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Section/Rule:
38.05
Subject:
Rule 38 - Certain Statutory Violations and Violations Bureaus
Publication / Adopted Date:
December 1, 1997
Topic:
Definitions
Revised / Effective Date:
May 1, 2019
38.05. Definitions
Whenever in this Rule 38 the following terms are used, they mean the following:
(
a
)
"Circuit violations bureau,"
violations bureau established by court order pursuant to
Rule 38.10(a)
of
this Court;
(b)
“
Clerk
,” any designated court clerk or court administrator or any deputy or division court clerk serving courts to which this
Rule 38
applies
;
(
c
) “
Committee
,” a committee consisting of judges appointed by this Court
establish the uniform fine schedule for
Rule 38
circuit violations bureaus
;
(
d
) “
County
,” includes the city of St. Louis;
(
e
) “
Court
,” a division of the circuit court having jurisdiction to hear violations to which this
Rule 38
applies
;
(
f
) “
Missouri charge code
,” as defined by
section 43.500
RSMo
;
(
g
)
“
Person
,” includes corporation;
(
h
) “
Prosecuting attorney
,” any prosecuting or circuit attorney having the duty to prosecute violations to which this Rule 38
applies;
(
i
) “
Public safety violation
,” any violation of
577.070
or
section 577.073, RSMo;
(
j
) “
Traffic violation
,” any violation of
chapters 301
,
302
,
304
,
307
, or
390, RSMo;
(
k
) “
Uniform fine schedule
,” the fine schedule approved pursuant to
Rule 38.09
;
(
l
) “
Violation(s)
,” traffic violations, public safety violations
,
watercraft violations, and wildlife violations;
(
m
) “
Watercraft violation
,” any violation of
chapter 306, RSMo
;
(
n
) “
Wildlife violation
,” any violation of
chapter 252, RSMo
.
(Adopted Dec. 1, 1997, eff. July 1, 1998; Amended Dec. 23, 2003, eff. July 1, 2004; Dec. 16, 2011, eff Jan. 1, 2012; Oct. 15, 2018, eff. May 1, 2019.)
