Berry Hill Municipal Court

Berry Hill Municipal Court cases in Davidson County, Nashville, TN

Berry Hill City Court is a municipal court serving the City of Berry Hill in Davidson County (Nashville area), with limited jurisdiction over violations of municipal ordinances occurring within city limits. Its role is to adjudicate citations, assess fines and court costs, and order compliance related to local laws. Common matters include traffic citations, parking violations, code enforcement and property maintenance issues, animal control, and other municipal code offenses. It does not handle civil lawsuits, felony or state criminal prosecutions, family (divorce/child custody), juvenile cases, or probate; those are heard in the Davidson County courts.

Berry Hill Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Berry Hill Municipal Court

Berry Hill City Court serves the public by handling municipal ordinance matters within Berry Hill. Primary functions include:
- Processing case filings from police and code enforcement (traffic and parking citations, municipal code violations).
- Scheduling and conducting court hearings (arraignments, plea hearings, status/compliance hearings, and bench trials).
- Maintaining records, issuing subpoenas, recording dispositions, assessing fines/costs, offering payment options, and managing continuances and failure-to-appear matters.
- Providing case information and certified copies upon request.

Examples:
- Case filings: traffic tickets, parking citations, property maintenance/code violations.
- Protective orders: not handled here; filed in Davidson County General Sessions Court.
- Jury services: not offered; municipal trials are heard by a judge, and jury service is managed by Davidson County courts.
- Court hearings: citation review, compliance/status checks, and bench trials for ordinance violations.