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	Municipal Court (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Municipal Court for the City of Spartanburg serves as the Judicial area of the City government.
		The court is authorized to hear all cases arising under state law and municipal ordinances which occur within the city limits and the penalty thereof is a fine not exceeding 30 days, $500 (plus mandatory fees) and/or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, plus certain other cases, as well as certain livability issues.
		Livability violations include safety issues such as fire code, housing code, and building code violations, as well as quality-of-life issues such as dog restraint, derelict vehicles, garbage and trash control, littering, accumulation of weeds, brush and debris, plus others.
	www.cityofspartanburg.org /scda_court.htm (264 words)

	Community courts mix prevention, penalties - 06/06/02
		In New York, the Midtown court's 16,000-a-year caseload has not declined in five years, suggesting that the court is not having the desired effect on local crime.
		Court officials say the caseload remains high in part because the court now handles a wider range of offenses than it did initially.
		In Philadelphia, the court's basic costs are picked up by the city, but private foundations have provided $2 million needed to pay for its medical staff and counselors for the court's two-year test period.
	www.detnews.com /2002/nation/0206/06/a02-508000.htm (615 words)

	Liveability Court (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		That is precisely the premise behind the Livability Court, a newly created division of Municipal Court that convenes twice a month and held its second session today.
		No new ordinances have been enacted to enhance the livability of Charleston, where the downtown historic district is both a desirable residential area and an extended college campus.
		The Livability Court has a police officer assigned to do nothing but enforce the judge's orders, like checking to see that a resident has patched the fence where the dog escaped.
	www.policetalk.com /liveability_court.html (845 words)

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		Livability Court is an innovative way to handle age-old citizen concerns and quality of life issues.
		Livability Court is devoted to such issues and promotes healthy communities and good citizenship.
		The rules and ordinances pertinent to livability cases are enforced through the coordinated efforts of Livability Court Judges, City of Charleston Department Staff, and the City of Charleston Police Department.
	www.ci.charleston.sc.us /dept/content.aspx?nid=703 (214 words)

	Dog barking late? I'll see you in livability court \| csmonitor.com
		From unkept yards to the unpleasant smell of sewage, the court tackles the minute misdemeanors that seem trivial to all but those experiencing these everyday nuisances.
		It is the latest manifestation of the growing nationwide movement to improve the quality of life in urban areas, often using rudely stern measures.
		Indeed, it was tough to find a critic of the court even amidst those who felt the sting of Molony's mallet.
	www.csmonitor.com /2002/0130/p01s02-ussc.htm (1047 words)

	Hennepin County Attorney - News & Publications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		These livability crimes, while often not the center of attention in the criminal justice system, have a dramatically negative effect upon citizens’ perceptions of personal safety and community stability.
		Neighborhoods with a high incidence of livability crime can find fewer residents and business owners investing in their properties and actively participating in neighborhood life, which can eventually lead to residents deciding to leave the community altogether.
		All property cases are assigned to Property Court, which schedules cases from a particular jurisdiction on the same day of the week.
	www.hennepinattorney.org /news_2.asp?NRecno=110 (2528 words)

	EcoCols: Does anybody care?
		In America, the accused are supposed to remain innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, except for those who are accused of environmental crimes.
		Ocie and Bob, and every other person whom a federal agency declares to be in violation of an environmental regulation, stand guilty upon declaration, and are subject to fines and imprisonment until they prove their innocence in a court of law.
		The battle must be fought in federal court, according to the rules and terms of the federal government.
	www.eco.freedom.org /preview/colsample.htm (1311 words)

	News Archives
		The court case to which Mumpower referred is a civil lawsuit filed against the city by a coastal environmental group, the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition.
		In court documents, the city acknowledged that in the spring of 1996, the city's main plant operator went on medical leave.
		Court papers state that he did not have the ability to competently operate the plant and essentially ignored it for two weeks.
	www.citizensforflorence.com /News/arch-9810.html (3989 words)

	Board Minutes - WA State Liquor Control Board
		He stated the proposed rules also address the question of neighborhood livability, or the impact a licensee may have on the livability and civility of its community.
		The appellate court held, not that off premises activity couldn't be reviewed, but the administrative law judge had erred in concluding the city streets and sidewalks adjacent to the premises could actively be patrolled by the operator of the convenience store.
		This rule goes against controlling court of appeals and supreme court case law and is repugnant to the constitution of the city of Seattle...
	www.liq.wa.gov /minutes/pub990106.asp (17856 words)

	July 9, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		This term, the Court took up the case of two people with disabilities who sued the State of Tennessee for damages because a courthouse in that state lacked an elevator for wheelchair access.
		In a 5-4 decision the Court determined that in enacting Title 2 of the ADA, Congress had considered substantial information detailing the lack of access for the disabled to state courthouses and judicial proceedings.
		Similarly, the Court held that the 14th Amendment's due process clause empowered Congress to abrogate the 11th Amendment in order to assure access to justice and judicial proceedings.
	www.aia.org /nwsltr_print.cfm?pagename=angle_nwsltr_20040707 (2989 words)

	The Bryan-College Station Eagle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The idea is that the regular municipal court is too busy with important stuff like traffic tickets to deal with the stuff that really bothers us — stuff that can hurt the city’s quality of life.
		If we had a Livability Court in Bryan, I bet that councilman would finally find a way to get a fence around his junkyard.
		If we had a Livability Court, the cop assigned to it would be on a first-name basis with those folks.
	www.theeagle.com /columnists/donnisbaggett/050403newcourt.htm (632 words)

	City gives noisy neighbors special days in court
		Yet, if you take someone to court for violation of one of those kinds of ordinances, and, in the same court, more serious criminal offenses are being considered, then those quality-of-life or livability violations comparatively seem less consequential.
		They would be in a session of court where they might have just had an aggravated assault case or a drug case.
		[In livability court], we've got one police officer who presents all of these cases that, individually, perhaps aren't that serious, but, in terms of collective livability of a neighborhood, they are.
	advertisers.americancityandcounty.com /ar/government_city_gives_noisy/index.htm (535 words)

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		Criminal Court sessions are scheduled on Tuesday and Friday of each week starting at 8:30 a.m.
		If the ticket you have received was issued by the City of Charleston Police Department, you must pay the fine at Municipal Court.
		To contest your parking ticket, you must schedule a court appearance by contacting Parking Revenue Collections who administers adjudication of parking fines.
	www.ci.charleston.sc.us /dept?nid=14 (117 words)

	KeepMedia \| American City & County: City gives noisy neighbors special days in court
		In January, Charleston, S.C., convened the first sessions of its Livability Court, which separates cases regarding violations of municipal quality-of-life ordinances from criminal cases.
		Today, Charleston residents are filing livability suits for nuisances such as barking dogs and unkempt lawns.
		Designed to improve the enforcement of quality-of-life ordinances in the city, Livability Court was created by seven-term Mayor Joe Riley, who recently talked with American City & County about the court's purpose.
	keepmedia.com /pubs/AmericanCityCounty/2002/03/01/134743?...&oliID=229 (242 words)

	KnowledgePlex: Livability Courts for Problem-Solving and Mediation, May 24, 2002
		No, you don't have to be on a television show where the judge or the lawyers are the stars, and the fines get paid by the show itself.
		Livability court is what actually exists in Charleston, South Carolina.
		American University's radio station, WAMU, in conjunction with the Urban Institute, held a forum on the concept of livability court.
	www.knowledgeplex.org /showdoc.html?id=5193&p=1 (139 words)

	Feature: Forging Livable Communities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Each livability challenge addressed—from gridlock to declining green space—offers tools for jumpstarting improvement in your area.
		The court, which has its own dedicated judge and enforcement officers headed by Sgt. Dan Riccio, focuses solely on quality-of-life issues.
		To help ensure that commercial expansion didn’t endanger livability, the most intense commercial and retail uses of up to 300 feet were centered at the stations.
	www.realtor.org /rmomag.NSF/pages/feature2june04?OpenDocument (3734 words)

	U.S. Mayor Article \| 2005 City Livability Awards Program Kicks Off in February (February 14, 2005)
		City Livability Awards honor mayors and their cities for outstanding programs that contribute to the quality of life of their citizens.
		The 20 City Livability Awards are presented in two population categories — ten Awards to cities of less than 100,000 people, ten for cities of 100,000 or more.
		When we created Livability Court, we created a system which focuses on the issues which affect livability for a resident.
	www.usmayors.org /uscm/us_mayor_newspaper/documents/02_14_05/city_livability.asp (830 words)

	National Tribal Justice Resource Center
		Court records show Towe and Simkovic recently blasted the idea in reply briefs.
		Court records also show that Cavan contends it was not until 1988, "well after the completion of the Blackfeet homes in question," that specific American Indian housing legislation was approved by Congress.
		Therefore, he argues, the federal government is not responsible for the disputed reservation housing, which was constructed in 1976 and 1977.
	www.tribalresourcecenter.org /news/newsdetails.asp?83 (888 words)

	The Albany Herald - Editorial Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Two years ago the city formed a "livability court," according to a recent Associated Press article, which hears complaints pertaining to the quality of life, especially in a neighborhood.
		Officials involved with the "court" endeavor for all parties involved with the issues to understand they probably will continue to be neighbors, thus they should seek an amiable resolution.
		Thank the clerk at the dry cleaners, smile at the cashier at the grocery, wave to policeman, hug the church deacon, write notes to public officials, and don't be afraid to speak to strangers, offering your assistance.
	www.albanyherald.com /editorialsarchive/0104/edit012104.html (514 words)

	MATR News: How To Create A Great Place To Live
		What makes a community desirable to you or a buyer may vary, but the appeal of features such as safety, walkability combined with accessible transit, and good schools is almost universal.
		Livability means safety from violent crime, but smaller things—drunken parties, crumbling buildings, and barking dogs—can also threaten quality of life.
		Made famous in the 1979 film "Breaking Away," the city of 70,000 residents and 38,000 Indiana University students had seen its privately held greenspace decline from 6,132 acres in 1993 to 4,564 acres a decade later.
	www.matr.net /news.phtml?newsid=11290 (3920 words)

	Encyclopedia: Charleston, South Carolina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Provincial court met on the ground floor, the Commons House of Assembly and the Royal Governor's Council Chamber met on the second floor.
		America's most-published etiquette expert, Marjabelle Young Stewart, has recognized the city ever since 1995 as the "best-mannered" city in the U.S, a claim lent credence by the fact that it has the only Livability Court in the country.
		The Charleston County Court House, Formally The South Carolina Provincal House.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Charleston,-South-Carolina (9900 words)

	Extra inspector to focus on quality of life issues Freehold hopes to balance rights of residents with compassion By ...
		The Livability Court deals only with these violations, giving them the weight and the focus they deserve.
		â022 A special court session will be established to handle all summonses issued by the Quality of Life Enforcement Team and all violations affecting the quality of life in general throughout the borough.
		The court will allow officials to concentrate on the details of cases like littering, code violations, residential overcrowding, public drinking and other sani-tation issues.
	newstranscript.gmnews.com /News/2002/0626/Front_Page/035.html (1511 words)

	Fourth Judicial District Court - Criminal Court Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The District Court Criminal/Traffic Division is a general jurisdiction court responsible for the disposition of all Criminal and Traffic charges issued in Hennepin County and any change of venue cases from other judicial districts in Minnesota.
		Because of the high volume of cases filed in this court, some calendars are specialized to effectively utilize judicial time and reduce delays.
		District Court monitors cases from filing to disposition to ensure they are processed within the time standards set forth by the Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota.
	www.courts.state.mn.us /districts/fourth/Criminal/crmain.htm (324 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Failure to file the request with the Court within the time limit shall be a jurisdictional defect and a failure to exhaust remedies and the civil penalty or closure order shall become final.
		The Court shall order the property owner to reimburse the City for reasonable attorney’s fees related to the hearing if the Court finds that there was no objectively reasonable basis for challenging the validity of the penalties or order.
		E. The Court may order the City to pay the costs of the hearing, including the property owner’s filing fee, if the Court finds that the order or penalties are not valid.
	www.ci.mcminnville.or.us /service/police/ord4784.htm (3496 words)

	Livability Court Definition / Livability Court Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		A Livability Court is a municipal court (or court of limited jurisdiction) focused on cases involving non-compliance with codes and standards about housingA house in its most general sense is a human-built dwelling with enclosing walls and a roof.
		The first Livability Court in the United StatesThe United States of America, additionally referred to as the United States, U.S.A., U.S., US, America¹, the States, or (archaically) Columbia, is a federal republic of fifty states, mostly in central North America.
		The U.S. has three land borders, two with Canada and one with Mexico, and is otherwise bounded by the Pacific Ocean, the Bering Sea, the Arctic Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean.
	www.elresearch.com /Livability_Court (478 words)

	Texas Innovator - from Comptroller Carole Keeton Rylander
		The Livability Court considers cases involving infractions such as tour buses that park illegally in front of residences, dogs that bark all night and out-of-control yards.
		The primary purpose of the court is to keep Charleston's neighborhoods livable, but Barbara Vaughn, the director of public information for the city, says the city also hopes that crime will be reduced.
		The court has a police officer assigned to enforce the judge's orders, and the city has tourism management officers and environmental officers to help ticket those who violate the city's noise codes and similar ordinances.
	www.window.state.tx.us /txinnovator/ti0204 (1962 words)

	CBS News \| Livability Court \| August 6, 2002 12:14:03
		And when the dogs kept Seymour awake at night, she took the owners - and her tape - to livability court.
		Charleston’s new livability court is one of the unique courts in America, where neighbors can get Judge Michael Molony to moderate their disputes.
		Burbage’s neighbors complained and she ended up in livability court for the second time in three months.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2002/04/26/48hours/main507396.shtml (479 words)

	Measure 7 Arguments in Opposition
		This river basin is confronted with the same kinds of problems found in other watersheds: deterioration of habitat, dams, the destruction of salmon runs, urban growth and development, mismanagement of agriculture and forest lands, and natural resource extraction; all in an ecological imbalance begging to be healed.
		I am in court trying to prevent a proposed mining operation from intersecting the underground aquifer and drying up the wetlands where I live when they remove the aggregate from their adjoining land.
		State and federal courts have repeatedly rules that such compensation is not warranted when a government regulation merely reduces the value of property, unless virtually all value is lost.
	www.sos.state.or.us /elections/nov72000/guide/mea/m7/7op.htm (6619 words)

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