Can you get my Collierville speeding ticket dismissed?
That is what usually happens. A dismissal can come outright, with court costs, or with court costs and a defensive driving course where the speed calls for it.
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The Answer
Nobody Should Lose a Morning for 10 Over
Speeding citations in Collierville Municipal Court get dismissed. You do not appear, you do not rearrange a workday around a docket that moves, and you do not risk showing up on the wrong one.
A speeding citation should cost you a phone call, not a morning.
The schedule is the trap here
Collierville settings rotate between Tuesdays and Thursdays and between morning and afternoon, and they shift month to month. People miss it, and missing it is worse than paying the ticket.
Miss the date and the court enters a judgment against you anyway. Same result as writing the check, except you did not choose it.
What a dismissal looks like
Dismissed outrightNo court costs, no conditions.
Dismissed with court costsThe common outcome. The charge is gone and the court is paid its costs.
Dismissed with costs and driving schoolWhere the speed calls for more. A defensive driving course built into the resolution. We have done that here.
Which of the three you get turns on the number on the citation.
Before You Pay It
The Fine Is Not the Expensive Part
Paying the citation is a guilty plea. It is quick, it feels like closure, and it is the only option with no way back.
The judgment lands on your driving record and carries points. Your insurer could raise the premium at the next renewal and keep it there long after you have forgotten the ticket.
A dismissal means there is nothing on the record for anyone to price.
Practical
The Court, and the Schedule That Moves
Most of what comes to us out of Collierville was written on Poplar, Byhalia or 385.
Check who wrote it first. A citation from Collierville Police is heard in Collierville Municipal Court. A citation from the Shelby County Sheriff or the Tennessee Highway Patrol goes downtown to 201 Poplar instead, even though you were stopped here. The agency is printed on the citation.
WhereCollierville Municipal Court, 101 Walnut Street, Collierville, TN 38017.
Criminal docketsFirst Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Second and fourth Tuesdays at 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. First and third Thursdays at 8:00 a.m.
Clerk(901) 457-2580. Open weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Confirm itSettings vary. Call and hear the date out loud rather than trusting your memory of the citation.
Miss it and the court enters a judgment, which is the same outcome as paying the fine except you did not pick it. In Collierville that happens because of the calendar rather than anything the court does wrong.
What It Costs
$500
Most firms will not publish this.
$500Speeding citation, Collierville Municipal Court
A DUI, a criminal charge, or a commercial license is quoted separately.
Your Attorney
William Young, Collierville Municipal Court
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William Young · Traffic & Criminal Defense
Attorney William Young handles Collierville Municipal Court. We are in that courtroom every day it is open. The firm resolved more than 1,000 traffic citations last year across Shelby County and the counties around it.
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Common Questions
Collierville Speeding Tickets: What You Need to Know
Can you guarantee my ticket will be dismissed?
No. Attorneys are not permitted to guarantee an outcome, and anyone who does is breaking a rule they are bound by. What we can tell you is what has happened in cases like yours in this court. Call and describe the citation and you will get a straight answer.
Do I have to go to court in Collierville?
No. We appear for you. That is the main reason people hire someone for a ticket.
How much does it cost?
$500. Court costs, where they apply, are set by the court and are separate from the attorney fee.
Why does the Collierville court schedule change?
Criminal dockets rotate between Tuesdays and Thursdays and between morning and afternoon settings, and they vary month to month. Call the clerk at (901) 457-2580 and confirm rather than assuming. Missing it means a judgment is entered against you, which is the same result as paying the ticket and not one you chose.
Is Collierville Municipal Court just a traffic court?
No. It carries concurrent jurisdiction with the Shelby County General Sessions courts, so it hears misdemeanors and takes felony cases through the preliminary hearing. The speeding docket runs in the same building as all of that.
I have a CDL. Is this different?
Considerably. Commercial drivers get no deferral and no diversion in Tennessee, so the case gets tried instead of negotiated. It is quoted separately and it is worth a call well before the court date.
I was just passing through on 385. Where does the case go?
It turns on who stopped you. A Collierville Police citation stays in Collierville Municipal Court. A Shelby County Sheriff or Tennessee Highway Patrol citation goes downtown to 201 Poplar. Where you live has nothing to do with it, but the agency on the citation has everything to do with it.
What happens if I just pay it?
Paying is pleading guilty. A judgment is entered against you, it goes on your driving record with points, and your insurer could raise your rate at renewal. It is also the only option you cannot undo.
What about points on my license?
Tennessee scales them to how far over the limit you were. One to five over is 1 point, six to fifteen is 3, sixteen to twenty-five is 4, twenty-six to thirty-five is 5, thirty-six to forty-five is 6, and forty-six or more is 8. Six points in a rolling twelve months brings an advisory letter from the Department of Safety. Twelve brings a notice of proposed suspension, with a hearing and sometimes a defensive driving course as the alternative. A dismissal carries no points at all.
I do not live in Collierville. Does that matter?
Only in that it makes hiring someone more useful. Most of the people we handle these for live somewhere else. The whole point is not making the drive.