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 What you need to know about Fairburn Municipal Court: Fairburn Municipal Court Judge is – Judge Monica Ewing
26 West Campbellton Street
The building is the unmarked brick building next to the Southside Theatre Guild. The parking lot entrance is on Washington Street. The sign to the parking lot is marked Municipal Court and parking is free. The building entrance is located in the alley way side entrance. The Court Clerk Office is to the left. Please proceed to the clerk’s window for assistance.
Fairburn, GA. 30213 Arraignments Your scheduled arraignment date and time will be listed at the bottom of the citation. At arraignments, the judge will only hear Guilty, Nolo Contendere Pleas and anyone wanting to do a Pre-trial with her. All Not Guilty Pleas will be reset to another court date. If you plan to plead Not Guilty, you should call or visit the Court Clerk’s Office in advance to have your court date reset. If you are located out of state, your trail date can be reset via e-mail of fax. Please be advised, you must fax or e-mail the signed copy of your reset notice to the court clerk. Files without signed reset notices will remain on the Arraignment Calendar and defendants will be charged with Failure to appear if they miss the Arraignment Date. Please verify with the clerks after the reset notice is faxed or e-mailed to ensure receipt by the clerks. Court Services will allow only one extension for Arraignment Dates. You must sign for an extension and you will be reset for a trial date. Trial Dates At trial date, the Judge will hear all pleas:
If you wish to speak with the Solicitor, you may tell the Judge you would like a Pre-Trial. This will allow you the opportunity to speak with the Solicitor and the Officer before your case is heard before the Judge. Please be advised the Solicitor is the Prosecutor for the city. A Public Defender will be available for consultation at all court dates. The Prosecutor is available to discuss your case and answer any questions during your scheduled court date and time. Compliance Hearings If you have been reset for a Compliance Hearing (to pay fine, perform Community Service, attend Pride Class, etc.), proof of compliance can be presented to the Municipal Court Clerk’s Office any time before your court date and it will not be necessary to appear in court. Community Service When you are sentenced to Community Service by the Judge, it is preferred that it is completed with the City of Fairburn. Please contact the office of Mr. Harvey Stokes at 770-964-2244, Ext.401 for additional information. If your Community Service cannot be completed through the City of Fairburn, you must contact the Municipal Court Clerk’s office. Pride Class Pride Class is for defendants under 21 only, who have already been to court and who were sentenced to attend the Pride Class. This driver’s class is held at 5060 Union Street, Union City, GA. Please contact Officer M. G. Bowman at 770-515-7854. Please leave a message with your name and the name of the class you need to attend. Do not hold for conformation. Please note: Defendants must attend with a parent or guardian. The parent or guardian must be over the age of 21. For more information, please visit: http://extension.case.uga.edu/gtipi/templates/classes.htm Probation If you fail to pay fines for your Citation the day of court, you will be put on Probation. An additional Probation Fee will be added to the total of your fines. If you are put on Probation, you must make all payments at the Probation Office, located at 5039 Union Street, Union City, GA. The City of Fairburn’s Probation Officer is Glenda Hopkins and she may be reached at (770) 969 5400. Failure to Appear If you miss your scheduled court date, a Failure to Appear will be issued by the Judge. A Failure to Appear Fee of $200.00 must be paid within two weeks of the missed court date or your license will be suspended and /or a Bench Warrant issued for your arrest. Paying Citations before Court Certain citations can be paid before court. Please see list below of qualifying citations and fine amounts. Acceptable payments are cash, check (with proof of ID) and credit card (Master Card or Visa) in person or money orders through the mail. Payments are accepted in person Monday through Friday, 8am to 4pm.
Speeding Fines
You must appear in COURT for a citation issued for speeding over 30 MPH and resulting in an accident.
Warning for those who choose to pay their citations before court: Please be advised, when you choose to pay a citation before court, it is the same as pleading guilty. For certain driving offenses, points will be issued on your license. Listed below is a chart listing offenses and the points that are given if the defendant pays before court or comes to court and is found guilty:
More information can be found on the Georgia Department of Driver Services Website: www.dds.ga.gov If You are Under 21 Years of Age: Anyone under 21 years of age is required to appear in court. Because it takes fewer points to lose your license, a minor traffic violation could suspend your license. Attention Attorneys: The solicitor will not be present at arraignments. If you would like to waive the arraignment, please fax in the waiver of arraignment, entry of appearance or any other paper work to (770) 964 8984. We do accept all paper work from attorneys via fax, on letterhead.
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