▁located ▁at ▁ 7 1 4 ▁Market ▁Street . ▁ ▁C riminal ▁do ckets ▁would ▁be ▁CP - 5 1 - CR - **** * - 2 0 0 7 . ▁CP ▁denotes ▁the ▁court , ▁in ▁this ▁case , ▁Common ▁Ple as . ▁▁ 5 1 ▁is ▁the ▁county ▁code , ▁in ▁this ▁case ▁Philadelphia ▁County . ▁CR ▁denotes ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁case , ▁criminal . ▁ ▁The ▁* ▁represents ▁the ▁case ▁number ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁four ▁digits ▁are ▁the ▁year ▁the ▁case ▁was ▁created . ▁ ▁Municipal ▁Court ▁All ▁criminal ▁cases ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁initially ▁go ▁through ▁Philadelphia ▁Municipal ▁Court , ▁with ▁ 2 7 ▁jud ges . ▁ ▁The ▁Municipal ▁Court ▁maintain s ▁juris diction ▁over ▁criminal ▁cases ▁where ▁the ▁maximum ▁pun ishment ▁possible ▁for ▁an ▁off ender ▁is ▁less ▁than ▁five ▁years ▁imprison ment . ▁The ▁Municipal ▁Court ' s ▁traffic ▁division ▁handles ▁all ▁traffic ▁court ▁matters ▁ar ising ▁within ▁City ▁limits . ▁The ▁Municipal ▁Court ▁also ▁has ▁juris diction ▁over ▁civil ▁cases ▁with ▁an ▁amount ▁in ▁controvers y ▁less ▁than ▁$ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁( or ▁$ 1 2 , 5 0 0 ▁for ▁fin es ▁and ▁most ▁deb ts ▁ow ed ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Philadelphia , ▁or ▁$ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁del in quent ▁real - est ate ▁tax es ▁ow ed ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁and ▁certain ▁tax ▁deb ts ▁ow ed ▁to ▁the ▁School ▁District ▁of ▁Philadelphia ). ▁The ▁civil ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Court ▁also ▁has ▁juris diction