How to Search the Coopertown Court Docket
The city offers no general public case-history database for Coopertown citations. So work from the ticket itself. Pull the citation number, the issuing agency, the party name, and the date printed on it. The official Citation Options page lays out the municipal paths, and Court Clerk Rhonda Burnette can confirm the current setting and public docket entry by phone, email, or a visit to City Hall. One caution from the city is worth repeating. These options apply only to Coopertown Municipal Court.
- Read the issuing agency and court printed on the citation.
- Use Coopertown's Citation Options page for a Coopertown Municipal Court ticket.
- Give the clerk the citation number and ask for the current setting and status.
- If another agency issued it, contact that agency's named court instead.
- Search Robertson TNCRTInfo only when the matter belongs to a county trial court.
The municipal route is simple. Call 615-382-4470 extension 212 or email courtclerk@coopertowntn.org. Prefer to ask in person? City Hall sits at 5153 Burgess Gower Road, Coopertown, Tennessee 37172. A web payment result is not a certified docket, so when the exact filed record matters, request an inspection, a plain copy, or a certified copy straight from the clerk.
Coopertown Court Docket Only
That warning from the city heads off a common mistake. Coopertown's appearance, school, and payment choices have no force for a Robertson County ticket in General Sessions, a Tennessee Highway Patrol citation, or anything from another municipality. Those options stop at the city line. The police agency name alone may not tell you the final court. Read the court block on the paper. If the paper does not name Coopertown Municipal Court, do not assume. Contact the issuing agency first.
Routing check: The Coopertown Citation Options page applies to Coopertown Municipal Court citations only. Another agency's ticket must be handled through that agency and its court.
County traffic cases are different. Robertson County General Sessions matters can be searched in Robertson TNCRTInfo. Select General Sessions and Criminal. That county portal does not include City Court among its court-type boxes. So an empty TNCRTInfo result for a Coopertown citation is a routing clue, not proof the municipal case is missing.
The Coopertown Municipal Court
Coopertown Municipal Court meets at City Hall, 5153 Burgess Gower Road. Judge William Kroeger presides. Court Clerk Rhonda Burnette runs the clerk's office. Reach her at 615-382-4470 extension 212, by fax at 615-382-2117, or at courtclerk@coopertowntn.org. Hours run Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday hours are 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The court handles city citations and ordinance matters. It is a separate court. It stands apart from Robertson County General Sessions, Circuit/Criminal, Chancery, and Juvenile Court. Per the official police divisions page, the department clerk doubles as court clerk and prepares the municipal docket. That local role matters. The Coopertown clerk is the first stop for a missing court date or a docket copy.
The official court information source lists the venue, hours, clerk, judge, and session dates.
The takeaway is practical. Monthly docket questions go to the right City Hall office, not to a county clerk counter.
Coopertown Clerk Prepares the Docket
Preparing the municipal docket is a local job with a clear owner. Coopertown Police states that the department clerk serves as the court clerk. The same office prepares the court docket. The clerk can match a citation number to its setting, payment state, or court action. But there is a limit. Not every police record is a public court record. Not all reports belong in the docket. The official Police divisions source documents the clerk's docket-preparation role.
This role settles where questions go. Docket matters belong with the court clerk, while other public city documents may follow the City Recorder's request process.
Coopertown Court Dates and Settings
Court convenes on the second Thursday of each month at 5:00 p.m. The 2026 schedule runs January 8, February 12, March 12, April 9, May 14, June 11, July 9, August 13, September 10, October 8, November 12, and December 3. December breaks the pattern. For any single case, look to the citation. The date on the paper plus confirmation from the clerk still control the setting.
| Date | The citation date or newest court-confirmed date. |
|---|---|
| Time | Usually the published 5:00 p.m. session, subject to the individual notice. |
| Courtroom | City Hall, 5153 Burgess Gower Road, unless the court says otherwise. |
| Judge | William Kroeger is the judge named on the official city page. |
| Setting Type | Appearance, contest, compliance, or another municipal setting stated by the clerk. |
Coopertown December Docket Exception
A recurring rule is not a personal court date. Eleven of the published 2026 sessions land on the second Thursday. December 3 does not. Holidays, court orders, and later city updates can move a setting too. Never calculate a court date from the pattern. The citation or the clerk has given a specific one, and that controls.
If the ticket and the website disagree, keep both dates and call the clerk. Provide the citation number, the issuing agency, and the date printed on the ticket. Then ask what the docket shows. It might list a reset, a continuance, a payment, a school election, or an appearance requirement. Remember that a continuance moves a setting. It never dismisses the citation.
Coopertown Traffic Tickets
Coopertown gives drivers three ways to handle a traffic ticket. You can go to court and contest it. You can take a defensive-driving school option if you qualify. Or you can simply pay. Each route leaves a different mark on your record under the city's own instructions. Read the deadlines on your citation and the city page. A general Robertson County description may not fit.
School is off the table for CDL holders. For everyone else who qualifies, the city lists $178 in court costs. That amount is due by or on the court date, and no appearance is required. Coopertown says this route keeps the citation off the motor-vehicle record and adds no points. Paying outright is the opposite. The citation is reported and points attach. Pick the school route only after confirming eligibility, not from word of mouth. The official decision-path source lays out the attend, school, and pay routes straight from the city.
The three-way layout makes one thing plain: paying is a choice, not a duty. Check eligibility before you sign up for the school option.
Coopertown Payment and Drop Box
You can pay in person with cash. A cashier's check or money order works by mail or in person. The front-door drop box takes everything except cash. Visa, Mastercard, and Discover run through the city's payment route. Before sending any money, confirm the citation number, amount, deadline, and your chosen option. Ask the clerk if anything is unclear.
| Route | Accepted method | Key limit |
|---|---|---|
| Counter | Cash or other city-accepted payment | Use current office hours |
| Mail or delivery | Cashier's check or money order | Identify the citation |
| Front-door drop box | Noncash payment only | Never place cash inside |
| Card route | Visa, Mastercard, Discover | Confirm current terms |
Keep your receipt. A payment screen shows a transaction, not the whole docket. When you need proof of the filed outcome, ask the clerk for the court record itself.
Coopertown Failure to Appear
Miss a court date in Coopertown and the trouble multiplies. The city treats failure to appear as a separate contempt offense carrying an additional $50 fine. Your home-state driver license can be suspended as well. These are municipal rules, so do not assume other Robertson courts apply the same penalties. If you missed a setting, call the clerk right away.
Missed court: Call 615-382-4470 extension 212, identify the citation, and ask what the current Coopertown docket and court order require.
Do not assume an online payment fixes a missed appearance. The court may have opened a separate action on top of it. A licensed attorney can advise on the safest response when contempt, suspension, or another order may be involved.
Where Coopertown Cases End Up
Not every Coopertown case stays in Municipal Court. Robertson General Sessions handles county and Tennessee Highway Patrol citations. It also takes misdemeanor matters and its civil categories. Felonies and major civil matters go to Circuit/Criminal Court. Chancery work runs through the Clerk and Master. The court named on the filing tells you the correct clerk and search.
Docket flow: Coopertown Municipal Court › Robertson County Courts › Circuit/Criminal Court
Start with the city route for a Coopertown Municipal Court citation. For county trial matters, use the Robertson County case search. Pick the right court and Criminal or Civil type. Tennessee has no single public statewide trial-court portal. Appeals go through the separate Tennessee Public Case History system. Keep the issuing agency, court name, and citation number together as you move between them.
Coopertown Docket Fields to Record
A good docket note begins with the citation or case number, court, issuing agency, filing or issue date, public party role, violation, and current status. Then log each setting, plea or election, payment, judgment or disposition, costs, and any failure-to-appear action that follows. Leave out protected license numbers, birth dates, account details, and other private identifiers.
Court costs: Charges set for court processing, distinct from a fine.
Fine: A monetary penalty ordered or accepted through the court process.
Points: A motor-vehicle reporting effect described by the city, not the municipal docket itself.
Contempt: A separate court action that Coopertown associates with failure to appear.
The court record and the state driver record are two different files. The Coopertown clerk handles the city case. A payment or docket entry is not a certified state driver record.
Coopertown Municipal Docket Scale
Coopertown counted 4,480 residents in the 2020 Census. That figure sets the scene. But it says nothing about how many citations the city issues or how fast one case moves. The city publishes no official filing-count series. For a schedule or a record, trust the city court page, your citation, the clerk, and the docket itself.
A small city court still demands careful routing. The monthly session covers Coopertown municipal work, while county, state patrol, and other city matters sit in their own systems. The named judge and clerk can change over time. Confirm current officials and the annual session list on the official city pages before trusting old notes.
Scale is also why a clerk-led search often beats a broad county name query. Give the office the citation number and date, ask for the exact public record, and save the response with your docket copy.
Public Access to Coopertown Court Records
Tennessee court records are open unless a statute, rule, or order closes them. Ask the Coopertown Municipal Court clerk for what you need. Cite the number, date range, and exact record. Find out whether the office offers inspection, a plain copy, or certification, and request the current fee before ordering. The city posts no published copy-fee schedule.
Key Rules:
Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 34 opens court public records unless another law or rule expressly excepts them.
Tennessee Public Records Act guidance explains specificity, citizenship, and the rule that an office need not create a new record.
T.C.A. §37-1-153 guidance describes strict limits on juvenile records.
Private identifiers, juvenile material, sealed filings, and protected addresses may be withheld or redacted. If access is limited, ask for the rule or court order behind it and whether a public redacted copy exists. A portal absence, a court seal, and a clerk routing error are three different things, so do not treat them as one.