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Kingsport Police Department
David Quillin, Chief of Police 200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660 |
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| NEWS RELEASE | |||
| SUBJECT: | Kingsport Municipal Court to be Closed for Remainder of March 2020 by Order of Tennessee Supreme Court | ||
| DATE: | March 13, 2020 | ||
| GENERAL NARRATIVE | |||
| Pursuant to a notice from the Tennessee Supreme Court in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Kingsport Municipal Court will be temporarily closed for all in-person proceedings for the remainder of March 2020. All pending cases scheduled during that timeframe will be postponed. Anyone having a case set for the remainder of March 2020 has the following options:
1) Satisfy the citation by paying the fine on or before the scheduled court date, 2) Call the K.P.D. Records Division at 423-229-9427 on or before the scheduled court date to have the case reset to a later date, 3) Anyone who is unable to call may visit the K.P.D. Records Division in the Kingsport Justice Center on or before the scheduled court date to have the case reset to a later date, or 4) Anyone not paying the citation or calling to have the case reset by the court date will be contacted after that time by the court. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Anyone with questions regarding this situation may call the K.P.D. Records Division at 423-229-9427. |
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| RELEASING OFFICER | ||
| Thomas M. Patton, Public Information Officer
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit 423-229-9433 (Desk) • 423-224-2786 (FAX) ThomasMPatton |
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