City of Wichita - Rules of the Municipal Court Rule 01: Prefatory Rule
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Wichita Municipal Court
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Wichita, Kansas 67202

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Rule 1: Prefatory Rule

(a) Rules Adopted. The following rules of the Municipal Court of the City of Wichita numbered 1 through 25 are hereby adopted effective August 11, 2000, pursuant to Charter Ordinance No. 152, Section 2.

(b) Repeal of Former Rules. All rules of the Municipal Court of the City of Wichita numbered 1 through 25 which were in effect immediately prior to the effective date of these rules are hereby repealed as of August 11, 2000.

(c) Statutory References. In these rules, wherever there is a reference to a section of a statute by number, it shall be deemed to be a reference to the Kansas Statutes Annotated or Supplement or amendment thereto unless a different statute is indicated.

(d) Ordinance References. In these rules, wherever there is a reference to an ordinance of the City of Wichita by number, it shall be deemed to be a reference to the section of the City Code of the City of Wichita or amendment thereto unless a different ordinance or charter ordinance is indicated.

(e) Gender References. In these rules, wherever by pronoun there is a reference to a male or a female, such reference shall be deemed to include either male or female genders, unless the language of such rule specifically indicates otherwise.

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Related to
Rules of the Municipal Court
Main
Rule 01: Prefatory Rule
Rule 02: Definitions
Rule 03: Court Hours
Rule 04: Presiding or Administrative Judge
Rule 05: Judges Pro Tempore
Rule 06: Appearance Bonds
Rule 07: Procedures Involving Notices to Appear
Rule 08: Counsel
Rule 09: Daily Docket - Sessions
Rule 10: General Rules of Court Decorum and Safety
Rule 11: Court Appearances - Failure to Appear
Rule 12: General Practice and Procedure
Rule 13: Diversions and Deferred Judgment Practice
Rule 14: Discovery
Rule 15: Motion Practice
Rule 17: Docket Call, Arraignment, and Trial Practice
Rule 18: Continuances
Rule 19: Dismissals
Rule 20: Costs, Fees and Conditions of Release After Sentence
Rule 21: Post-Trial Matters
Rule 22: Appeals
Rule 23: Expungement
Rule 24: Administrative Traffic Court
Rule 25: Impound Hearings and Civil Rights Administrative Hearings
Rule 26: Publication of Rules


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