Announcement

The General Sessions Court has issued an Administrative Order with changes to the docket schedule effective March 8, 2021. Click here to see the March 2021 GS Administrative Order.

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 further notice.

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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