Clayton Court Information, Location and Rules

Clayton court is one of the 381 municipal courts situated in the state of Georgia. It is strikingly similar to the other municipal courts present elsewhere in the country with the jurisdiction of the Clayton municipal court being limited to certain preliminary hearings as well as traffic infractions. The expenses of the Clayton court are funded locally as well. Violations of municipal ordinances are heard by the judges of the municipal court located in Clayton too.

Cases Handled by the Clayton Municipal Court

Cases involving theft of motor vehicles as well as violation of traffic rules like speeding or parking tickets are heard by the municipal court located in Clayton. Initial hearings of various misdemeanor cases are conducted by the municipal court of Clayton as well. The decision passed by the court can be appealed to the Superior Court if either of the contesting parties does not agree with the verdict passed by the Clayton court. While burglary, robbery and a host of other cases come up for preliminary hearings, most of them get transferred to the Superior Courts which are located outside the Clayton municipal area.

Cases of petty altercations as well as disorderly behavior in public are frequently heard by the Clayton municipal court. Dogs barking or violations of fishing and gaming ordinances come under the purview of the Clayton court as well. Family matters like domestic violence, abuse of children as well as civil contract issues also come up for hearing at the Clayton court once in a while.

Judges of the Municipal Court

The municipal court in Clayton has a judicial section as well as an administrative section. The chief judicial officer of the judicial district is entrusted with handling of the administration matters pertaining to the Clayton court. The superior court of Rabun County is also located in Clayton, and is directly responsible for the administration of the municipal court of Clayton.

The presiding judge of the Clayton court is usually selected from among the other sitting judges of the region. The presiding municipal judge is also required to provide training to the other judges apart from the support staff attached to the municipal court of Clayton.

Contact Information

The Clayton Municipal court is located at 99 North Church Street,Clayton, GA 30525. It is possible to retrieve information about a specific case by mailing a request to the court at this same address. Calling up the concerned department at (706) 782-2181 may also help you obtain specific information about traffic or municipal ordinance cases. Tax related information as well as the local rules and regulations can also be obtained by contacting the clerks of the Clayton Court.

You can check out the contact address as well as the court timings over the Internet by going to http://www.georgiacourts.org/courts/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/index.html. Records of court proceedings can be requested by filling out a formal request form. You are at liberty to file a complaint to the government records council in the case of being denied access to any of the public court records unless the reasons for denial are explained on the request form itself.