MUNICIPAL COURT OF STOCKBRIDGE
Phone: 770-389-7906
Judge – W. Donald Patten, Jr
Solicitor – Suzanne Whitaker
Municipal Court Clerk Administrator – Anita R Gunnoe
Probation Officer –
ZSI Probation Service (770) 504-0340
New “Super Speeder” law – 40-6-189, Effective 1 Jan 2010, Classification as super speeder; fees; funding for trauma care system.
In addition to any other fines or penalties imposed by any local
jurisdiction or the Department of Driver Services (DDS), the DDS shall
administer and collect a fee of $200.00 from any driver who is
convicted of driving at a speed of 85 miles per hour or more on any
road or highway or 75 miles per hour or more on any two-lane road or
highway as defined in Code Section 40-6-187. Such a driver, upon
conviction, shall be classified as a “super speeder”.
PAYMENT OF FINES
Payment information is on the back of your citation. If your citation does not require a mandatory appearance, it may be paid until 4:00 p.m. daily, up to the day before your court date. The court accepts money orders, Visa, MasterCard or AMEX credit cards and debit cards with the Visa or MasterCard logo and payment online at www.ticketfastpay.com. The court also accepts cash on court day only.
WE DO NOT ACCEPT PERSONAL CHECKS. Money orders may be made out to City of Stockbridge and mailed to be received prior to the court date, to:
Stockbridge Municipal Court
4545 North Henry Blvd
Stockbridge, GA 30281-3653
MUNICIPAL COURTROOM DRESS & CONDUCT CODE
The following dress code applies to all persons entering the courtroom.
Males: shall wear shoes, long pants and shirts
Females: shall wear shoes, dresses, skirts or long pants, with blouses, sweaters or casual dress shirts.
SHORTS, TANK TOPS, BARE MIDRIFFS, HALTER TOPS and HATS/BALL CAPS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE DRESS FOR COURT
All pagers, cell phones and electronic devices brought into the courtroom shall be kept in the “OFF” mode at all times.
Any deviation from the above code shall be approved on a case-by-case basis by the presiding judge.
ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT INFORMATION
We do not accept payment of fines on court day, prior to court. You may be permitted to pay a cash bond after calendar call.
Appearing late on your court date will result in a contempt charge of $50.00. Failure to appear will assess a contempt charge of $100.00 and suspension of your driving privileges and possibly a warrant being issued for your arrest.
Copies of accident or incident reports may be obtained from the Henry County Police Department 770-288-8239.
If you have been charged with No Proof of Insurance and have proof that you were covered on the day of your citation, you may bring proof to the court clerk prior to the court date.
If you wish to enter a NoLo plea, you must appear and request this from the Judge. The charge will be sent to the Department of Drivers’ Services, but it does not assess any points.
The Judge and Solicitor are only here during court sessions. They do not have an office here and are not available to discuss your case prior to your court date.
2010 STOCKBRIDGE COURT ARRAIGNMENT CALENDAR
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Tuesday |
Thursday |
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Tuesday |
Thursday |
| January |
12 |
14 |
July |
13 |
15 |
| February |
9 |
11 |
August |
17 |
12 |
| March |
9 |
11 |
September |
7
|
9 |
| April |
13
|
15
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October |
5 |
7 |
| May |
11
|
13
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November |
2
|
4
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| June |
8
|
10
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December |
2
|
7
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