§ 5.02. Municipal court.  


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  • There shall be a court for the trial of misdemeanor offenses known as the "Municipal Court of Copperas Cove, Texas," with such powers and duties as are given and prescribed by laws of the State of Texas and this charter.

    The municipal court shall be presided over by a magistrate, who shall be known as "the judge of the municipal court."

    The court shall be served by a clerk, to be known as the "municipal court clerk", who shall be a city employee.

    All fines imposed by the municipal court, or by any court in cases appealed from judgments of the municipal court, shall be paid into the city treasury for the use and benefit of the city.