Traffic, motor vehicle violations, municipal
ordinance violations and criminal misdemeanor offenses that occur
within the city limits of Midfield, Alabama are handled by the staff of
the Midfield Municipal Court. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30
p.m. Monday through Friday. Court is held on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m.
except for the fifth Tuesday in a month or City holidays.
Issuing
Warrants
1. Bring a copy of your police
report concerning the incident.
2. Be prepared to
discuss the matter with a Magistrate. The Magistrate has to determine
probable cause before a warrant can be issued.
3. Be
prepared to swear or affirm the truthfulness of your statements
4.
Bring as much information as possible about the offender/defendant. At
a minimum, have the first and last name of the offender and a valid
address.
5. If probable cause to issue a warrant is
found, and the offender is apprehended, you will be required to attend
court hearings. You will be issued a subpoena or summons to appear in
court. If you fail to appear for court hearings, you may be arrested
and charged with contempt of court.
6. Once a
warrant has been issued, you cannot dismiss the case! Be sure that you
are prepared to live with the fact that if the person is apprehended,
he or she will be arrested, taken to jail and will have to appear in
court to answer to the charge(s).
Schedule
of Fines for Traffic Infractions:
The
schedule of fines for traffic infractions, established by Rule 20(A),
Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration, applies if the defendant in a
municipal court case chooses to plead guilty before a magistrate to one
of the traffic offenses listed in the schedule. Traffic offenses that
are not listed in the following schedule require court appearance. The
court appearance date and time may be found at the bottom of the
traffic citation on the left side of the form.
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