City 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 second Tuesday of each month at 2:00pm and the 4th 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
Kathi Watson
Deputy Clerk
Breat Tye
Municipal Judge
Sonny Meeks
City Prosecuting Attorney
Joe Gay