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ANIMAL TAGS/RABIES

PAYMENT OPTION: If you were cited (given a ticket) for having an animal that was not properly licensed, you may pay City Court $114.50 per violation. (Pay only $100.50 per violation if the violation is paid in full within 10 business days of your scheduled Court date.)

CREDIT OPTION: If you were cited (given a ticket) for having an animal that was not properly licensed, you may receive a "credit" from City Court equal to the full amount of the standard Fine/Fee due on the charge. (In other words, all Fines/Fees on this charge are Dismissed and you will owe "$0.00" on this violation.) To receive such a credit:

Show proof of a CURRENT RABIES vaccination.

Show proof of a CURRENT ANIMAL LICENSE (TAG), if you live within Knoxville's City limits.

(You will need to show the above proof for each animal cited in order to receive credit.)

TO SHOW THE COURT YOUR "PROOF OF ANIMAL TAG/RABIES"

You may use any of the following options to show the Court your valid Animal Tag/Rabies:

Show your Animal Tag/Rabies to a Clerk at a Court Service Counter & pay $96.50.

Show your Animal Tag/Rabies to the Judge in Court & pay $96.50.

Fax a clear photocopy of your Animal Tag/Rabies to 865-215-7440. (Reference your name & Citation#.) Make arrangement to pay $96.50 to City Court either in person or by mail.

Mail a clear photocopy of your Animal Tag/Rabies with your payment of $96.50 (check or Money Order payable to City Court). City Court's mailing address is:

City Court
P.O. Box 2749
Knoxville, TN 37901
(Reference your name & Citation #.)

Include any payment that may be due in a mailing to City Court OR during your visit to a Court Service Counter.

If your Citation includes more than one violation, then you need to determine how you intend to resolve the other charges once you resolve Animal Tag/Rabies using one of the above options. If you intend to go to Court to speak with the Judge regarding the other violations, you may easily show the Judge your Animal Tag/Rabies while you are there. However, if you do not yet have your Animal Tag/Rabies, that is no reason to delay seeing the Judge now on the other violations.