New York Town and Village Courts
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New York Town and Village Courts are local-level courts in New York State that primarily handle minor criminal offenses, traffic violations, small civil claims, and preliminary stages of more serious criminal cases.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Justice Courts | 1 |
| Town and Village Courts in New York | 1 |
| Town and Village Justice Courts | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of limited jurisdiction
ⓘ
inferior court ⓘ local court system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
New York Town and Village Courts
ⓘ
surface form:
Justice Courts
New York Town and Village Courts ⓘ
surface form:
Town and Village Justice Courts
|
| appealsHeardBy |
Appellate Term of the Supreme Court
ⓘ
surface form:
Appellate Terms of the New York Supreme Court
New York County Courts ⓘ |
| canConduct |
jury trials in certain civil cases
ⓘ
jury trials in certain criminal cases ⓘ |
| canIssue | orders of protection in qualifying cases ⓘ |
| establishedUnder | laws of the State of New York ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
town governments
ⓘ
village governments ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
towns in New York State
ⓘ
villages in New York State ⓘ |
| governedBy |
New York State statutes
ⓘ
surface form:
New York Civil Practice Law and Rules
New York State statutes ⓘ
surface form:
New York Criminal Procedure Law
New York State Constitution ⓘ New York State statutes ⓘ
surface form:
New York Uniform Justice Court Act
New York State statutes ⓘ
surface form:
New York Vehicle and Traffic Law
|
| handles |
arraignments in criminal cases
ⓘ
civil cases within monetary limits set by law ⓘ landlord–tenant summary proceedings ⓘ misdemeanor criminal cases ⓘ preliminary hearings in criminal cases ⓘ preliminary stages of felony cases ⓘ small claims cases ⓘ traffic violations ⓘ vehicle and traffic law infractions ⓘ violations and petty offenses ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
violations of local ordinances
ⓘ
violations of town laws ⓘ violations of village laws ⓘ |
| judgesElectedBy |
local voters of the town
ⓘ
local voters of the village ⓘ |
| judgesMayBe |
attorneys
ⓘ
non-lawyers ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
U.S. state of New York
ⓘ
surface form:
State of New York
|
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| levelOfCourt | local level ⓘ |
| notPartOf |
New York City Civil Court
ⓘ
New York City Criminal Court ⓘ |
| partOf |
New York State Judiciary
ⓘ
surface form:
New York State Unified Court System
|
| presidedOverBy |
town justices
ⓘ
village justices ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide accessible local forums for minor criminal and civil matters ⓘ |
| subjectTo | oversight by New York State Office of Court Administration ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Justice Courts
this entity surface form:
Town and Village Justice Courts
this entity surface form:
Town and Village Courts in New York