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§50-5-14. Pleas in Certain Cases

Except for violations of section one or two, article five, chapter seventeen-c of this code, and except for violations of any of the provisions of chapter twenty of this code which may subject the person charged therewith to confinement, any person charged with a violation of said chapter seventeen-c or said chapter twenty may plead […]

§50-5-14a. Disposition Without Court Appearance

Tender of payment by a person charged by citation of the assessed fine and costs shall constitute a plea of no contest to such citation and signing of the citation by the person charged shall not be required for entry of a judgment of conviction.

§50-6-1. Enforcement of Judgments

(a) The provisions of articles three, four, five, five-a, five-b and six, chapter thirty-eight of this code, except as the same are in conflict with the provisions of this chapter or are clearly applicable only to courts of record, shall apply to the enforcement of judgments rendered in magistrate court and process therefor shall issue […]

§50-6-3. Attachment

Except as the same may be in conflict with the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of article seven, chapter thirty-eight of this code, regarding attachment shall apply to actions in magistrate court.

§50-5-6. Evidentiary Depositions

In a civil action the evidentiary deposition of any witness residing out of the county or unable to attend court may be taken for use at the trial by any party upon reasonable notice to all other parties.

§50-5-7. Right to Trial in Criminal Cases

Every defendant charged in a magistrate court in a criminal proceeding which is within the jurisdiction of the court shall have the right to a trial on the merits in the magistrate court.

§50-5-8. Trial by Jury; Trial to the Court

(a) A party to a civil action in magistrate court has the right to elect that the matter be tried with a jury when the amount in controversy exceeds $20 or involves possession of real estate. The election must be made in writing at any time after the commencement of the action and not later […]