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The
Eureka Municipal Court accepts online payments (subject to a convenience
fee) at the following link:
Online Payment
The Eureka Municipal Court convenes at
7:30 p.m. on typically the second and fourth Tuesday of each month
(subject to periodic change) at 120 City Hall
Drive, Eureka, Missouri 63025. The Municipal Judge is Richard A. Barry, III,
the Prosecuting Attorney is Katherine L. Butler and the Court Clerk is Daphne
Marler.
Mission Statement:
The Municipal Court is responsible for providing both a process and a forum
for ensuring due process of law. The Municipal Court is responsible for
recording alleged violations of City codes or ordinances, issuing summons'
to defendants and witnesses, hearing evidence presented in court, ruling on
cases, recording final dispositions of cases, receipting fines and court
costs, and distributing such funds to their proper designations.
The Municipal Court is charged with the disposition of cases wherein
violations of the Municipal Ordinances are charged. These include the
Municipal Traffic Laws, including driving while suspended, driving while
revoked and driving while intoxicated. These also include Municipal charges
relating to offenses such as shoplifting, peace disturbance, destruction of
property, and other municipal ordinance violations.
The main function of the Court is to provide for the expeditious resolution
of cases brought before it involving alleged violations of the Municipal
Code of the City of Eureka. If a person pleads not guilty to a charge at the
initial court appearance, the matter is set for trial. At the trial, the
defendant may represent himself or retain advice of an attorney. If a person
pleads guilty to a charge, an appropriate fine or other disposition of the
case is made as is deemed appropriate. This may include use of Driver's
Safety Training, attendance at Alcohol or Substance Abuse Education Classes,
probation with specific conditions to prohibit the repetition of the conduct
charged in the offense, a fine or, in extreme cases, the imposition of jail
time.
All persons charged with municipal offense violations in the Eureka
Municipal Court are entitled to all protections granted to any person
charged with a criminal offense even though ordinance violations are
quasi-criminal in nature. These include the presumption of innocence wherein
a person is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt
by the Prosecuting Attorney of the City, the right to a trial and, if
certified to Circuit Court of St. Louis County, the right to a trial by
jury. Further, any person convicted in the Eureka Municipal Court has the
absolute right to appeal the decision and have a new trial in front of an
associate circuit court judge in the County seat located in Clayton,
Missouri.
The goals of the Court are to insure the safety and well-being of the
citizens of Eureka, visitors to the City and the City employees.
To contact the Court Clerk, Daphne Marler, you may call 636-938-6600, Monday through Friday,
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Municipal Code & Amendments
Schedule of Fines & Costs
Municipal
Complaint Form (PDF)
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