Metro traffic citations are processed through this office; therefore, if you were issued a State Trooper or State Misdemeanor citation in Davidson County, you should contact the Criminal Court Clerk’s Office. To view sample State citations, click here.
Lakewood Traffic Tickets
If you were issued a traffic ticket by the City of Lakewood, the Metro Council passed Resolution No. RS2011-5 on October 4, 2011 waiving unpaid fines related to Lakewood traffic tickets. Persons with a suspended driver's license resulting from unpaid traffic tickets issued by the City Of Lakewood should click here for information regarding the process of re-instating their license.
Metro Traffic Citations
A Metro traffic citation may contain up to five (5) individual violations, each of which is treated separately. For example, a motorist who receives a citation with two (2) violations may plead guilty to and pay one (1) of the violations but plead not guilty and request a Court date on the other violation. To view a sample Metro traffic citation, click here.
Traffic Court Information Sheet
At the time you were issued the traffic ticket, you should have received a copy of the Traffic Court Information Sheet that provides you with important information about how to respond to the ticket, including the forms you need to request a court date or register for Traffic School. To view a copy of the Information Sheet, click here.
How To Satisfy Your Metro Traffic Citation
All Metro traffic citations contain an Issuance Date, which is the date that the citation was written. Violators are given forty-five (45) calendar days from this date to satisfy the citation. This 45th day is known as the “compliance date”. Use our Compliance Date Calculator to calculate your compliance date. In order to satisfy a particular violation, a traffic offender must take one, or a combination of the following three possible actions:
(For instructions, click on the option you would like to take)
If you fail to comply by the “compliance date”, a default judgment will be entered against you, causing the amount you owe to increase, the suspension of your driver’s license and the garnishment of your wages or bank accounts.
