Jurisdiction--Petty offenses--Acceptance of pleas--Sentencing--Overweight vehicle penalties

A magistrate court with a clerk magistrate 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, § 38; SL 2005, ch 120, § 174; SL 2011, ch 109, § 1.