La Vergne City Court

La Vergne City Court Court cases in Rutherford County, La Vergne, TN

La Vergne City Court is a municipal court serving the City of La Vergne, Tennessee. It has limited jurisdiction to adjudicate violations of municipal ordinances committed within city limits, including traffic and parking citations and code-enforcement matters such as property maintenance, animal control, and business licensing. The court conducts arraignments and hearings, assesses fines and costs, and enforces compliance with the municipal code. It does not hear general civil disputes, family law matters, or felony prosecutions; those cases are handled by Rutherford County General Sessions and Circuit Courts. Judgments in ordinance-violation cases may be appealed de novo to the Rutherford County Circuit Court under Tennessee law.

La Vergne City Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in La Vergne City Court

La Vergne City Court is a limited-jurisdiction municipal court serving the public by:
- Hearing municipal ordinance and traffic cases: moving/non‑moving violations, parking, code enforcement/property maintenance, animal control, and other municipal code violations.
- Conducting arraignments, bench trials, compliance/review dates, failure‑to‑appear proceedings, and sentencing; setting payment plans and accepting fine/fee payments.
- Processing citations and summonses issued by police/code officers; maintaining court records and providing copies/certifications.
- Offering scheduling, continuances, court date information, interpreters, and ADA accommodations; referring defendants to driver safety or remediation programs when ordered.

Not handled: orders of protection (file with Rutherford County General Sessions Court) and jury trials/jury service (administered by county courts; City Court trials are non‑jury, with appeals de novo to Circuit Court).