§ A406-35. Criminal jurisdiction: generally.

A. 

A City Judge shall possess all the powers and jurisdiction of a Magistrate.

B. 

The Court shall have the jurisdiction of a court of special sessions, to be exercised under the title of City Court, and shall also have, in the first instance, exclusive jurisdiction to hear, try and determine any charge of misdemeanor committed within the city. It shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear, try and determine all complaints and charges of violations of the City Charter, local laws, ordinances and rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

C. 

Any charge of misdemeanor pending before the Court may be removed to a court sitting with a grand jury in the manner provided by §§ 57 and 58 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, except that a complaint or charge involving violation of the City Charter, local law, ordinance, rule or regulation shall not be so removed.

D. 

The Court shall have power, upon conviction, to impose such sentence as is provided by law for the particular crime or offense.

E. 

The Judge shall have power to let to bail, as provided by law, all persons brought before him charged with a crime or offense, and shall not be limited by § 737 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.