Jurisdiction--Acceptance of defaults and trial of certain petty offenses--Acceptance of pleas--Sentencing

A magistrate court with a magistrate judge presiding has concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit courts: (1) To accept defaults for petty offenses; (2) To try contested cases involving a petty offense; (3) To take pleas of guilty, not guilty, nolo contendere for any criminal offense; or (4) To take pleas of guilty, not guilty, nolo contendere for violation of any ordinance, bylaw, or other police regulation of a political subdivision; Source: SL 2003, ch 117, § 17; SL 2007, ch 135, § 1, eff. Mar. 2, 2007; SL 2009, ch 103, § 1.