SIDNEY MUNICIPAL COURT Court staff continues to work well together. We will continue to provide prompt and courteous service to the citizens of Sidney and Shelby County and to see that justice is administered as fairly, impartially, and efficiently as possible. Probation Violations Decrease It has been our goal to file fewer probation violations by partnering with community agencies to offer additional programs, and also by offering programs in-house. With our new programs in place, we were able to decrease probation violations from nearly 250 in prior years to 89 in 2022. In place of a probation violation, 274 people were placed in counseling and treatment programs such as alcohol and drug, mental health, anger management, and parenting classes. By the Numbers 5,970 cases processed 3,914 traffic 615 criminal 1,441 civil 349 new Probation cases 642 papers served by bailiffs 116 prisoner transports 658 video arraignments 173 individuals entered the court's Thinking for a Change and Domestic Batterers Classes In 2022, the Probation Department began offering Thinking for a Change and Domestic Batterers classes for certain types of offenders. In 2022, 16 offenders participated in the Thinking for a Change class and 9 (56%) successfully completed the program. The Domestic Batterers program had 17 participants throughout the year, with five successful completions, four unsuccessful, and nine others still in the process of completing the program. License Intervention Program Collected $2,087,069 in receipts Distributed $22,233 in restitution to victims of crime Distributed garnishment monies totaling $902,726.
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