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Municipal court

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003332

A court of limited jurisdiction that handles cases arising within a specific city or municipality. Its authority is typically confined to minor civil matters, traffic violations, and misdemeanors or other offenses defined by local ordinances. The monetary limit for civil claims in these courts is set by state statute and is lower than that of superior or district courts, which have broader general jurisdiction.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003332
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Municipal court",
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/municipal-court/"
}

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