A defendant who has been found guilty in municipal court may appeal the decision.  The judge will advise a convicted person of the right to appeal and that written notice must be filed with the municipal court within fourteen days of the conviction date.  A mere oral statement of a desire to appeal is insufficient; the notice must be in writing and an appeal bond must be filed with in the 14 day period. The judge will set the appeal bond amount which by law cannot exceed two times the total fines and costs or the $1000.00 if no fine and court costs are assessed.  Once a case is appealed, the case is then transferred to circuit court for the county in which the offense occurred and the entire case is heard anew (de novo).  As Hoover rests in more than one county, the specific circuit court will vary.

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