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A single judge has the powers—

to issue summons, issue criminal warrants, or issue writs requiring persons to be sent from or to other provinces;

to issue any order which does not constitute a decisive ruling upon a dispute in a case.

In a court of first instance, a mere single judge has the power to try and adjudicate upon cases which are under the competency of such court, when—

they are civil cases in which the amount of the property in dispute or the amount of the money claimed is not over two hundred baht or no monetary claim is involved, save where they contain disputes relating to personal status and family rights;

they are criminal cases for which the maximum rate of punishment designated by the law is imprisonment of not over three years, or a fine of not over two thousand baht, or both the imprisonment and fine; however, the imprisonment cannot be imposed in excess of six months, or a fine in excess of two hundred baht;