Kansas City Municipal Court Attorneys

Do I have to personally appear for Kansas City Municipal Court?

Your appearance at Kansas City court may, or may not be necessary. If you hire Hamilton & Associates’ Law Office for a speeding ticket or similar traffic ticket, and pay the full amount up front, you should not have to appear. Our traffic ticket attorneys can likely appear on your behalf, and successfully resolve your traffic ticket without you being inconvenienced.

Virtual Dockets in Kansas City Municipal Court

The coronavirus pandemic hastened the change in Kansas City Municipal Court to virtual dockets.  With a few exceptions, you should expect to attend KCMO court online, using Zoom.   you will need to look up your virtual hearing time and get the link to “dial in” to your court meeting.  Press on THIS LINK to look up your virtual court hearing link.  It is the way you will use to attend court.

How are Payments Made to Kansas City Municipal Court?

Paying in Person At Court

Payments to Kansas City Municipal Court can be made in person or online.  In person payments are made at the Clerk’s window on the left (west) side of the first floor of the court.  Make sure to sign in at the electronic kiosk, get the piece of paper to tells your number in line, and wait.  Do not throw your line ticket away because the clerk will require you to give it to her before she will help you.  The court will take currency (cash) and credit cards.  If you are an attorney, the court will take a law firm check.  Be aware that the new system charges you extra, about 2%, for the use of your credit card.

Paying Online

Payments can also be made online.  Pay your money into the court system. From an attorney’s perspective, this is often better.  You get an electronic receipt, can skip the line and the wait, and handle the transaction from, wherever you might wish.  Note that the online payment system also charges about 2%, so for a regular fine of about $223.50, you will pay about $4.72 more.

How to Get a KC Municipal Court Continuance

If you want a continuance, you will have to plan on appearing personally, or during your virtual court hearing online. Continuances in Kansas City Municipal Court take just as much work as resolving the entire case. We at the Hamilton Law Office do not believe in wasting your money unnecessarily. If you want a continuance, do not pay $150.00 for an attorney to do it for you. Get your continuance yourself, and when you are ready to pay, pay the money into us and we will handle your case.

When Do I have to Personally Appear at KC Municipal Court?

Some types of Kansas City Municipal cases will require your personal appearance. For example:

1. Driving while Intoxicated
2. Driving under the Influence of Drugs
3. Assault
4. Domestic Violence
5. Any Case Involving Probation. Probation cases require your personal appearance at court. This is because you will have to promise the judge to remain in compliance with the law. For example, for a DWI, you be on probation for a period of two (2) years, as well as taking the SATOP and Victim’s Impact Panel (VIP) courses.

How Many Points Will I Lose Off my Driver’s License?

Kansas City Municipal Court like to mail defendants a letter a few weeks after receiving a traffic ticket.  It makes it easy to just pay the ticket.  People don’t realize they are being convicted, and losing points off their driver’s license.  Other times, people are nervous in court, and just want to take the quickest way out.  Others decide to spend their money on things other than a traffic lawyer.

These people pay their tickets without realizing they are being convicted and losing points off their driver’s license.  All this is a matter of personal choice; however, it is wise to determine the repercussion of one’s actions in advance.  Look to this article to determine the risk to your driver’s license for your KCMO Municipal Court traffic ticket.

Driving While Suspended and Driving While Revoked charges in Kansas City Municipal Court

DWS/DWR cases depend upon the circumstances. There are a number of Kansas City Municipal prosecutors and a number of Kansas City Municipal Court judges. They treat different defendants differently based upon the prosecutor’s own personal experience and attitudes, the Defendant’s driving record, and the criminal record.

There is also a price and result difference depending upon the reason your license was suspended as well as whether you have gotten it reinstated. Because of the complexity, it is best to call a Kansas City Municipal Court law office and get an opinion in advance. We cannot explain the result of every possible situation on a website, especially since results change from time to time.

Driving while suspended and driving while revoked charges are expensive. They can lead to an additional suspension of your driver’s license, jail time, and even a felony conviction. These are not the types of traffic tickets one handles on their own. 

Will I have to take the Alive @ 25 Program Driving School?

That depends.   It has long been the policy of the Kansas City Municipal Court Prosecutor’s Office for defendants under 21 years of age to have to take the Alive@25 driving school.  If you are under 21, and you have a KC Municipal ticket, expect Alive@25.

• Alive@25 has traditionally cost $55.00.  See the current price schedule here:

https://www.shcmoks.com/trafficschool/coursefees.asp

• To sign up for Alive@25, follow this link:

https://www.shcmoks.com/trafficschool/

• You may also call Alive@25 at 816-842-5223.

Auto Accidents in Kansas City Municipal Court

Kansas City Municipal Court car crashes are unique animals. However, they can usually be resolved without your personal appearance and kept off of your record. This depends upon the circumstances of the auto accident.

• Was someone injured in your auto accident?
• Did you have insurance that is covering the damages?
• What is your driving and criminal history?

Tell us the factors and we will be able to move towards knowing what will happen in your case. There is no easy way around it and you will likely need legal representation.

Remember: Kansas City Municipal Court is a complex jurisdiction and there are no set results because of various circumstances result in different outcomes. The only way to know for certain is to contact our office and run it by one of our attorneys.

After we have had a chance to speak with the judge and the prosecuting attorney, your uncertainty can be alleviated and the case resolved. Until then, there will be some uncertainty. Consider these factors and then we will talk about the rest.