City of Topeka | Municipal Court: Rules of Practice & Procedure

Rule 1: Prefatory Rule
(a) Rules Adopted. The following rules of the Municipal Court of the City of Topeka
numbered 1 through 24 are hereby adopted effective March 10, 2008, pursuant to City of
Topeka Code Section 50-41. If any rule contained herein is in conflict with those
contained in City of Topeka Code Section 50-41 or applicable state statutes or case law,
then the provisions of City of Topeka Code Section 50-41, state statute or case law shall
prevail.

(b) Repeal of Former Rules. All rules of the Municipal Court of the City of Topeka, which
were in effect immediately prior, are hereby repealed as of March 10, 2008.

(c) Statutory References. Wherever there is a reference to a section of a statute by
number, it shall be deemed to be a reference to the Kansas Statutes Annotated
(hereinafter “K.S.A.”) as may be amended unless otherwise indicated.

(d) Ordinance References. Wherever there is a reference to an ordinance of the City of
Topeka by number, it shall be deemed to be a reference to the section of the Code of
the City of Topeka (hereinafter “TCC”) as may be amended unless otherwise indicated.

(e) Gender References: Wherever by pronoun there is a reference to male or female, such

reference shall be deemed to include both male and female genders, unless the
language of such rule specifically indicates otherwise.

Steve Eberts: Administrative Judge | Download a complete copy of all rules here.