Tampa municipal ordinance violations get special court treatment

Municipal ordinance violations in Tampa will get special treatment in court to expedite code enforcement and court processes. Hillsborough Circuit Court Chief Judge Manual Menendez Hr. and the city partnered to create two separate court dockets to hear municipal ordinance violations, which usually have been included with misdemeanor cases and heard by six judges. The changes come in the wake of a city code enforcement crackdown stemming from revelations that prominent Tampa businessman William…