§ 11-27-105. Prohibition on change of venue - Disqualification of judge.  


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  • A.  No change of venue shall be allowed from any municipal court, but the judge of the municipal court may be disqualified under the same terms and conditions as are now provided by law for courts of record.

    B.  In the event of an ethical disqualification by a municipal judge, the senior municipal judge may appoint, on a case-by-case basis, a sitting municipal judge in another municipality within the same county or an adjacent county to act as a special judge for the purposes of hearing the case.

Added by Laws 1977, c. 256, § 27-105, eff. July 1, 1978.  Amended by Laws 2012, c. 54, § 1, emerg. eff. April 16, 2012.