In the event of an appeal, the municipal judge shall make a return to the Court of Common Pleas, and the appeal must be heard by the presiding judge upon the return. The return of the municipal judge shall consist of a written report of the charges preferred, the testimony, the proceedings, and the sentence or judgment. When the testimony has been taken by a reporter as provided herein, the return shall include the reporter's transcript of the testimony. The return must be filed with the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the county in which the trial was held and the cause must be placed on the motion calendar for the Court of Common Pleas. There shall be no trial de novo on any appeal from a municipal court.

HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 480, eff January 1, 1981; 1994 Act No. 520, Section 3, eff September 23, 1994.

Editor's Note

This section contains provisions dealing with matters formerly dealt with by Section 14-25-1010.

Effect of Amendment

The 1994 amendment substituted "Court of Common Pleas" for "Court of General Sessions" in two instances, substituted "the cause must be placed on the motion calendar for the Court of Common Pleas" for "the cause shall be docketed for trial in the same manner as is now provided for appeals from magistrate's courts", and made other minor changes.