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Any person convicted before the Municipal Judge shall be punished by such fine or imprisonment as may be defined by ordinance. The Municipal Judge shall have the power to punish for contempt in the same manner and to the same extend as the District Court. The Municipal Judge of the town may designate specified offenses of this town in respect to which payment of fines may be accepted by paying the amount designated without appearance before the Municipal Judge, and shall specify by suitable schedules the amount of such fines provided such fines are within the limits declared by law or ordinance.
(Prior Code, § 12.01.070) (Ord. 2015-05, passed 7-8-2015)
Probation may be imposed by the Municipal Judge for any municipal ordinance conviction or plea agreement pursuant to state law; provided, that the terms of probation are directly related to an element or circumstance for that conviction or charge, or for the terms or conditions for paying fines, costs, fees or restitution. A period of probation not to exceed one year may be ordered in all sentences or plea agreements consistent with this subchapter. In convictions which carry no possible jail sentence, all or a portion of the fine may be suspended when probation is ordered. In convictions for which a jail sentence is possible, then all such terms of probation as authorized by state law may be ordered.
(Prior Code, § 12.01.080) (Ord. 2015-05, passed 7-8-2015)
Setting of and implementation of bond schedules are the exclusive domain of the court. State Courts are ordered to follow the Supreme Court’s bond schedule, and Municipal Courts are encouraged to follow the Supreme Court’s schedule as well. However, the decision of whether or not even to set bonds is a function limited to the court as part of Wyoming Supreme Court’s Canon 1 of the Code of Judicial Conduct, “A Judge Shall uphold the Integrity and Independence of the Judiciary.”
(Prior Code, § 12.01.090) (Ord. 2015-05, passed 7-8-2015)
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