Fayette County Justice System

• Clerk of Courts

  • land and property records of the county as well as the civil and criminal files and records in the courts served

• Superior Court

• civil: divorce, personal lawsuits, domestic violence, child support, name change
• criminal: felony charges
• other: real estate deeds, plats

• State Court

  • civil: torts (personal injury, etc.), contract disputes, appeals from Magistrate Court, garnishments, dispossessory actions (landlord/tenant disputes), personal property foreclosures
  • criminal: misdemeanors, traffic citations, county ordinance violations

• Magistrate Court

  • civil: garnishments, lawsuits under $15,000, landlord/tenant dispossessory,abandoned motor vehicles and personal property foreclosures
  • criminal: warrants

• Juvenile Court

  • all cases involving people under 17 years of age - custody, deprivation, felony charges

• Probate Court / Passports

  • passports, birth certificates, death certificates, marriage license, firearm license

• Solicitor General

  • Fayette County State Court Prosecutor, domestic violence, teen driving laws, victim assistance