Germantown Traffic Court

Germantown Traffic Court cases in Shelby County, Germantown, TN

Germantown City Court is a municipal court serving Germantown, Tennessee. It has limited jurisdiction to hear violations of the city's ordinances committed within the city limits. The court's docket commonly includes traffic and parking citations and enforcement of municipal code provisions such as property maintenance, nuisance, and animal-control violations. It may impose fines and court costs as authorized by municipal code and Tennessee law. The court does not handle state criminal prosecutions, domestic/family matters, or private civil claims; those are heard in Shelby County's General Sessions, Circuit, Juvenile, or Criminal Courts. Within the local judicial system, Germantown City Court functions as the first-instance forum for adjudicating and enforcing municipal ordinance compliance.

Germantown Traffic Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Germantown Traffic Court

Germantown City Court is a limited-jurisdiction municipal court serving the public by handling:
- Traffic and parking citations within city limits.
- Municipal ordinance/code violations (e.g., property maintenance, zoning, noise, animal control, business licensing).

Key services:
- Citation intake and case setup; scheduling arraignments, bench trials, and compliance/review hearings.
- Processing payments, extensions, continuances, and requests to contest citations.
- Issuing judgments, fines, and compliance orders; reporting dispositions to state agencies and lifting license or registration holds upon compliance.
- Failure-to-appear and bond processing.
- Providing case information and certified copies of dispositions.
- Explaining appeal rights for de novo review in Shelby County Circuit Court.

Not handled by City Court:
- Protective orders (orders of protection are filed in Shelby County General Sessions or Chancery Court).
- Jury services (City Court conducts judge-only trials).

For criminal or civil matters beyond municipal citations, contact the appropriate Shelby County court.