§ 32.32 CONTEMPT.

   (A)   Obedience to the orders, rules, and judgments made by the Municipal Judge or by the Municipal Court may be enforced by said Judge, who may fine or imprison for contempt committed while holding Court, or committed against process issued by said Judge, in the same manner and to the same extent, as the District Courts of this state.

   (B)   It shall be an offense to be in contempt, directly or indirectly, of the Municipal Court of the town and of its orders.

(Prior Code, Ch. 12, Art. 2, § 27) Penalty, see § 32.99

§ 32.33 DEFENDANT TO BE PRESENT AT TRIAL; FAILURE TO APPEAR.

   (A)   The defendant must be personally present at the trial in the Municipal Court.

   (B)   If, without sufficient excuse, a defendant fails to appear according to the terms or conditions of the bond, either for hearing, arraignment, trial, or judgment, or upon any other occasion when presence in court or before the magistrate may be lawfully required, the Municipal Judge may direct that fact to be entered upon the court minutes, thereby declaring the bond to be forfeited. Without advancing court costs, said Judge shall then cause the forfeiture to be certified to the District Court of the county wherein the situs of government is situated, where it shall be entered upon the judgment docket and shall have the full force and effect of a District Court Judgment. At such time as the forfeiture is entered upon the District Court Judgment Docket, the District Court Clerk shall proceed in accordance with the applicable provisions of state statutes.

(Prior Code, Ch. 12, Art. 2, § 28)

§ 32.34 JUDGMENT.

   (A)   At the close of a trial in the Municipal Court, judgment must be rendered by the Municipal Judge, who shall cause it to be entered in his or her docket.

   (B)   If the judgment of the Municipal Court is of acquittal and the defendant is not to be detained for any other legal cause, said defendant must be discharged at once.

   (C)   If the defendant pleads guilty or is convicted after trial, the Municipal Court must render judgment thereof, fixing the penalty within the limits prescribed by this code of ordinances or other applicable ordinance, and imposing sentence accordingly.

(Prior Code, Ch. 12, Art. 2, § 29)