How much does a Piperton traffic ticket attorney cost?
BBJW LAW charges $500 for a Piperton traffic citation. Court costs are separate and typically run around $120 in Piperton. CDL citations are $2,500.
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The Answer
What It Costs
The attorney fee for a Piperton traffic citation is $500. CDL citations are $2,500.
Court costs are separate, and Piperton is fond of them. Expect somewhere around $120 on top of the fee. That is not the firm's charge, it is the court's, and it applies whether you hire someone or not.
Why You Got Stopped
Piperton Is a Speed Trap
Piperton is a city of roughly 2,800 people running a police department of nine sworn officers with 24 hour coverage. The department's own materials describe traffic as a primary concern and strict enforcement of traffic laws as policy.
The city limits also take in a number of the interchanges along Highway 385 and Interstate 269, on the western edge of Fayette County where it meets Collierville and Shelby County. That is a commuter corridor, which means the overwhelming majority of drivers cited in Piperton do not live in Piperton.
If you were coming east out of Collierville and got stopped somewhere you did not realize was its own city, you are not the first.
Which Court
Two Different Courts, Depending on Who Stopped You
This trips people up, because a citation issued a mile apart can end up in two different buildings. The issuing agency is printed on your citation.
Piperton Police Department
Goes to Piperton Municipal Court. The court clerk is at 3575 Highway 196 in Piperton.
Fayette County Sheriff or Tennessee Highway Patrol
Goes to Fayette County General Sessions in Somerville.
If you are not sure what you are looking at, call and read the citation out loud. (901) 578-1515. It takes about a minute to tell you which court you are in and what it costs.
Before You Pay It
Paying the Ticket Is Pleading Guilty
It is the fastest way to make the citation go away and the most expensive way in the long run. Paying it adds points to your driving record, and those points reach your insurance. Enough of them reach your license.
For a commercial driver it is worse, because federal rules do not allow a CDL conviction to be kept off the record the way an ordinary citation can be handled. More on CDL citations and what they cost →
Your Attorney
William Young, Fayette County
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William Young · Of Counsel · Traffic & Criminal Defense
Attorney William Young handles traffic citations and criminal matters in Piperton, Somerville, and throughout Fayette County, as well as Collierville, Germantown, and the surrounding communities.
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Common Questions
Piperton Tickets: What You Need to Know
Which court will my Piperton ticket be in?
It depends on who stopped you. Piperton Police Department citations go to Piperton Municipal Court. Fayette County Sheriff and Tennessee Highway Patrol citations go to Fayette County General Sessions in Somerville. The issuing agency is printed on your citation.
Why do so many people get tickets in Piperton?
Piperton is a city of roughly 2,800 people with a police department of nine sworn officers providing 24 hour coverage, and its city limits take in a number of the interchanges along Highway 385 and Interstate 269. The department's own materials describe traffic as a primary concern and strict enforcement of traffic laws as policy. Most drivers cited there are passing through rather than living there.
Do I have to appear in court for a Piperton ticket?
In most non-CDL cases an attorney can appear for you in Piperton Municipal Court and in Fayette County General Sessions. Call with the citation in front of you to confirm for your specific charge.
Should I just pay my Piperton ticket?
Paying a citation is a guilty plea, and it adds points to your driving record. Those points can affect your insurance and, at enough of them, your license. Call before you pay anything.
Where is Piperton Municipal Court?
The Piperton court clerk is located at 3575 Highway 196 in Piperton, Tennessee. Bring your citation and confirm your court date directly with the clerk if you are unsure of it.