MUNICIPAL COURT

Ripley Municipal Court hears traffic and other misdemeanor violations of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated as well as building/residential code and animal control violations from the City of Ripley code of Ordinances.

The Municipal Court sits in regular session on the third Thursday of each month at 9:00am at the Tippah County Courthouse in the 2nd floor courtroom.

Individuals choosing to pay the standard fine on traffic tickets in lieu of making a court appearance are encouraged to contact the court for information. However, there are several traffic and other misdemeanor violations that require a mandatory court appearance.

In some cases, in lieu of incarceration, the court uses a work release program to allow those individuals that cannot pay their fines to be assigned daily work assignments until the fine is worked off.

Municipal Court Clerk:  Courtney Lewis - 662-837-3659
Deputy Clerks:  Breat Tye, Tracy Luna, Shana Casteel, and Vickie Horton
Municipal Judge:  Sonny Meeks
City Prosecuting Attorney:  Bart Adams

Tippah County Courthouse 205 West Spring Street. (Location of court)