Greenwood Municipal Court

When is Greenwood Municipal Court?

Greenwood Municipal Court has regular, business hours.  They are as follows:

Monday                8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday                8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday           8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Thursday              9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Friday                  8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Actual Court dockets are less often, and more specific.  Greenwood Municipal Court has an attorney plea docket beginning at 4:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month.

Court session begins for all other persons at 6:00 p.m., typically on the first Tuesday of the month.

Parking at Greenwood Municipal Court

There are two types of parking for Greenwood Court; convenient, and less convenient.  At the start of court, there are several spaces available at the Greenwood municipal building, perhaps 5 spots.  This is very convenient parking, if you can get it.  However, remember not to park in the handicapped parking space (which is hard to see).  Remember also not to park in a police spot.

The other parking is on the street or at the Greenwood school, just southwest of the court building.  It is a short one half block walk.

Who writes Greenwood Municipal Court tickets?

Greenwood Municipal Court tickets are written by the city police officers of Greenwood, Missouri.

Do not expect a Cass County Sheriff’s Department ticket or a Missouri State Highway Patrol ticket to appear in Greenwood Municipal Court. Those traffic tickets go to the Circuit Court of Cass County at Harrisonville.

How Many Points will my Ticket Cost my Driver’s License?

It is important to keep track of the number of tickets you have remaining on your driver’s license.  Losing points can cause your driver’s license to be suspended.  For some traffic tickets, getting just one citation will suspend your license.  Multiple traffic tickets add up to multiple subtractions from your driver’s license.  Look to this article.  Keep in mind how many points you stand to lose.

How much should my speeding ticket cost?

You should spend between $325.00 and $400.00 total.  Click on the link attached to the photograph on the left for a detailed breakdown of Greenwood speeding ticket costs.

Prices vary in Greenwood Municipal Court.  This is because speed over the limit varies, driving records vary.  There are also the issues of age (especially for young drivers), and what the Greenwood police wrote on the ticket (be polite).  Expect your lawyers to know those price differences.  

DWI / DUI – Driving While Intoxicated and Driving While Under the Influence in Greenwood

Greenwood Municipal Court handles misdemeanor driving while intoxicated and influence traffic tickets.  Expect for Greenwood city police officer to pass a first offense DWI offender or a second DWI offender on to Greenwood Municipal Court.  DWI tickets typically include two years of probation supervised by a private company, like Midwest ADP.

The SATOP course is a typical requirement for a Greenwood DWI.  S.A.T.O.P. is an acronym, meaning Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program.  SATOP for a DWI in Greenwood will include both an evaluation, a class, and random urine analysis tests.  The frequency of your DWI urinalysis tests will depend upon your evaluation, past urinanysis tests, and feedback from your probation supervisor.  Expect to take a class as a part of SATOP.  SATOP classes for a DWI include OEP (Offender Education Program), WIP (Weekend Intervention Program), and CIP (Clinical Intervention Program.  These three DWI SATOP classes vary in price, length, and intensity.

VIP, known as the Victims Impact Panel is a common requirement for a Greenwood, Missouri DWI or DUI.

Expect to pay fines, court costs, and a potential cost recoupment (to pay for the Greenwood Police Department breathalyzer) as part of your Greenwood DWI.

CAR CRASH – What about a Greenwood auto accident?

Its normal to manage a Greenwood auto accident for charges such as:

1. Careless and Imprudent Driving
2. Failing to Yield by Causing a Motor Vehicle Accident
3. Following Too Close and Causing an Accident
4. Greenwood Traffic Tickets with an Injury Accident

Greenwood Municipal Court has court costs of just under $30.00.  Fines while technically go up to $500.00 are often approximately $225.00.  Jail can be held at Greenwood Municipal Court of up to 90 days.  Jail is unusual.

How your Greenwood auto accident will be resolved depends a lot on whether you had insurance at the time, the extent of the insurance, whether there is an auto accident injury, and what the Greenwood auto accident report states.  Your driver’s license is at risk.  Your criminal record is at risk.  A rise in insurance rates is at risk.  

What is the website for Greenwood Municipal Court?

Look at www.greenwoodmo.com

View the Greenwood Municipal Court dockets and case information from 2016 to the present at:

https://www.municipalrecordsearch.com/greenwoodmo

What forms of payment does Greenwood Municipal Court take?

Greenwood Municipal Court accepts the following types of payments:

• Cash
• Debit Card
• Credit Card (Visa or Mastercard)
• Money Order
• Cashier’s check
• Local checks from a Defendant or a parent of a student (Counter checks and starter checks are not allowed)

Greenwood Municipal Court accepts payment personally to the clerk herself or over the telephone.  Please also remember Greenwood Municipal Court City Hall has a dropbox.

Entry of Appearance

Fill in the banks provided in this link.