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EQUIPMENT REPAIR

A vehicle equipment violation may cost $60.75 or more per charge, if paid-in-full by the scheduled Court Date. However, if you present Proof Of Repair acceptable to the Court, your cost may be reduced to "$0.00" (zero)!

Proof Of Repair may be via visual inspection by the Court OR a valid receipt for the repair or part (light bulb, lens cover, etc.).

Inspections: The Court Bailiff is the 'official inspector' scheduled for inspections during Court. However, a Court Assistant (Clerk) may handle simple routine inspections at the Court Service Counter whenever 'Court traffic' is not too heavy. You may be asked to park your vehicle next to the curb near the front entrance to the Safety Building, and wait with your vehicle until someone from the Court can come out to perform the inspection.)

Timeliness: Repairs should be made as soon after a Citation is issued as possible. If proof of repair is not shown to the Court within 5 months from the Citation issue date, the repair will not be considered 'timely' and 'credit' may not be allowed.

Proof Of Repair Receipts may be mailed to City Court.

"Equipment Repair” Violations are so noted on the City Court Price List.
o $74.50 + is the cost per charge of the Equipment Repair Violations when not repaired in a timely manner and not paid-in-full by the scheduled Court Date.

TO SHOW THE COURT YOUR PROOF OF REPAIR

You may use any of the following options to show the Court your proof of Repair:

Show your proof of Repair to a Clerk at a Court Service Counter.

Show your proof of Repair to the Judge/Bailiff in Court.

Fax a clear photocopy of your proof of Repair to 865-215-7440. (Reference your name & Citation#, or DL#.)

Mail a clear photocopy of your proof of Repair to City Court:

City Court
P.O. Box 2749
Knoxville, TN 37901
(Reference your name & Citation #, or DL#.)

Include any payment that may be due in a mailing to City Court OR during your visit to a Court Service Counter.

If your Citation includes more than one violation, you need to determine how you intend to resolve the other charges once you resolve Equipment Repair using one of the above options. If you intend to go to Court to speak with the Judge regarding the other violations, you may easily show the Judge your Equipment Repair. However, if you do not yet have your proof of Repair, that is no reason to delay seeing the Judge now on the other violations.

WHAT CONSTITUTES A REPAIR? - IF THE ITEM NOW WORKS, IT IS REPAIRED!

In many situations, an Equipment Repair may require little more than a bulb or fuse replacement, which may be done rather inexpensively. Many come to Court and report making the necessary repairs without needing to purchase anything; either they had extra parts around the house or they tightened some wires to make things work. Others purchase a bulb, a fuse, or lens cover, red tape to repair a brake lens cover, a replacement windshield, a replacement mirror or glue to re-attach a mirror, and/or pay a mechanic to make repairs. Whatever you need to do, once you do it, bring "proof” of what you've done to the Court so we may give you credit for repair.

You may show the Court the actual repair on the vehicle.

You may show the Court a receipt that represents Proof of Repair.

You may show the Court an empty 'parts' container as Proof of Repair.

You may show the Court a replaced part taken from your vehicle as Proof of Repair.

"NOT MY CAR!... I DON'T HAVE THAT CAR ANYMORE!"... YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE!

As the Judge would tell you, if you were to speak with him about this in the Courtroom, legally you are considered responsible for this violation since you were the one driving the vehicle when the Citation was issued. Who owns (or owned) the vehicle is irrelevant. Therefore, if Proof of Repair is not provided, you may have to pay the full cost of $60.75 or more.

SUBSTITUTE VEHICLE

If you received this Equipment Violation Citation while driving someone else's vehicle, or if since receiving the ticket you have 'gotten rid of' the vehicle you were driving, you may be relieved to learn that the Judge will allow you to substitute a vehicle you own/drive now for the one you were driving.

In other words, if you received the ticket while driving a friend's vehicle, you may show either the needed repair for your friend's vehicle or for your own vehicle, whichever you prefer. If the 'item' needing to be repaired on your friend's vehicle already works on your vehicle… you've already repaired it! Just be sure to 'show that repair' to the Court.

Or, if you received the ticket in your own vehicle, but have since gotten rid of that vehicle; you may show the repair for another vehicle you own or for one that you will be acquiring shortly.

Everything must be accomplished within 5 months from the Citation issue date and must be for the same/similar equipment item. Hopefully when you get rid of one car with a cracked windshield, you replace it with another with a 'good' windshield.