§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.
§50-5-15. Failure of Defendant to Appear at Criminal Trial or Other Criminal Hearing; Compulsion of Appearance
Whenever any defendant, properly notified, fails to appear for a criminal trial or other criminal hearing before a magistrate, the magistrate may issue a capias to compel that person to appear.
§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 […]
§50-6-2. Filing of Transcript in Office of Circuit Clerk; Entry on Lien Docket
A certified transcript of judgment rendered by a magistrate court may be filed in the office of the circuit court upon payment of a fee of $1. The circuit clerk shall keep such records and indices as may be required by the rules of the Supreme Court of Appeals. Such judgments may also be docketed […]
§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.
§50-5-5. Privileged Communications; Persons Incompetent to Testify
No person shall be compelled to testify at any proceeding in magistrate court as to any communication privileged by law. No person shall be compelled to testify as to any matter as to which he is incompetent by law to testify.
§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 […]
§50-5-9. Verdict and Sentence
(a) In every criminal case in which the defendant is in custody, a magistrate shall render a finding of guilty or not guilty immediately upon the conclusion of the trial or hearing. In all other proceedings, a magistrate shall render a finding of guilty or not guilty no later than the next succeeding day after […]