How to Search the Collierville Court Docket
The Collierville Municipal Court page is the official starting point. Read the citation before touching any payment tool. Write down the court name, citation number, alleged violation, issue date, and session date. For a town traffic matter, the citation number is the best search key. A name alone can pull up strangers. A match does not prove the result belongs to your case.
- Confirm that the paper names Collierville Municipal Court.
- Copy the citation or case number exactly as printed.
- Use the town route with the citation number and last name.
- Compare the result with the charge, session, and date.
- Call the clerk when no match appears or a setting is unclear.
When the online route stalls, call the clerk or go to the counter. Those channels also handle docket sheets, minutes, final orders, and copies. Bring specifics. If a different court is named on the paper, use that court rather than the town system. A different court on the paper controls. Use that court, not the town system.
Collierville Court Records on Walnut Street
Collierville Municipal Court sits at 101 Walnut Street. The court number is 901-457-2580. The town lists an ADA contact at 901-379-7890. The municipal clerk keeps the town docket along with fines, costs, and traffic records. Go direct when you can. The payment screen shows far less than the clerk's full record.
Collierville Municipal Court
101 Walnut Street
Collierville, Tennessee
901-457-2580
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Call ahead if a closure or fresh notice could change access. Give the clerk the citation or case number and name the exact record you want. A request for a final order or entries from set dates gets routed faster than a broad search on a name alone.
The Collierville Municipal Court
This court runs separate tracks. Criminal, traffic, city-code, adult, and juvenile matters each move on their own path, so the proceeding type matters even when everything happens under one roof. Lee Ann Dobson serves as judge and Patrick Lafferty as clerk. Confirm current officeholders on the live municipal page. Municipal authority also has limits. A town ordinance citation or qualifying traffic matter lands on the Collierville docket. A felony indictment belongs to Shelby County Criminal Court, and county misdemeanors or preliminary hearings may run through General Sessions Criminal. The caption and issuing authority set the route. Where the event happened inside Collierville does not.
Collierville Court Dates Follow Session Tracks
The official calendar splits sessions by type. Criminal matters sit on set Tuesdays, while traffic and city-code matters sit on set Thursdays. Adult and juvenile traffic are separated too. Which week of the month, first through fifth, can change what gets called, so treat this as more than a weekly grid.
| Track | Calendar clue | Best confirmation |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal | Specified Tuesday session | Town calendar and clerk |
| Traffic or city code | Specified Thursday session | Citation and town calendar |
| Adult traffic | Separate published slot | Citation and clerk |
| Juvenile | Separate youth session | Direct court instruction |
Never guess a day from the type of case. Take the exact date on the notice, then check the live calendar, since holidays, closures, and orders can break a normal pattern. A listed session means the matter is set. It does not prove the hearing happened or that the case ended.
Collierville Court Dates and Settings
A Collierville court setting is one point on a timeline. Match the date and type. Check the newest clerk entry. If the docket says continued or reset, find the new setting. A struck entry came off that calendar. None of these words alone means the case was dismissed.
| Date | The current setting shown on the citation, notice, or clerk record. |
|---|---|
| Time | The time assigned to that Collierville session track. |
| Location | 101 Walnut Street unless an official notice changes it. |
| Judge | The judicial officer assigned to the municipal session. |
| Setting Type | Criminal, traffic, city code, adult, juvenile, hearing, or another clerk label. |
Call the court when the paper and the online schedule disagree. The clerk can confirm a record and setting, but cannot give legal advice. Note which office you contacted and what instruction it gave.
Collierville Citations Have Twenty Days
The town's Municipal Court FAQ covers anyone cited. Contact the court within 20 days. That contact covers paying, entering a plea, or requesting a hearing. The window is about responding. Do not confuse it with any hearing date printed on the ticket.
Key point: Read both dates. The response window and court setting can control different steps in one Collierville case.
Want to fight a Collierville citation? Ask for the hearing the way the notice tells you. Do not hit a pay button. Missing the window is not the end of the road. Act fast and call the clerk. And if no balance shows up online, read nothing into it. That silence does not mean the case was dismissed or closed.
Collierville Traffic Tickets
Paying a Collierville traffic ticket starts with two things. You need the citation number and your last name. The town's directed online route runs through colliervilletix.com. It publishes 901-471-2152 for paying by phone. Its instructions expect payment online or by phone before the court date arrives. After that date, you may have to pay in person instead.
Mail works too. The town spells out the rules. Send a check or money order, never cash. The court counter also takes payments in person during office hours. These routes handle eligible payments only. They do not unlock the full Collierville docket, and paying is not the same as resolving what the entry legally means.
| Channel | Starting information | Important limit |
|---|---|---|
| Online | Citation number and last name | Use before the court date when eligible |
| Phone | Citation number and last name | Payment line is not the full record |
| Citation and check or money order | Never mail cash | |
| Counter | Citation or case details | Confirm status and amount first |
To sort municipal citations from other traffic cases, see Shelby County traffic court records.
Collierville Court Records Need Proof
Collierville's municipal FAQ lays out a special track for certain expired-tag citations. Proof and timing matter here. Renewing a tag does not erase the case, and not every citation qualifies. Follow the town's current instructions. Hand the clerk whatever proof it requests within the stated window.
A citation is only the start. It states the alleged violation. Proof, a plea, a hearing, and the final result each come later as separate steps. Keep your receipts and copies of anything you submit. If the outcome matters to you, get the final clerk entry, since a payment confirmation alone may not show how the judge resolved the Collierville matter or whether the court accepted your proof at all.
Where Collierville Cases End Up
Where does a Collierville case actually live? It depends on the charge. Municipal traffic and city-code matters start with the town court. County criminal cases may go through Shelby County General Sessions Criminal. Felony indictments move up to Criminal Court. Civil claims route to General Sessions Civil, Circuit, Chancery, or Probate, depending on the claim and the court's jurisdiction.
Docket flow: Collierville Municipal Court › Shelby County Courts › Circuit or Criminal Court
Treat this routing as a guide, not a promise that every municipal case climbs upward. When a case transfers, or a new Shelby County case opens, keep both numbers. Search the receiving court on its own, because its docket may not carry the full Collierville history.
Collierville Youth Court Records Differ
Collierville publishes a juvenile probation program for eligible young people, including high-school participants. This youth pathway is separate from an adult traffic docket. Details about participation and treatment are not routine public case entries. Do not treat them that way.
Access works differently for youth matters under Tennessee Juvenile Court Rule 114. Dependent and neglect proceedings stay closed, unlike adult cases. Delinquent and unruly proceedings allow some access. A judge can close them through a narrow written order tied to particularized harm. Ask the clerk what record you may see and how. Skip requests for private child or program details.
Public Access to Collierville Court Records
Public access runs record by record. A Collierville docket index is not a payment result. A clerk copy and a juvenile file differ too. Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 34 spells out what counts as a public court record and where the exceptions sit. The Tennessee Public Records Act backs inspection and copying for citizens, subject to lawful limits and a specific request.
Key rules:
Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 34 defines public court records and access exceptions.
Tennessee Public Records Act guidance covers specific requests, citizenship, inspection, and copies.
Tennessee Juvenile Court Rule 114 governs confidentiality and closure in juvenile proceedings.
When an entry is missing, ask the clerk why. It may be sealed, redacted, never digitized, or held by a different court. A failed docket search never means the case was dismissed or expunged, so request only the details you need to identify the Collierville record.
Read the Collierville Docket in Order
A docket reads as a sequence. Later entries can change what an earlier one meant. "Filed" means a paper entered the file. "Set" puts an event on the calendar, and "Continued" moves it. For the final result, look to a disposition, minutes, a judgment, or a signed order.
- Setting
- A scheduled Collierville court event with a date and session.
- Continuance
- An entry moving a hearing or other event to a later point.
- Disposition
- The result recorded by the court, such as a plea, judgment, or dismissal.
- Restricted
- A record withheld under a rule, law, or court order.
Never stop at the first match. Check the court, the citation number, and the status. Then look at the latest event before you trust what you found. If the online route shows only payment data, ask the Collierville clerk for help. Request the docket sheet and the final order. That record answers questions a balance screen cannot.
Copies come in different forms for different needs. A plain Collierville court record may suffice for reviewing case history. When another office requires the clerk's authentication, ask for a certified copy instead. The clerk can tell you which format is available. Ask whether you can get it at the counter, by mail, or through another approved method. Confirm the current copy charge before you send any funds, and note that not every Collierville record reaches every channel.