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Hot Topic: New Fee For Cash Bond Forfeitures In City Court, Rex Barton
Hot Topic: New Fee For Cash Bond Forfeitures In City Court, Rex Barton
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The state legislature recently created a new fee to be collected by the city when a defendant posts a cash bond for a municipal traffic violation.
Hot Topic: New Reporting Requirement For Traffic Courts, Rex Barton
Hot Topic: New Reporting Requirement For Traffic Courts, Rex Barton
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The purpose of the law is to create a database of traffic offenders who have had their traffic offenses dismissed upon completion of a driver improvement class or traffic school.
Hot Topic: 2006 Legislative Changes Impacting Municipal Courts And Municipal Code Enforcement, Melissa Ashburn
Hot Topic: 2006 Legislative Changes Impacting Municipal Courts And Municipal Code Enforcement, Melissa Ashburn
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The General Assembly made changes in laws during the 2006 legislative session that affect municipal courts and municipal code enforcement.
Hot Topic: Municipal Court Reform Act Of 2004, Rex Barton
Hot Topic: Municipal Court Reform Act Of 2004, Rex Barton
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The Municipal Court Reform Act of 2004 becomes effective March 1, 2005, and brings significant change to municipal courts.
Hot Topic: Supreme Court Limits Civil Penalties Over $50, Sid Hemsley
Hot Topic: Supreme Court Limits Civil Penalties Over $50, Sid Hemsley
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Municipal civil penalties in excess of $50 violate Article VI, Section 14 of the Tennessee Constitution if their purpose is punitive rather than remedial, the Tennessee Supreme Court held on Sept. 4 in City of Chattanooga v. Davis and Barrett v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, ____ S.W.3d _____ (Tenn. 2001) [2001 WL 1005941]. The difficulty of showing that a municipality’s civil penalty is remedial rather than punitive means that most municipalities will find it in their interest not to levy civil penalties more than $50.