Chattanooga City Court

Chattanooga City Court cases in Hamilton County, Chattanooga, TN

Chattanooga City Court is a municipal court serving the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee. It has limited jurisdiction to adjudicate violations of city ordinances, including traffic and parking offenses and municipal code-enforcement matters. The court's functions include arraignments, accepting pleas, determining liability for ordinance violations, and imposing fines, costs, and compliance orders authorized by local law. Common case types are traffic and parking citations and other municipal ordinance infractions. The court does not hear family law, juvenile, probate, general civil lawsuits, or state criminal prosecutions; those matters are handled by Hamilton County General Sessions, Circuit, or Criminal Courts.

Chattanooga City Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Chattanooga City Court

- Scope: Municipal court for Chattanooga handling city ordinance and traffic matters.
- Case types: traffic and parking citations; camera-enforcement tickets; municipal ordinance violations (e.g., noise, alcohol/licensing, litter); Environmental Court matters (property maintenance, building/zoning/code enforcement, inoperable vehicles, short‑term vacation rentals).
- Services:
- Case filings/intake of citations and code complaints.
- Scheduling and conducting arraignments, plea hearings, bench trials, and compliance/review hearings.
- Assessing fines/costs, offering payment plans, diversion/traffic school when eligible, and providing records/certifications.
- Public access to dockets, calendars, and case information; coordination with police and code enforcement.
- Not handled by Chattanooga City Court:
- Protective orders and domestic-relations matters (file in Hamilton County General Sessions Court).
- Jury services or jury trials (managed by Hamilton County courts).