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MISSION STATEMENT: TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL AND EQUAL SERVICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND BECOME ACTIVE PARTNERS IN ENFORCING AND CURTAILING CRIME THROUGH THE JUSTICE SYSTEM.

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During the fiscal year of 2006-2007 the Municipal Court staff, Judge Michael Prewitt, the Assistant Judge Eddie Lueckenbach and Prosecuting Attorney Eric Charles Hawkins processed 3986 criminal misdemeanor charges and 4930 traffic cases. These charges included domestic assault, threatening, loud music, shoplifting, trespassing, speeding, running stop signs, and motor vehicle insurance, not to exclude other criminal and traffic offenses. The court issued a total of 1796 warrants for those defendants who failed to pay fines and 273 warrants for failure to appear in the Municipal Court for trial.

This fiscal year our goal to increase collections was attained through strict payment procedures and the assistants of two warrant officers assigned to the courts by the Greenville Police Chief. These officers were placed with the court to expedite the arrest process for those who failed to pay or work fines off through the work program.
The collections for the fiscal year were $858,446 which is an increase of 72,257 comparable to last fiscal years collections. The Municipal court work center cleared a total of $325,598 of fines owed to the city. These fines were worked off on the work program by cleaning many areas of the city. A total of $140,220 was cleared by the defendants serving jail time for unpaid fines.

The court sentenced several defendants to alternative sentencing programs through Court Network. These defendants were referred to various types of counseling, assistant programs and house arrest. The various programs are instrumental in the process of curtailing crime through the justice system.

Respectfully submitted by Gwanda Wilson, Court Clerk