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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 479.130 (2026)

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  479.130.  Trial by jury, when. — Any person charged with the violation of a municipal ordinance of a city of the third or fourth class shall be entitled to a trial by jury, as in prosecutions for misdemeanors before an associate circuit judge.

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(L. 1978 H.B. 1634)

Effective 1-02-79

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1971–2010 · leading case: City of Bellefontaine Neighbors v. Scatizzi, 302 S.W.3d 730 (Mo. Ct. App. 2010).
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City of Bellefontaine Neighbors v. Scatizzi, 302 S.W.3d 730 (Mo. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 3× “61 and section 479.130 RSMo but did not request a jury trial.”
City of Portage Des Sioux v. Lambert, 196 S.W.3d 587 (Mo. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 4× “Following a discussion that was off the record, the court quoted from Section 479.130: 3 “Any person charged with the violation of a municipal ordinance of a city of the third or fourth class shall be entitled to a trial by jury, as in prosecutions for misdemeanors before an…”
City of Strafford v. Croxdale, 272 S.W.3d 401 (Mo. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “Before arriving at that final destination, we first take judicial notice of the fact that the City of Strafford is a fourth-class city 6 and therefore look to section 479.130 which states that “[a]ny person charged with the violation of a municipal ordinance of a city of the…”
City of Maplewood v. Marti, 891 S.W.2d 500 (Mo. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 6× “There is no state statute which authorizes jury trials for constitutionally chartered “home rule” cities, such as the City of Maplewood.”
City of Indep. v. Deffenbaugh Indus., Inc., 804 S.W.2d 383 (Mo. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 3× “banc 1982); §§ 479.130 and 479.150. Accordingly, the municipal court was without jurisdiction to order the transfer of the cases to the presiding judge of the circuit court under Rule 37.”
State v. Davis, 469 S.W.2d 1 (Mo. 1971). “Louis Court of Criminal Correction shall be prepared or approved by the prosecuting attorney or by an assistant prosecuting attorney or by the person acting as such at that time.”
Sullivan v. Dalton, 795 S.W.2d 389 (Mo. 1990). “080, a municipality which elects to maintain a municipal court is entitled to all fines and costs, while a municipality which elects to avail itself of the services of an associate circuit judge receives the fines but not the costs.”
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