9.1	As established by Charter Ordinance No. 90, Section 10 (b), the divisions of the court shall be in session on each day of the year except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, except as otherwise provided herein. A designation of these days of court shall be made at the beginning of each calendar year, and a copy thereof shall be filed by the Clerk of the Municipal Court with the Clerk of the 18th Judicial District Court.
9.2	Each Division of the Court shall have a written docket sheet for the daily dockets, and said dockets may include special divisions or sessions for criminal, domestic violence, driving under the influence, drug, environmental, traffic offenses, impound proceedings or civil rights proceedings as the administrative judge may prescribe. See K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 21-4106.
9.3	Cases will be scheduled for appearances, arraignments, pretrial conferences, trials, disposition, sentencing and other hearings as may be required or authorized by City Ordinance or by the administrative judge in accordance with a schedule, which is available in the Office of the Clerk of the Municipal Court. See Charter Ordinance No. 90, Sec. 10 (d). With regard to the court dockets, the following classifications are used: "Criminal Court Docket" refers to the municipal court docket session designated to include any violation(s) of criminal offense(s) as found within City Code Title 5, except Domestic Violence and Drug Cases. "Domestic Violence Court Docket" refers to the municipal court docket session designated to include cases alleging any criminal offense(s) involving any harmful physical contact or the threat thereof between family or household members or unmarried couples, including the destruction of property or the threat thereof as a method of coercion, control, revenge or punishment, or any criminal offense(s) alleging failure to obey bond restrictions imposed in such case, and any separate criminal cases connected to any such case (see City Code Section 1.06.010 [c]). "Driving Under Influence Court Docket" refers to the municipal court docket session designated to include any traffic or criminal offense(s) involving, or connected to, a charge of Driving Under the Influence or Alcohol, or Drugs, or both pursuant to City Code Sections 11.38.150 or 11.38.155. "Drug Court Docket" refers to the municipal court docket session designated to include any criminal offense(s) involving, or connected with, the use, possession or control of any hallucinogen, depressant, stimulant, anabolic steroid, or other substance identified within the Uniform Controlled Substance Act, K.S.A. 65-4101 et seq.; City Code Sections 5.26.010 et seq. or 5.28.010 et seq. and includes the use or possession with the intent to use any drug paraphernalia related to the possession or use of any such substance. "Environmental Court Docket" refers to the municipal court docket session designated to include any criminal offense(s) relating to Animals (City Code Title 6); Public Health (City Code Title 7); Industries (City Code Title 14); Fire Protection (City Code Title 15); Sewers, Sewage Disposal and Drains (City Code Title 16); Water (City Code Title 17); Building Code (City Code Title 18); Electricity (City Code Title 19); Housing (City Code Title 20); Plumbing and Gas Fitting Code (City Code Title 21); Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Warm Air Heating Code (City Code Title 22); Awnings, Canopies and Marquees (City Code Title 23); Billboards and Signs (City Code Title 24); Oil and Gas Wells (City Code Title 25); Trailer and Trailer Camps (City Code Title 26); Flood Damage Prevention (City Code Title 27); Wichita-Sedgwick County Unified Zoning Code (City Code Title 28); or Solar Energy Installation (City Code Title 29). "Impound Court Docket" refers to the municipal court docket session designated to include any civil or administrative proceeding(s) authorized by City Code Section 11.97.040 relating to the assessment of towing and storage charges of vehicles impounded by the Wichita Police Department. "Snap-It Docket" refers to the municipal court docket session designated to include any violation(s) of the disabled access parking ordinance in City Code 11.52.020 (25) or (26) and in which a "Snap- It" volunteer is a witness on behalf of the City of Wichita. "Traffic Docket" refers to the municipal court docket session designated to include any violation(s) of traffic offense(s) as found within City Code Title 11, except Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs and Snap-It Disabled Access Parking Tickets. "Administrative Traffic Docket" refers to the municipal court docket session for any traffic offenses(s) as designated by ordinance, with the exception of DUIs.
9.4	The first Friday of each month shall be reserved as a court day for the judges and municipal court staff to utilize for meetings and other non-courtroom business. Except as designated herein, no cases shall be set or docketed for the first Friday of each month: Courtroom A Nothing in Courtroom A on 1st Friday unless assigned by a Judge. Courtroom B 10:30 AM (10:15) Bondouts for Domestic Violence Courtroom C 8:15 AM, 1st Friday Courtroom X 8:15 AM, 1st Friday Neighborhood Court Nothing Judges' Meeting Schedule Noon, 1st Friday Wichita Bar Association Municipal Court Practice Committee If the first Friday of a month is also a legal holiday, the Administrative Judge may designate another day to serve as the monthly court day. See Charter Ordinance No. 90, Section 10 (c) and (d).
9.5	The administrative judge may declare as necessary other days for a reduced court docket, such as the American Bar Association Law Day activities, Wichita Bar Association Judges' Day activities, etc. The Administrative Judge shall provide such dates to the Court Administrator, Court Clerk, Chief Probation Officer, and City Attorney's Office, and court activities on such designated dates will be limited to those court sessions as noted in Rule 9.4.
9.6	Cases may be transferred between divisions of court by agreement of the judges. Otherwise, cases assigned to the docket to any municipal court judge should not be heard or handled by another municipal court judge absent compelling circumstances or pursuant to the agreement of the parties. See Charter Ordinance No. 90, Section 10 (a).

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