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The Melbourne Magistrates' Court, the principal venue of the Magistrates' Court of Victoria A magistrates' court is a lower court where, in several jurisdictions , all criminal proceedings start. Also some civil matters may be dealt with here, such as family proceedings.
Money Claim Online (MCOL) is a UK government Internet-based service by His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service for claimants and defendants in England and Wales. It states that it is "a convenient and secure way of making or responding to a money claim on the Internet". [ 7 ]
In the magistrates' court, cases are usually heard by a bench of three (or occasionally two) justices of the peace, or by a district judge (magistrates' court). Criminal cases are usually, although not exclusively, investigated by the police and then prosecuted at the court by the Crown Prosecution Service .
Jan. 25—Residents of West Virginia will now have easier access to county magistrate court filings from the comfort of home—or wherever you might be. In an effort to make court records more ...
The single justice procedure (SJP; Welsh: gweithdrefn cyfiawnder sengl) was introduced by the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 in England and Wales. [1] [2] [3] Under this procedure a single magistrate with a legally qualified adviser, can try minor non-imprisonable offences without a court hearing, unless the defendant chooses to attend a hearing in court.
Fanling Magistrates' Court. Magistrates exercise criminal jurisdiction over a wide range of offences. Although there is a general limit of two years imprisonment or a fine of $100,000, certain statutory provisions give Magistrates the power to sentence up to three years imprisonment and to impose a fine up to $5,000,000.
In Kenya, there are five categories of magistrates, namely resident magistrate, senior resident magistrate, principal magistrate, senior principal magistrate and chief magistrate. Chief magistrate is the highest ranking among magistrates and also assumes administrative control of magistrate courts in his or her jurisdiction.
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