Announcement

The General Sessions Court has issued an Administrative Order with changes to the docket schedule beginning Monday, December 7, 2020. Click here to see the December Administrative Order- GS.

The General Sessions Court has issued an Administrative Order adopting a Support Person Protocol beginning Monday, December 7, 2020. Click here to see the Support Person Order.

Effective immediately, all motions and petitions that do not require a judicial signature on the original document, are allowed to be filed via email with the Criminal Court Clerk. These filings should be sent to cccemailfiling@jis.nashville.org.

In order to assist in the Mayor's effort to combat the spread of COVID-19, the Office of the Criminal Court Clerk will be open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m until March 31, 2021.

If documents need to be filed after 2:00 p.m., please visit the State Warrant and Bond Office, which is open 24 hours each day seven days a week, located at the new Downtown Detention Center:

440 Third Avenue North
Nashville TN 37201

Expungement Information

Expungement Eligibility

Dismissed, Nolle, No True Bill, Not Guilty, Retired – no fee required.
Conditional Pleas and/or Pretrial Diversion/Intervention cases may qualify – if so, a $100.00 fee is required.
All fines/court costs must be paid in full, including expungement fee (if applicable).
Payment by personal check, money order or cashier’s check will be subject to a 10-day hold prior to processing expungement requests.

Expungement Form click here…

Expungement via 40-32-101(g)(h)(k)

Expungement via 40-32-101(g)(h)(k) eligibility questions click here.

Out-of-State/Mail In expungement information

To get in touch with a clerk regarding the Out-of-State/Mail In expungement process click here

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