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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 479.010 (2026)

Violation of municipal ordinances, jurisdiction

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  479.010.  Violation of municipal ordinances, jurisdiction. — Violations of municipal ordinances shall be heard and determined only before divisions of the circuit court as hereinafter provided in this chapter.  "Heard and determined", for purposes of this chapter, shall mean any process under which the court in question retains the final authority to make factual determinations pertaining to allegations of a municipal ordinance violation, including, but not limited to, the use of a system of administrative adjudication as provided in section 479.011, preliminary to a determination by appeal to the court in question.

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(L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 2007 H.B. 795 merged with S.B. 22)

(1990) Mayor's commission on human rights and community relations has no jurisdiction to hear and determine an allegation of a violation of a city ordinance by reason of Mo. const. art. V., sec. 23, therefore commission's order is null, void, of no effect, and for naught. Yellow Freight Systems, Inc. v. Mayor's Commission on Human Rights of the City of Springfield, 791 S.W.2d 382 (Mo. banc).

(2010) City of Springfield's administrative proceeding to challenge ticket issued by automated traffic control system for running a red light is void under section.  City of Springfield v. Belt, 307 S.W.3d 649 (Mo.banc).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1955–2022 · leading case: City of Springfield v. Belt, 307 S.W.3d 649 (Mo. 2010).
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City of Springfield v. Belt, 307 S.W.3d 649 (Mo. 2010). · cites it 7× “Section 479.010, RSMo Supp.2009. 1 The administrative proceeding is void, and Belt’s $100 penalty is vacated.”
City of Creve Coeur v. Nottebrok, 356 S.W.3d 252 (Mo. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 3× “Section 479.010 RSMo. Cum.Supp.2007; City of Springfield v.”
Yellow Freight Sys., Inc. v. Mayor's Comm'n on Human Rights of Springfield, 791 S.W.2d 382 (Mo. 1990). · cites it 3× “” “Ordinance violation” is the subject of Rule 37 which in part states: “Rule 37 governs the procedure in all courts of this state having original jurisdiction of ordinance violations and the disposition of statutory and ordinance traffic offenses in a traffic violations bureau.”
City of Kansas City v. Fasenmeyer, 907 S.W.2d 195 (Mo. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 5× “Section 479.010, RSMo 1986, 1 entitled “Violation of municipal ordinances, jurisdiction”, provides that “[vjiolations of municipal ordinances shall be tried only before divisions of the circuit court as hereinafter provided in this chapter.”
State v. Allison, 466 S.W.2d 712 (Mo. 1971). · cites it 2× “Section 479.010. The order made no reference as to the availability of the regular judge of Division No.”
City of Pleasant Valley v. Baker, 991 S.W.2d 725 (Mo. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “Section 479.010 provides that, “Violations of municipal ordinances shall be tried only before divisions of the circuit court .”
State v. King, 275 S.W.2d 310 (Mo. 1955). “’ ’ § 479.010. Its proceedings, in general, are “governed by the laws regulating .”
City of Kansas City v. May, 760 S.W.2d 534 (Mo. Ct. App. 1988). “That argument is refuted by §§ 479.010, 479.020 and 479.179, RSMo 1986.”
State v. Cross (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). “Mo. Rev. Stat. § 479.010 (2007) states: "Violations of municipal ordinances shall be heard and determined only before divisions of the circuit court.”
State v. Keith (Kan. Ct. App. 2021). “" First, Mo. Rev. Stat. § 479.010 states the following: "Violations of municipal ordinances shall be heard and determined only before divisions of the circuit court.”
State v. Herrelson (Kan. Ct. App. 2022). “The panel reached this conclusion after noting that (1) Mo. Rev. Stat. § 479.010 provides that "'[v]iolations of municipal ordinances shall be heard and determined only before divisions of the circuit court'"—making the municipal court a division of the Missouri circuit court;…”
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