Case Numbering--Municipal and County Court

(A) Method. When filed in the clerk’s office, cases shall be categorized as civil, criminal, or traffic and serially numbered within each category on an annual basis beginning on the first day of January of each year. Cases shall be identified by year and by reference to the case type designator on the administrative judge report. Additional identifiers may be added by local court rule. (B) Multiple defendants or charges in criminal cases. (1) In criminal cases, including traffic cases, all defendants shall be assigned separate case numbers. (2) Where a defendant is charged with a misdemeanor and a traffic offense, the defendant shall be assigned separate case numbers pursuant to Sup. R. 37.04(C). The category selected for the case number and its case type designator shall be that of the offense having the greatest potential penalty. (3) Where as a result of the same act, transaction, or series of acts or transactions, a defendant is charged with a felony or felonies and a misdemeanor or misdemeanors, including traffic offenses, the defendant shall be assigned separate case numbers, one for the felony or felonies and one for each other type of offense pursuant to Sup. R. 37.04(C). The category selected for the case number and its case type designator shall be that of the offense having the greatest potential penalty. Commentary (July 1, 1997)