(a) The Municipal Court shall have authority to issue subpoenas, compel testimony and hear evidence related to violations of Town ordinances. Further, the Municipal Court shall have authority to issue arrest warrants and to sign commitments of incarceration to the County Jail. The Municipal Judge or Judge Pro Tempore shall have authority to issue search warrants, based upon hearing testimony and finding probable cause in accordance with State criminal law and procedures.
(b) The Municipal Court shall have authority to order the Town to dispose of evidence arising from Town ordinance cases and property seized or committed to the custody of the Town as being found property or contraband seized under Town ordinances.
(c) The Municipal Court, upon giving a lawful order which is disobeyed, may find a person in contempt of court, such violation being a misdemeanor.
(Passed 9-17-91.)