City Court

City courts are permitted under Indiana Code 33-35 and created by local ordinance. Jeffersonville City Court was established on January 1, 1960.

City courts have jurisdiction over civil cases in which the value of a dispute is $500 or less, violations of city ordinances, criminal misdemeanors (crimes for which convictions can receive up to one year in jail and up to $5,000 in fines) and infractions, violations of the law which would not result in jail time. For misdemeanors and infractions, the county's prosecuting attorney can file a case in city court even if the violation occurred somewhere else in the county.

City court judges are elected by popular vote every four years.

City Court Staff

Debra Gardener-Hughes, Chief Probation Officer

Joan Little, Probation Officer

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City Court Ordinances/Statutes

• IC 33-35 City and Town Courts

• IC 34 Civil Law and Procedure

• IC 35 Criminal Law and Procedure

City Court Documents/Announcements/Links

• Black's Law Dictionary

• Clark County Courts

• Clark County Prosecutor

• Indiana Judiciary

Putting the City's Work in Context

• EPA's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

• Indiana Association of Cities and Towns

• IC 5-14 Public Records and Public Meetings

• IC 5-22-6 Purchase of Services

• IC 5-22-7 Competitive Bidding

• IC 36-1-3 Home Rule

• IC 36-1-4 General Corporate Powers

• IC 36-1-12 Public Works Projects

• IC 36-4-9 City Departments, Boards and Appointed Officers

• Indiana Department of Environmental Management

• Indiana Department of Local Government Finance

• Indiana Department of Transportation

• Indiana Economic Development Corporation

• Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs

• Indiana Public Access Handbook

• Indiana State Board of Accounts

• Jeffersonville Parks and Recreation Department

• KIPDA

• National League of Cities

• Ohio River Bridges Project

• Ohio River Greenway

• One Southern Indiana

• ORSANCO

• PetFinder

• Ports of Indiana

• River Hills

• River Ridge Commerce Center

• RiverStage

• Smokin' on the River

• STATS Indiana

Resources for You

• 811: Call Before You Dig

• Better Business Bureau/Louisville

• Bureau of Motor Vehicles

• Center for Lay Ministries

• Childplace

• Clark County Health Department

• Clark County Solid Waste Management District

• Clark Memorial Hospital

• Community Action of Southern Indiana

• Community Foundation of Southern Indiana

• Congressman Baron Hill

• Do Not Call List/Indiana

• Do Not Call List/National

• Federal Emergency Management Agency

• FEMA's Ready.gov

• Greater Clark Schools

• Indiana Civil Rights Commission

• Indiana Department of Child Services

• Indiana Department of Revenue

• Indiana Department of Transportation Highway Information

• Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs

• Indiana Department of Workforce Development

• Indiana Family and Social Services Administration

• Indiana Investment Watch

• Indiana Professional Licensing Agency

• Indiana Sheriffs' Sex and Violent Offender Registry

• Internal Revenue Service

• IU Southeast

• IVY Tech

• Jeffersonville Township Public Library

• Lifespan Resources

• National Flood Insurance Program

• New Hope Services

• Passports

• Perrin Family Park

• Product Recalls

• Senator Evan Bayh

• Senator Richard Lugar

• Social Security Administration

• State of Indiana

• State Representative Steve Stemler

• State Senator Jim Lewis

• State Senator Connie Sipes

• TARC

• TRIMARC

• U.S. Government

• Veterans Administration

Additional Community Links

• Build the Bridges Coalition

• Business First of Louisville

• Clark County 4-H

• Clark County Government

• Clark County Office of Emergency Communications

• Clark County Regional Airport

• Clark-Floyd Counties Convention and Tourism Bureau

• The Courier-Journal

• The Evening News

• Greater Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau

• Greater Louisville Inc.

• Howard Steamboat Museum

• Indiana 9

• Indiana Landmarks

• The Indianapolis Star

• Inside Indiana Business

• Jeffersonville Main Street Inc.

• Kentucky Educational Television

• KOOL 1570-AM

• Leadership Southern Indiana

• Lifespring Inc.

• Louisville Eccentric Observer

• Louisville International Airport

• Oak Park Conservancy District

• Ottawa University

• Thunder Over Louisville

• WAVE-TV

• WDRB-TV

• WFPK 91.9-FM

• WFPL 89.3-FM

• WHAS 840-AM

• WHAS-TV

• WLKY-TV