Smyrna Municipal Court

Smyrna Municipal Court cases in Rutherford County, Smyrna, TN

Smyrna Municipal Court in Smyrna, Tennessee, is a municipal (city) court with limited jurisdiction. It adjudicates violations of the Smyrna Municipal Code occurring within the town, primarily traffic and parking citations, code-enforcement matters (e.g., property maintenance, building, zoning, and animal-control violations), and other municipal ordinance offenses. The court's role is to provide a local forum to hear these cases, determine responsibility, and impose fines, fees, or other remedies authorized by ordinance and state law. It does not hear civil lawsuits, family law matters, felonies, or most state criminal charges; those cases are handled by the Rutherford County General Sessions and Circuit Courts.

Smyrna Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Smyrna Municipal Court

Smyrna Municipal Court serves the public by adjudicating limited-jurisdiction matters arising within city limits.

- Case types: traffic and parking citations; violations of city ordinances (code enforcement, animal control, noise, property maintenance); and certain misdemeanor offenses when authorized by law.
- Case filings and records: accepts citations and code-enforcement filings from law enforcement; processes citizen motions, pleas, continuance requests, and record requests; takes payments and resolves failures to appear.
- Court hearings: arraignments, plea hearings, bench trials, sentencing, probation compliance reviews, and calendar management; issues warrants and sets bonds when authorized.
- Jury services: not provided; defendants requesting a jury trial are transferred to the appropriate county/state court.
- Protective orders: not handled here; file family-violence/stalking protective orders with the county Superior/Family Court.
- Access: provides schedules, forms, interpreter/ADA accommodations, and general assistance.