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Blount County Circuit Court Clerk
Blount County
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Reviews
I was told there would be a locker to store stuff when we called before going to court the man at the metal detector said that was incorrect. When we suggested he might want to inform the clerk who told us this info he wasn't interested he only wanted to keep the entrance free and clear of anything that we needed to lock up such as bicycle backpack excetra. My BF was there to show he had been paying on his court cost. Everyone myself included told him if you've been paying it's no big deal they'll just tell you to keep paying and give you another court date will that wasn't the case he was arrested on the spot in Court for court cost that haven't even been due for 6 months! So I will never tell anyone in this County that it's okay to not pay your entire court cost even if you have to sell your furniture or whatever you either pay it or you go to jail and you don't get out until it's paid. I had to get a wire transfer from a family member and make my way to the courthouse where his bike cell phone backpack and everything was locked to a pole that wasn't very secure and pay that I was told he would be released fairly promptly after about 45 minutes they told me he had not yet been booked he had been in there five hours at this point and needed to be at work in three more hours he got home at 10:30 p.m. it was ridiculous this court is a joke but at the same time it's not a joke but I don't see how this is legal when every other County in the us has what is known as a show-cause date to show you paid on your court costs and allows you more time and with the pandemic being a problem you would think a person or judge even one that doesn't think like all the other judges would have a little compassion and knowledge about the economy being downetc anyway he gets into the jail and has to sit there among other people they took his mask so he could have been exposed this is not a court that works with people or is in anyway fair at all. In fact I'll have to wonder if this is legal to just arrest someone on their first court date after being placed on probation but yet he has done everything right and made payments . Anyway that's my first and only experience with the place and I don't plan on going back and hope he doesn't have to either
I tried to change a court date after my date was reset due to covid, but they wouldn't let me becuase it had already been reset once (even though it was them that reset it.) Very frustrating. The ticket I was going to court over was also very unreasonable, which did not help!
Welcome to Blount County General Sessions Court! You must be reading this because this is the address you were ticketed for or told to (re)appear! I'm trying to have Google fix the address to "928 E Lamar Alexander Parkway" so the public may have an easier time than I did. I STRONGLY suggest that you bring a trusted friend or family member that may help you make a proper decision today. You will get little to no help once you're through those double doors. That is unless you can't read English or are doing something obviously wrong. There are no weapons, phones or camera's allowed inside of any kind. If you somehow get it through security, either the judge will confiscate it or you will be taken down to jail. Judge Brewer is an old fart. The number of times he's done this is written all over his face. He's hard to hear in the back row if they don't have the microphone on. The simplest and dismissal worthy offenses are first, such as not having a valid license or insurance or driving without a seatbelt. If you are here because of a "Highway Patrol" (speeding) ticket like I was, the judge should tell you three options: 1. Plead "Not guilty", and have to reappear in court for a later date in front of the officer that ticketed you. You pay no costs or fines today, but if you fail to provide true innocence to your case-- you lose and have to pay the full amount of fines and costs. Maybe not today, but I'll have that info in a minute. 2. Plead "Guilty" whereas the judge will tell you, "You are declaring you are guilty because you are guilty, and no officer nor other person influenced you to say otherwise". And then you go down to the 1st floor & pay the full amount (or start a payment plan) of your offense (s). According to the judge, even the cheapest "reckless driving" ticket will cost no less than $200. BUT, the offense Will go on your Tennessee permanent driving record, and may increase costs for insurance and alike. 3. Plead "No contest", which is kinda like not guilty, but you are given the option to attend "driving school", two buildings over. It is a single session, 4 hours long, and costs $75 flat. Taxes already included. They ONLY accept a cashier's check or money order over there. Oh, and you also pay the minimum court costs and fees for attendance which is a separate $115, also taxes included. I think they take cash here, but I'll try to remember to update it when I go back.
