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Title 3 : Municipal Court
Chapter 2 : Court Administration

3-202 : Imposition of fines and costs.

  1. All fines and costs shall be imposed by the city judge and recorded by the municipal court clerk on the municipal court docket.
  2. Court costs.
    1. In all cases heard and determined by him or her, the city judge shall impose court costs in the amount of one hundred thirty six dollars ($136.00). Two dollars ($2.00) of the court costs shall be forwarded by the court clerk to the state treasurer in accordance to Tennessee Code Annotated § 16-18-304(a) to be used by the administrative office of the courts for training and continuing education courses for municipal court judges and municipal court clerks.
    2. When a person has been charged with multiple violations arising from the same incident, motor vehicle traffic stop, or occurrence, the judge may assess an additional thirty five dollar ($35.00) court cost to reflect the additional court expenditures related in processing, documenting, and reporting these multiple violations.
  3. Litigation taxes. In all cases where the defendant is charged with the violation of a city ordinance or authorized state statute and is found guilty, whether by trial or plea of guilty, such defendant shall pay:
    1. The state litigation taxes as defined in Tennessee Code Annotated, § 67-4-601.
    2. In addition, pursuant to the authority granted in Tennessee Code Annotated, § 67-4-601, the City of Rocky Top adopts a local litigation tax of ten dollars twenty five cents ($10.25) and the court shall levy this local litigation tax in all cases in which the state litigation tax is levied.
    3. Any other taxes and/or fees imposed pursuant to state statutes and/or city ordinances. (Ord. # 597, Dec. 2024, as amended by Ord. #608, June 2025)