BELLE — The Belle Municipal Court reported no new filings or case dispositions during the Jan. 13 reporting period, according to the Municipal Division Summary Reporting Form submitted to the mayor …
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BELLE — The Belle Municipal Court reported no new filings or case dispositions during the Jan. 13 reporting period, according to the Municipal Division Summary Reporting Form submitted to the mayor and board of aldermen.
Court Clerk Lydia Devine submitted the report on Jan. 13, and was provided to the mayor and council in compliance with Supreme Court Rule requirements that monthly reports be filed within 10 days of the end of the reporting period.
According to the report, the court recorded no alcohol or drug-related traffic cases, no new traffic cases and no non-traffic ordinance cases filed during the reporting period. At the start of the month, the court had 105 traffic cases and 44 non-traffic ordinance cases pending. With no cases filed or disposed of during the period, those figures remained unchanged at the end of the reporting period.
The court reported no jury trials, bench trials, guilty pleas, dismissals, nolle prosequi actions or certifications for jury trial during the period. No trial de novo or appeal applications were filed.
Warrant activity also remained unchanged. The report shows no warrants issued or served during the reporting period, with 53 warrants outstanding at the end of the period.
Although there was no case activity, the court reported $433.50 in total disbursements of costs, fees, surcharges and bonds forfeited. Excess revenue totaled $216.37, including $204 in fines, $12 in clerk fees and 37 cents for the Crime Victims Compensation Fund surcharge paid to the city.
Other revenue totaled $196.13, including $141 in fines, $24 in clerk fees, $3 for the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission surcharge, $21.39 for the Crime Victims Compensation Fund surcharge paid to the state, 74 cents for the Crime Victims Compensation Fund surcharge paid to the city or other entity and $6 for the Law Enforcement Training Fund surcharge.
The report also reflects $21 in court automation costs under other disbursements. No bond forfeitures or bond refunds were reported.
In her memo to city officials, Devine noted that the report is required to be distributed monthly and invited council members to request additional information if they wanted it regarding the court’s monthly docket or specific cases heard in Belle Municipal Court.
