Payable offenses

If  your citation is payable without a court appearance, and you have not missed a court date and you wish to plead and pay your ticket.:

1. Open Case.net‍ ‍

2. Choose the Make a Payment Option here: https://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=1886‍ ‍ or find your case here: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/caseNoSearch.do‍ ‍

3. Enter your ticket number(“Uniform Citation Number” in top right corner) and Choose “Clay County Judicial Circuit 7”

If your citation DOES NOT HAVE a dollar amount on Case.net, you will be required to appear on the court date listed on your citation.

RESTRICTIONS: We do not accept payments by phone. Personal checks are not accepted. Unwrapped or loose coins in excess of $5.00 will not be accepted.

Fine Schedule: Any offense included on the Municipal Division Uniform Fine Schedule are payable outside of court and do not require a court appearance if satisfied prior to court date given.

About Municipal Court

Know Your Rights Brochure English ‍ Spanish ‍

Judge:  Steven B. Salmon

Court Administrator:  Dawn Coonce

Court Clerk: Jennifer Beeler

Business Hours:  Monday/Thursday 10am -4pm

Tuesday/Wednesday 8-5pm

‍ excluding holidays and court scheduled training sessions.

Address: 6404 Locust, MO 64118

Email:  court@oakviewmo.org (Response times very) 

Phone: (816) 642-8387  

Phones answered 10 am to 12 pm on court days. No continuances will be given after 12pm on court days.

The Village Prosecutor, is available to meet in-person, with attorneys at 4:30pm on the night of court, who have previously e-filed and have defendants on the 5pm docket .

All attorneys are required to electronically file entries, motions, required documents for pleas and other filings on EACH individual case they apply to. You may file an original and redacted version if appropriate. and follow all redaction requirements.  The court will NOT correct or edit insufficiently redacted filings. All redactions are to be made by the filer under Court Operating Rule 2

Missouri Revised Statute 479.020 https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=479.020&bid=47809

MO. Revised Statute 479.030 https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=479.030

Supreme Court Rule 37 https://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=200636&up=199444

Original arrest warrants

• A citation was not issued at the time of the incident.

• The case was reviewed and later filed by the Village Prosecutor's office.

• The judge then issued an arrest warrant for the defendant.

• The defendant will be sent a warrant notice.

• The defendant must post bond to get a court date.

Failure to appear warrants

By law Municipal Court does not issue warrants for failing to pay fines but does issue bench warrants for failing to appear in court on your scheduled court date. Consult an attorney for advice on which option is best for handling your warrants.

Where to post Municipal Court bonds

• Oakview Police Department

• Forms of payment allowed: Cash

How to find a bonding company

• The 7th Circuit Court of Clay County website includes a list of bail bondsmen who have been approved for the purpose of signing various bail bonds as sureties and/or as attorneys-in-fact.

• You must speak with the bonding company directly to determine the percentage of the bond they will charge.

What is a cash bond?

• A cash bond means you must post the full amount of the bond with our court or at the police station. You cannot use a bonding company.

• Forms of payment allowed: Cash

Bond Forfeiture

Failure to come to court after posting bond will result in a warrant and bond forfeiture hearing scheduled. A bond forfeiture hearing will be set where you may show cause to the judge why your bond should not be forfeited to the Village. Bond forfeiture hearing notices are sent to the address you have filed with our court. It is your responsibility to keep your address updated with the court. 

Bond Forfeiture Procedures (for bonding companies) Appearance Required 

Bond Refunds

• When the case is disposed of, and if the bond was not forfeited, the bond refund is processed automatically and mailed at the end of the month to the defendant at the address on file and all fines, court costs, restitution and other fees owed will be deducted from the refund.

  • Keep your address updated. You are given a paper to fill out with your phone number and address to send your bond refund check to. If you do not fill it out legibly or completely, including a phone to contact you with questions. the court will send your check to the last known address.

• Bonds on probation violations will not be refunded until the violation is resolved.

• If for some reason you must pick up your refund check in person you must show valid picture ID.

• Cash bonds are returned to the defendant even if they were paid/posted by another person like a relative or friend.

If you had insurance at the time of your stop and for the car you were driving, email a copy of your citation with your insurance card to prosecutor@oakviewmo.org for the prosecutor to review.  

Please note, this email is only for insurance tickets. The PA will not respond to any other communication.

Request needs to be made 4 weeks before your court date.

Trial is when your plead “not guilty” and are ready to bring witnesses and evidence to contest the case against you. NOTE: All trials are in-person proceedings, not virtual. 

On your trial date the judge will expect you to

• Have your evidence, including trial exhibits and witnesses with you.

• Be represented by an attorney; OR be prepared to represent yourself in a legal capacity.

Request a trial online only if you will meet all of the above expectations.

Do not request a trial if you are unsure or merely need time to seek legal advice or gather money to pay your fine. You may wish to consider a continuance instead. 

Trial Process

• The case is ready to be heard by the judge.

• Each witness shall swear, affirm or declare an obligation to tell the truth.

• The Village’s witnesses explain their version of what happened.

• You or your attorney can ask questions of the Village’s witnesses.

• You may call witnesses to explain your version of what happened. 

• You may require witnesses to come to trial and testify with a subpoena.

• The village prosecutor may question you and your witnesses, if you and your witnesses testify.

• You may choose to testify or remain silent.

• • If you remain silent, it is not considered an admission of guilt.

  • If you testify, the judge may consider any statement you make in deciding your guilt of innocence.

• The judge makes findings of guilty or not guilty.

Know your rights: Download the Guide to Municipal Court.

Know your rights: Spanish your Know your Rights Municipal Brochure

Trial Outcomes

• If you are found not guilty, the case ends.

• If you are found guilty, you can accept the decision of the judge or appeal to the circuit court.

Appeals (trial de novo)

Trial de novo appeal Information Sheet

• If you appeal your case, you will be granted a trial de novo (new trial) before a different judge.

• The request for appeal must be made within 10 (ten) days of the court’s decision and cannot be extended for any reason. The appeal bond of $30 Circuit Court filing fee must be paid when you file your appeal. Pay this bond, by money order.

• You can appeal even if you are not able to pay the filing fee and appeal bond if you complete the Poor Person Request Form and the judge finds that you are indigent.  

• File in person at the Court Window or by mail.

• Making payments on any fine the judge ordered in this case will cancel your ability to appeal.

To apply for Appeal (Trial de novo) by mail:

Download the Trial de novo Application Form

• Return it to 6404 N Locust, Oakview, Mo 64118 This must be done and submitted by the Municipal Clerk to the Circuit, accepted and perfected within 10 days. If you wait until the 10th day to submit it to the Municipal Clerk you will miss the deadline.

• You must include a money order, made payable to the Clay County Circuit  Court, for any appeal bond amount $30 Circuit Court filing fee. 
  or

• If claiming that you cannot afford to pay the bond and fees:

  • Download, complete and enclose the Poor Person Request Form (PDF) (Word) asking the judge to waive the bond and filing fee with your Trial de novo Application.

  • PLEASE NOTE: You must supply the requested income information and all paperwork within the 10 day timeframe and the decision is at the discretion of the judge.

Missouri Supreme Court Rule 37 and 479.200 RSMo

Local Court ADA Coordinators

To request an accommodation for programs, activities, or services with the local courts, please contact the person indicated on the ADA Coordinators list. 

Missouri Office of State Courts Administrator ADA Coordinator

To request an accommodation with the state courts administrator's office, please see the notice under the ADA.

Access to Justice Program

The state courts administrator's office's (OSCA's) access to justice program assists courts in providing full community access to programs in existing facilities and provides guidance in planning new construction and renovations. The program also provides guidance to the courts when litigants make accommodation requests under the ADA. For questions or assistance regarding requirements of the ADA with regard to court proceedings, please call (573) 751-4377 or send an e-mail to access2justice@courts.mo.gov. Additional information may be available through the National Center for State Courts (NCSC).

You can also contact the court at 816-642-8387 if you need an interpreter or other accomodation.

Address Changes and Updates

You are required to keep your mailing address updated with this court if you:

• Have a pending case with us

• Are on probation or a payment plan

• Are to receive any notices the court may send when it closes

Updating your address also may help you avoid warrants for missed court dates.

Email the court at Court@oakviewmo.org and include your:

• Name

• Date of birth

• Case/Ticket Numbers

• Old Address you have moved from

• New Address

• Phone number

• Email Address

DOR Points Table  

An In Lieu Of Bail Hold is placed when a defendant fails to appear in court. Holds will not be released until cases are satisfied.

A compliance is needed when the court suspends your driver’s license with the Department of Revenue.

Compliance letter requests

You or your attorney may either:

1. Request a compliance by email: court@oakviewmo.org

2. Come in person to the Oakview Municipal Court

3. Make the request at your next court date

4. What will happen with your request

• If your case has a disposition (has been completed) we can issue the compliance letter upon request.

• If your case does not have a disposition(is still pending), or has a probation violation, we will need permission from the judge before the letter is issued.

• If your case is in warrant status, you must first resolve your warrant and we will need permission from the judge before the compliance letter is issued.

• If you are behind on your payment plan, you must become current or attend the show cause hearing before the compliance letter is issued. 

Submitting compliance letters to Missouri DMV

• You can submit your compliance letters by fax, emai or they can be mailed directly to the Missouri DMV main office in Jefferson City, MO.

• All reinstatement fees also must be submitted directly to the Missouri DMV offices in Jefferson City, MO or Online . Most compliance letters have directions with instructions on them if you ask the court for the instruction sheet.

Your Rights in Municipal Court 

Affidavit of guilty plea waiver of appearance

Attorney Forms

Affidavit of Guilty Plea and Waiver of Appearance

Probation Orders:

File the proposed probation order (signed by the defendant) with the plea agreement from the prosecutor to verify the terms of the plea to the judge.

• Probation Order -

Trial de novo (appeal) Information sheet

• Application Note: Strict 10-day filing deadline.

• Poor Person Request Form

Attorney Information

All attorneys are required to electronically file entries, motions, required documents for pleas and other filings on EACH individual case they apply to. You may file an original and redacted version if appropriate. and follow all redaction requirements.  The court will NOT correct or edit insufficiently redacted filings. All redactions are to be made by the filer under Court Operating Rule 2

Plea Agreements

All plea negotiations will go through the Village Prosecutor Stuart Wieland. Contact the Prosecutor at least 7 business days prior to the scheduled court date for discussion of a plea offer.   The Prosecutor  will reply to the email with an offer.

Attorney's click for Plea Agreement

The Prosecutor requires all unredacted plea agreements to be electronically filed 24 hours prior to court.  The payment must come from the attorney at the time you electronically file the plea agreement. If the judge requires a Affidavit of Guilty Plea and Waiver Appearance please electronically file this form with plea.  A court appearance may still be required on some pleas. 

If the recommendation involves probation, you must eFile ALL of the following documents:

• A proposed Probation Order, signed by your client (defendant); AND

• The signed plea agreement from the prosecutor for the judge to verify the recommendation. The attorney also must sign the plea agreement as it states on the plea agreement form.

Due to Minimum Operating Standards imposed by the Missouri Supreme Court, the defense bar will have the added burden of providing copies of the citation(s) for each defendant when negotiating with the Prosecutor. You may obtain a copy of the citation(s) on CaseNet once entry has been accepted. If you cannot locate the citation in CaseNet, please contact the court office.

Please be prepared prior to the court date. The court has limited ability to provide these copies on the day of your appearance and does not have sufficient time to provide your request.

 Please contact the court office at 816-642-8387 for further information.

Continuance Request

The request for continuance will need to go through the E-filling system and will be granted at the Court's discretion.  

You may file a combined Entry of Appearance and Motion for Continuance.  MOTIONS FOR CONTINUANCE MUST BE FILED AT LEAST 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE.  Date preferences will be considered but are not guaranteed.

.  Failure to appear on docket may result in a warrant for your client (defendant).

Attorney Withdraws

Once entered on a case, the Missouri Case.Net system considers you an attorney of record on the case and will send you court notifications until the court orders that you have withdrawn from the case. The court cannot withdraw you from a case without a motion and order. The court will not contact previous attorneys on a case to ask if they are withdrawing.