Law School
- TruTV
- Albany, New York
- Kota New York
- Bibliografi Paus Fransiskus
- City of London
- Arena Bill Harris
- Dean Court
- Vatikan
- Korporasi Kota London
- City court
- Court Square–23rd Street station
- Court
- Forbidden City
- Alyson Court
- Buffalo City Court Building
- New York City Criminal Court
- Law of Vatican City
- Moscow City Court
- City of Westminster Magistrates' Court
