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The Spring Hill City Court strives to provide fair, neutral, and professional judicial services for all litigants and attorneys appearing before the court when enforcing the applicable laws of the State of Tennessee and the Code and Ordinances of the City of Spring Hill, and while respecting the provisions of the United States Constitution.
Your court date is shown at the bottom of your citation. Make sure that you have been cited to the Spring Hill City Court, as opposed to the General Sessions or Juvenile Courts of Williamson or Maury Counties, so that you do not waste time driving to the wrong court location.
Spring Hill City Court is located inside the new Spring Hill Police Department at 800 Hathaway Blvd., Spring Hill, TN 37174. The court office is open Monday–Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. *The office is closed for lunch from 1:45 to 2:45 each day.
FOR CITATIONS SET IN GENERAL SESSIONS OR JUVENILE COURT — SEE THE INFORMATION BELOW:
Williamson County General Sessions Court - 135 4th Avenue South, Franklin, TN 37064, Room 135 Phone: 615-790-5454
Williamson County Juvenile Court - 408 Century Court, Franklin, TN 37064 Phone: 615-790-5812
Maury County General Sessions Part II - 130 Bluegrass Avenue, Mt. Pleasant, TN 38474 Phone: 931-379-3340
Maury County Juvenile Court - 1115 South Main Street, Columbia, TN 38401 Phone: 931-375-1117
Most Spring Hill City Court citations normally cost $138.75 for the first violation and $50.00 for each additional violation. Find the amount due for your citation.
Paying your citation before court cancels your court date but is an admission of guilt. Any moving violations that you pay will be reported to the Tennessee Department of Safety, and points will be added to your driving record.
Payment of fines and court costs is due at the time of your court appearance. If you need a payment plan or would like to submit an affidavit of indigency, please contact the court clerk's office.
You may also pay in person at 800 Hathaway Blvd., Spring Hill, TN 37174. The court office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. *Please note the court office closes for lunch from 1:45 to 2:45 each day. No payments can be processed during this time.
You may be eligible to attend driving school to keep a moving violation off your driving record.
If you have been cited for speeding 14 miles over the speed limit or less - you may complete driving school without appearing for court. Contact the court clerk for more information.
If you have been cited for speeding 15 miles over the speed limit or more – you must attend court so that the Judge can determine your eligibility for driving school.
For all other moving violations, you must attend court so that the Judge can determine your eligibility for driving school. The Judge will consider your past driving record, as well as the new violation, to determine if you are eligible to attend driving school. The length of the class (4 or 8 hours) and the type of class (on-line or in-person) are also determined by the Judge. If you are offered the driving school option, the Judge will waive the fine and taxes for your violation and only assess court costs. You will be given 60 days to complete driving school and submit the certificate from that school to the court clerk. You will have to pay for the driving school, and that cost is separate from any fines/fees/costs you owe the court.
Commercial Driver's License holders are not allowed to attend driving school. State and Federal Laws prohibit “masking,” which includes deferring judgment or allowing diversion programs like driving school for CDL holders.
If your registration is updated within 24 hours of receiving your citation, the Judge will dismiss the violation with no money due. If it takes you longer than 24 hours to update your registration, the Judge will dismiss your citation upon payment of court costs.
You can email your updated registration to the court clerk at jmitchell@springhilltn.org. Please be sure to put your full name and citation number on the email. The court clerk will reply to your email letting you know it has been received. If you do not receive a reply email within 24 hours, please call the court office.
If you had insurance in effect at the time of your traffic stop, but you did not have your insurance card in your vehicle, please email a copy of your insurance card to the court clerk at jmitchell@springhilltn.org. If you do not receive a reply email within 24 hours, please call the court office.
If you obtained insurance after your traffic stop, the Judge cannot dismiss your citation.
When your light has been repaired, take a picture of your vehicle (at night) showing the repaired light. Email that picture to the court clerk at jmitchell@springhilltn.org. If you do not receive a reply email within 24 hours, please call the court office.
If you received a citation for failing to update the address on your driver’s license, when it is updated, please email a copy of the updated driver’s license, or proof that is has been updated with the state, to the court clerk at jmitchell@springhilltn.org. If you do not receive a reply email within 24 hours, please call the court office.
The Spring Hill Municipal Court enforces rules of procedure and decorum for the professional, efficient and respectful operation of our court. These rules are enforced out of respect for all of those who participate in the operation of our court, whether they be citizens, attorneys, law enforcement officers, court staff, witnesses, observers or the judge.
General Courtroom Rules
General courtroom rules and dress code are applicable to all:
- Court sessions begin promptly at 9:00 A.M. Litigants should arrive at court no later than 8:45 A.M. to be processed through court security.
- Persons arriving late to court will be put at the heel of the docket or their matter will be continued to a future date by the court at the judge's discretion.
- No chewing gum, food, or drink is allowed in the courtroom.
- No lights, matches, or smoking are allowed in the courtroom.
- All persons entering the courtroom for an official proceeding are subject to search.
- No weapons or explosives of any kind are allowed in the courtroom. The intentional, knowing, or reckless carrying of a weapon inside any room in which a judicial proceeding is in progress is a Class E felony under Tennessee law and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. T.C.A. 13-17-1306.
- Conversations, noise, and/or disruptive language and/or behavior that distract from court proceedings are prohibited, and persons engaging in such will be asked to leave the courtroom.
- Cell phones are to be muted or turned off during court sessions. Cell phones that activate during court sessions will be collected by court security and held for a 24-hour period after which time they may be returned to the owner by our clerk's office.
- Gentlemen wearing shirts are to tuck their shirts into their pants while in court. Pants are to be worn at the waist level.
- No baseball caps or sunglasses are to be worn in the courtroom. All hats must be removed.
- No revealing clothing (shorts, halter tops, etc.), bedroom shoes, or pajama tops and/or bottoms are to be worn in the courtroom.
- While the Spring Hill Municipal Court highly respects all persons' First Amendment freedoms, t-shirts with inflammatory messages that could incite violence in court are highly discouraged. Please use your wisdom and discretion. Our courtroom is a public place where all Citizens are welcome and should feel at ease around others.
- The determination of what clothing is inappropriate will be made by the judge. Please dress in a manner that is thoughtful of others.
- Children are welcome in court. Court can be an instructive learning experience for children. However, parents and guardians are expected to control their children and keep them quiet during court sessions. Cases in which a litigant is accompanied by a small child will be heard first on the Docket for the comfort of parent and child, and out of consideration for other court participants.
- When you approach the center podium when your matter is called, do not lean or slouch on the podium.
If you wish to plead not guilty - to contest your citation - you must do so in person on your court date. The Judge will schedule your trial.