Fountain Inn Municipal Court

Fountain Inn Municipal Court cases in Greenville County, Fountain, SC

Fountain Inn Municipal Court is a municipal (summary) court serving the City of Fountain Inn, South Carolina. It is a limited-jurisdiction trial court for matters arising within the city limits. The court handles traffic citations, municipal ordinance violations, and state-law misdemeanor offenses within summary-court limits (generally punishable by up to 30 days in jail or a fine up to $500), sharing concurrent jurisdiction with magistrate courts for these cases. It conducts hearings and trials for these matters. The court does not hear civil lawsuits or family matters, which are handled by magistrate and family courts, and it does not adjudicate felonies, which are prosecuted in the Court of General Sessions.

Fountain Inn Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Fountain Inn Municipal Court

Fountain Inn Municipal Court serves the public by adjudicating:
- Traffic citations and parking violations
- Municipal ordinance violations
- Criminal misdemeanors within city limits punishable in summary court

Core services:
- Case intake from citations/incident reports; filings of motions, requests for continuance, and jury trial demands
- Warrant and compliance actions (arrest warrants, bench warrants for failure to appear)
- Bond hearings; advisement and scheduling; bench and six-person jury trials; sentencing and compliance monitoring
- Jury services: summons, qualification, excusals/deferrals, check-in, and juror payment
- Payments and case information: fines/fees, payment plans, court dates, and certified dispositions
- Records requests and subpoenas
- Expungement processing of eligible cases pursuant to orders from the Solicitor

Not handled: protective orders (Orders of Protection are filed in Family Court; Restraining Orders in Magistrate Court).