What type of cases are heard in municipal courts?

• A. Felonies and major crimes.
• B. Federal civil matters.
• C. Misdemeanors and city ordinance violations.
• D. International disputes.

Answer: (C)

Municipal courts have limited jurisdiction at the local level, handling primarily minor offenses that occur within a city. They deal mainly with misdemeanors and violations of city ordinances, along with everyday traffic or code offenses. Felonies, being serious crimes, are handled by higher state or county courts. Federal civil matters go to federal courts, not municipal courts, and international disputes are resolved in international or higher courts, not at the municipal level. So the cases you’d expect to see in a municipal court are misdemeanors and city ordinance violations.