Pleasant Hill Municipal Court

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Essential Information you will need for Pleasant Hill Municipal Court
How to manage an Accident case in Pleasant Hill
Specific driving offenses

Where is Pleasant Hill Municipal Court?

203 Paul Street
Pleasant Hill, MO 64080
Telephone#: 816/540-3135

City Prosecutor: Tracy Spradlin
Municipal Judge: The Honorable Clayton Jones

Important Pleasant Hill Municipal Court Website Links

When is Pleasant Hill Municipal Court?

Pleasant Hill Municipal Court typically has its sessions on the 2nd or 3rd Tuesday of the month starting at 6:30 p.m. Cases with attorneys are typically handled before then. If you have to appear before the judge, show up at 6:00 p.m.

Pleasant Hill court is open at City Hall Monday through Friday – 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

You will need to show up at court at 5:30 pm if you are our client and need to appear at court. We need to go you’re your case with you, have you sign a few documents, and we will explain exactly what will happen in advance so you can have that advantage.

Can I Get a Continuance Without a Lawyer in Pleasant Hill Municipal Court?

Pleasant Hill Municipal Court allows a one-time only continuance by phone prior to your court date. These continuances can be received by calling the Court Administrator (Court Clerk) at 816/540-3135.

Do not leave a message on the recorder. You will need to the Court Clerk personally. Do not pester her.

How do I pay Pleasant Hill Municipal Court?

The Pleasant Hill Court online payment system is an option. However, we recommend against such action as you may be unwittingly pleading guilty to a conviction you will later regret. Having said that’ Pleasant Hill can take cash, check, Money Orders, and MasterCard/Visa credit cards.

Can I Get “Time to Pay” my Pleasant Hill Municipal Court Fines and Costs?

The coourt may give time to pay in certain circumstances. You will likely have to appear each and every month that you are on a payment plan. Further, you should pay a good, significant amount of money down each and every month until your payment plan is paid in full.

Cases handled with an attorney may present other obstacles with respect to “time to pay” Pleasant Hill Municipal traffic tickets.

How Many Driver’s License Points will I Lose?

Each traffic ticket carries with it a corresponding number of points it will take off a driver’s license. Other states have similar systems and Missouri reports to them, too. Some people decide to “just pay” their traffic ticket without realizing it will result in a conviction that will suspend or revoke their driver’s license.

Follow this link to the Definitive Guide to the Driver’s License Points System. The Guide will help you determine the risk to your driver’s license. Then, you can plan what is in your best interest.

What if I Get a Driving While Intoxicated (DWI / DUI) in Pleasant Hill Municipal Court?

Pleasant Hill Court only handles misdemeanor first, and second time Driving While Intoxicated DWI’s.

Did you take the Breathalyzer or did you refuse? The costs of your DWI case will depend upon this. The issue of when and how your driver’s license will suspended or reinstated will also depend upon whether you took the Breathalyzer.

Expect two years of probation. Expect to take the SATOP course and Victim’s Impact Panel (VIP). Expect to pay several hundred dollars into Pleasant Hill Municipal Court.

The DWI/DUI is the most expensive traffic ticket one can receive and it earns its reputation. You will absolutely need an attorney for a DWI/DUI as taking a conviction is worse.

What do I do with a Pleasant Hill Driving While Revoked or Driving While Suspended Traffic Ticket?

Your first step will be to attempt to get your driver’s license reinstated. Call the Missouri Department of Revenue Driver License Bureau Points Division at 573/751-4475. Key in your driver’s license number and wait the fifteen to thirty-five minutes for an operator to come on the line. Ask what you need to do to get your driver’s license reinstated. Write it down and do that.

There are two reasons for this.

It will reduce the fine amount you will pay in Pleasant Hill Municipal for the driving while revoked charge.
It will reduce your risk of getting multiple driving while revoked or driving while suspended charges. These cost between $900.00 and $1300.00 each, depending upon the jurisdiction. You do not what to have multiple driving while suspended charges.

What Can I Expect if I Get in an Auto Accident in Pleasant Hill?

You will first want to call your insurance company and create a claims file. The Pleasant Hill Municipal Prosecutor will require proof that your insurance has paid for the damages or is in the process of doing so.

If you do not have insurance, you will either need a statement from the party that got hit that there were no damages, all damages were taken care of, or you are making payments.

What if I Get Caught With Drugs in Pleasant Hill?

Drug cases in Pleasant Hill Municipal Court have varied considerably over the years. Historically, there has been probation (one or two years), community service (8-20 hours), fines, court costs, and attorney’s fees.

The main concern will be whether the drug case has been referred to the Cass County Prosecuting attorney for felony prosecution.

Pleasant Hill posts a fine schedule for defendants who wish to represent themselves, and plead guilty. The fine schedule is found here:

https://www.pleasanthill.com/files/documents/CourtFeeSchedule1314060523091321PM.pdf