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Contact Info: citycourt@cityofknoxville.org If needing info regarding a citation, make sure and include your name, address, date of birth, the name on the citation, citation number, citation issue date, and general comments.

CITY COURT / MUNICIPAL COURT / TRAFFIC COURT

City Court, also known as Municipal Court, is a limited jurisdiction court authorized under Tennessee Code Annotated and the City of Knoxville Charter. With original jurisdiction over all cases involving violations of City Ordinances, the City Judge has authority to assess fines up to $50. About 300 Tennessee cities have Municipal Courts with varying authority and jurisdiction.

CITY COURT HOURS

Court Service Counter:
Monday / Wednesday / Friday - 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Tuesday / Thursday - 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

On Tuesday/Thursday evenings the Service Counter re-opens around 6 PM with limited service during Night Court, and ends whenever Night Court ends. The emphasis at the Service Counters during Night Court will focus on people coming out of the Courtroom. If the Front Service Counter is not open when you arrive, you may need to enter the Courtroom to let a Court Clerk in the Courtroom know you need only to make a payment or take care of other business at the Service Counter.

Court Sessions Begin:
Monday / Wednesday / Friday - 9:00 AM

Night Court Begins:
Tuesday / Thursday - 5:30 PM

CITY COURT & GENERAL SESSIONS COURT

Is your ticket "PINK" or "YELLOW"? If so, and your ticket was issued in Knoxville, then you should probably be checking with General Sessions Court, not City Court. (Of course, if you are 17 years of age or younger, then you should go to Juvenile Court.) The standard color of a defendant's copy of a City Court Citation is GREEN!

Someone comes to City Court whose case is scheduled for General Sessions Court almost daily, and people show up over there who should be here. So, please read your ticket/Citation carefully. Note the following primary differences:

* KPD may also issue a Citation for General Sessions Court. When this occurs, KPD will cite the defendant with violation of a State Code (law) instead of a City Ordinance; the 'green' KPD Citation form will still be used.

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against any qualified individual with a disability. The Tennessee Judicial Branch does not permit discrimination against any individual on the basis of physical or mental disability in accessing its judicial programs. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if necessary, the Tennessee Judicial Branch will provide reasonable modifications in order to access all of its programs, services and activities to qualified individuals with disabilities.

This notice is provided as required by Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

If you need assistance, have questions or need additional information, please contact
your Local Judicial Program ADA Coordinator.

STEPHANIE BREWER COOK
City of Knoxville
P.O. Box 1631
Knoxville, TN 37901
865-215-2037
CourtADAC@CityofKnoxville.org

ADA COORDINATOR
511 Union Street, Ste. 600
Nashville, TN 37219
(615) 741-2687 OR (800) 448-7970
adacoordinator@tncourts.gov

CONTACT INFO

Email questions or comments about City Court issues to citycourt@cityofknoxville.org.

If needing info regarding a citation, make sure and include your name, address, date of birth, the name on the citation, citation number, citation issue date, and general comments.