Which type of law is NOT listed as affecting municipal courts?

• A. Common law
• B. Administrative law
• C. Statutory law
• D. Case law

Answer: (A)

Municipal courts operate under sources of authority that come from statutes, administrative rules, and case law interpreting those statutes. Statutory law provides the written laws that grant and define the court’s jurisdiction and procedures. Administrative law comes from agencies that set regulatory rules for how the courts must operate. Case law offers precedent by which statutes are interpreted and applied in specific cases. Common law, while it exists as unwritten judicial doctrine, isn’t listed as a direct source affecting municipal courts in this context. It may influence outcomes through general judicial reasoning, but the materials focus on statutory law, administrative law, and case law as the governing sources.