Where is Lake Lotawana Municipal Court?
Lake Lotawana Municipal Court is now a subdivision of the Circuit Court of Jackson County, at Independence. The old courthouse used to be off of Colbern Road and MO State Highway 7 within the city limits of Lake Lotawana. This is no longer the case. 
It is now located at:
308 West Kansas
Independence, Mo. 64050
What is Lake Lotawana Municipal Court’s Website Address?
When is Lake Lotawana Municipal Court?
Court is open in Lake Lotawana from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Court sessions are held typically on Thursdays, starting at 9:30am.
How Many Points will my Lotawana Ticket Cost my Driver’s License?
There are only twelve points on your driver’s license. Eight points will suspend your license. A number of traffic tickets will suspend your driver’s license, just for that one ticket! It is important to know and plan in advance what will happen to your driver’s license so that you can properly plan what will be in your best interest.
Follow this link and look to this article to determine how many driver’s license points you risk losing.
How to Resolve an Auto Accident in Lake Lotawana.
The Lake Lotawana City Prosecutor will want to see confirmation that any auto accident in Lake Lotawana has been resolved with insurance. You will want to provide us with your auto insurance. We will also want a letter from your insurance carrier indicating the traffic accident damages have been resolved through insurance. The Lake Lotawana City Prosecutor will want to see this to resolve your case.
Expect fines, court costs, and attorney’s fees. The amount of these will depend upon the severity of your Lake Lotawana auto accident. It is often not necessary for a defendant to personally appear for the court date if an attorney has been hired.
Auto accidents take a period of several months, at least, to resolve in Lake Lotawana. This is because of the delays with insurance company auto accident claims.
Driving While Intoxicated Charge in Lake Lotawana
DWI and DUI charges in Lake Lotawana Municipal Court are expensive and serious. Lake Lotawana Municipal Court does not handle felony DWI’s. However, misdemeanor DWI’s are regularly resolved there.
Expect two (2) years of probation. Expect to take the SATOP and Victim’s Impact Panel (VIP) classes. One can often avoid community service. There will be fines of several hundred dollars. A defendant will spend a significant amount on attorney’s fees, depending upon the severity of the case and the amount work needed.
In the end, it is usually the case that the DWI in Lake Lotawana can be kept off your criminal record, kept off your driving record, and no conviction will appear on the driver’s license.
Driving While Suspended or Revoked in Lake Lotawana Municipal Court
Auto Accidents in Lake Lotawana Municipal Court
Car accidents in Lake Lotawana, Missouri usually arise from the following types of tickets:
- Following too close,
- Careless and imprudent driving,
- Failing to maintain control of your motor vehicle,
- Failure to yield.
These typically carry a fine of $225.00. There are court costs of just under $30.00. It can carry a jail term of up to ninety (90) days.
How your case will be resolved will depend first upon whether you had insurance at the time. The Lake Lotawana Municipal Court Prosecutor will expect a letter from the insurance carrier verifying insurance at the time and that the damages are resolved.
Driving While Suspended and Driving While Revoked Lake Lotawana Municipal Court Traffic Tickets.
Lake Lotawana
Have you ever driven on Milton Thompson road? This is the man who founded Lake Lotawana, and Lake Tapawingo. “Lotawana” is a Native American phrase meaning “sparkling water.”
Lake Lotawana was originally cattle farms. It started as a depression project and will celebrate its 100th birthday in 2029. 1935 marked the first full water mark for Lake Lotawana’s “sparkling water.”
During the civil war, Captain Quantrill’s Raiders hid in the woods that would become Lake Lotawana. The Battle of Qualtrill’s Cove in 1862 as an ancilliary dogfight to the Battle of Lone Jack was real.
Lake Lotawana encompasses 11.29 square miles. 1,939 people reside in Lake Lotawana; that is 840 houses among 566 families.
