§ 301. Municipal Court of Kansas City, Missouri, established.

(a)

Judicial power. The judicial power of the City shall be vested in the Kansas City Municipal Division of the Circuit Court, sometimes known as the Municipal Court.

(b)

Divisions within the Municipal Division.

(1)

Divisions may be established by Council. The Council may establish additional divisions, may establish one or more specialized divisions, and may establish part-time divisions.

(2)

Housing Court established. One division shall be permanently designated as the Housing Court to hear exclusively cases arising under ordinances of the City concerned with residential and nonresidential property maintenance, nuisances, zoning, land use, fire prevention and protection, building codes, hazardous or toxic substances and other matters designated from time to time by ordinance. The Municipal Court judge for the Housing Court division may be a part-time judge.

(c)

Court en banc. The Kansas City Municipal Division shall act through the Court en banc.

(d)

Senior Judges. The Council may provide for service by senior judges to assist the Court.