Brentwood Municipal Court

Brentwood Municipal Court cases in Williamson County, Brentwood, TN

Brentwood City Court in Brentwood, Tennessee is a municipal court that adjudicates violations of the City of Brentwood's ordinances within the city limits. Its docket commonly includes traffic and parking citations, code-enforcement matters (such as property maintenance, building/zoning, and animal control), and other local ordinance violations related to public safety and nuisance regulations. The court's role is to determine ordinance liability and impose authorized municipal penalties, primarily fines and compliance orders. It does not handle civil lawsuits, family law matters, juvenile cases, or state criminal prosecutions; those are heard in Williamson County courts (General Sessions, Circuit, Chancery, or Juvenile) under state jurisdiction.

Brentwood Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Brentwood Municipal Court

Brentwood City Court serves the public by adjudicating municipal ordinance and traffic/parking violations.

Main services and case types:
- Case intake and records: processes citations, case filings (e.g., motions, continuance requests), maintains dockets, and provides certified copies.
- Hearings: schedules arraignments, pretrial/settlement dockets, bench trials, compliance and payment-review hearings, and issues summons/warrants for failures to appear as allowed by law.
- Payments and compliance: accepts fines/costs, offers payment plans or approved driver safety/compliance options, and tracks community service or remediation orders.
- Public access: provides calendars, clerk assistance, interpreters/ADA accommodations, and basic case information.

Outside scope (with referrals):
- Protective orders (orders of protection) are filed in county/state trial courts; the City Court supplies referral information.
- Jury services and jury trials are handled by the county court system; City Court proceedings are bench trials.