How to Search the Butler Court Docket
For a Butler police citation or city ordinance matter, begin with Butler Municipal Court. The city links its payment route to EZCourtPay. That form needs a date of birth plus either a citation number or last name. It can locate a citation that has reached the vendor, but it does not display a full Butler court docket, document images, or a certified disposition.
Keep the citation, court date, issuing city, and full name nearby. If the record is not found, use the municipal-court phone rather than switching to a county portal without checking jurisdiction.
- Read the citation to confirm that Butler Municipal Court is the issuing court.
- Open EZCourtPay and enter the required date of birth.
- Search with the citation number or last name, using the spelling printed on the ticket.
- Call Butler Municipal Court at 478-862-9333 if the result is missing or unclear.
- Ask the Butler clerk to confirm the setting and explain how to request an official record.
Butler Citation Search Fields
The Butler citation route is narrow. The vendor exposes only the fields observed below before a valid search. It does not show a first-name box, court selector, public result sample, fee, or document viewer. That makes it useful for locating a citation, not for researching the whole Butler court record.
| Field | Requirement | Butler Search Use |
|---|---|---|
| Date of Birth | Required date field | Must be entered for either search path |
| Citation # | Up to 50 characters | Use when the ticket number is clear |
| Last Name | Alternative to citation number | Use the spelling shown on the citation |
| Search | Button | Rejects a request with neither citation number nor last name |
The assigned image comes from the official Butler forms and payments page, which links the city citation route.
The city link confirms the approved route, while the municipal clerk remains the source for the court file.
The Butler Municipal Court
Butler Municipal Court handles city traffic citations and ordinance matters within its jurisdiction. It is not a branch of Taylor County Superior Court. A felony or general Superior civil case tied to Butler uses the county clerk and PeachCourt route instead. The municipal office publishes a court contact and citation-payment link, but no open Butler docket database, document image system, request form, copy-fee chart, or public-terminal policy was located.
The latest official judge evidence found is Butler City Council's January 14, 2025 minutes, which record Wayne Jernigan's appointment as Municipal Court Judge. The current staff page does not name a judge. Treat that minutes entry as the latest located appointment, not proof of the current officeholder. Ask the clerk who will preside over a current setting.
The official Butler city portal is shown in the assigned image below.
Use it for current city notices, then confirm any Butler court date with the municipal office.
Butler Court Clerk Contact Route
The Butler staff page lists Shaiqueta Brown as the court clerk contact through City Hall, extension 4. Municipal Court has a direct line at 478-862-9333 and fax at 478-862-9393. City Hall is at 12 Cedar Street, P.O. Box 476, Butler, GA 31006-0476, with the main phone 478-862-5435.
Published City Hall hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, with a noon to 1:00 p.m. closure. Call before visiting because a city office schedule does not prove that court staff, the judge, or a file will be available at the counter. State whether the request concerns a citation, ordinance case, court date, disposition, payment receipt, or certified copy.
The manifest image below is sourced to the official Butler departments and staff page.
That city page supports the local contact path instead of a countywide clerk assumption.
Butler Docket Judge Appointment Record
Butler's current staff page does not identify the municipal judge. The latest located official evidence is a January 14, 2025 Butler City Council minutes record appointing Wayne Jernigan as Municipal Court Judge. That dated council action is useful history, but it should not be turned into an unsupported claim that the appointment is still current.
For a pending Butler docket, ask Shaiqueta Brown or the Municipal Court line to confirm the present judge and any standing procedure. A name on old minutes does not change the court date, establish who will hear a specific case, or supply an official docket entry. Current court staff can give the proper answer.
Butler Court Dates and Settings
The Butler home page displayed municipal-court dates of September 9, October 14, and November 4, 2026, each at 2:00 p.m. Those dated listings show the city's publication pattern, but they should not be treated as a permanent second-Wednesday rule or proof that a future setting remains unchanged. Match the date to the citation, then call the clerk.
| Date | Use the date on the citation and compare it with the latest city notice. |
|---|---|
| Time | The located 2026 city listings stated 2:00 p.m.; confirm the current call time. |
| Location | Ask the clerk to confirm the room or building before travel. |
| Judge | The current staff page does not publish a judge; verify with the clerk. |
| Setting Type | Ask whether the date is an arraignment, plea, trial, compliance, or other setting. |
A reset moves the setting. It does not dismiss the Butler case. Keep any written notice that changes the date.
Missing Butler Citation Results
Georgia Courts warns that online citation availability can take 7 to 21 business days. A Butler citation that does not appear right away may not have reached EZCourtPay. A typing error, alternate last-name spelling, or wrong issuing court can also cause a miss. Do not treat an empty vendor result as a dismissal or as permission to ignore the printed date.
Missing result: call Butler Municipal Court at 478-862-9333 before the listed date, especially when the citation requires an appearance.
If the citation was issued outside Butler city jurisdiction, the Taylor Probate traffic route may be the right starting point. If it names Reynolds, use Reynolds Municipal Court. The issuing court is more reliable than the place where the event happened.
Butler Traffic Tickets
A city citation normally starts with Butler Municipal Court. EZCourtPay offers citation-number or last-name lookup after the date of birth is entered. It is a lookup and payment vendor, not the official Butler case file. The city page did not publish a local fine chart, vendor-fee amount, or complete payment policy during research, so verify the total and accepted method before paying.
Payment and contesting are different choices. Online payment may resolve a payable citation under current court terms, while contesting requires following the appearance instructions. Never assume the button shows all conditions. The countywide distinctions are covered in Taylor County Traffic Court Records. For a Butler disposition or receipt, ask the municipal clerk for the city-held record.
Butler City Docket Request Checklist
No Butler municipal record-request form or local copy-fee sheet was found. A focused request can still identify an existing public record. Contact the municipal court or city clerk and ask whether the request should be sent in writing under the Georgia Open Records Act.
- Give the citation number and full name shown on the ticket.
- Name the item, such as the docket, disposition, order, or payment receipt.
- State the approximate court date and desired electronic or paper format.
- Ask whether certification is available and what it costs.
- Request an estimate and the legal basis for any withheld part.
The city need not create a new report. It may redact protected details. Precise scope helps the Butler custodian locate the record and calculate lawful search or copy charges.
Where Butler Cases End Up
Butler Municipal Court's authority is bounded. Superior criminal and civil matters use Lisa D. Akey's Taylor County Superior Court clerk office and the account-based PeachCourt route. Probate and Magistrate files have their own custodian. Juvenile matters are circuit-associated and largely confidential. A city address does not decide the court.
Docket flow: Butler Municipal Court › Taylor County Courts › Taylor County Superior Court, Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit
Read the court name on the official paper before searching. Use the Taylor County court docket overview for county-level routing. A Butler municipal citation should not be searched in PeachCourt merely because Butler is the county seat, and a Taylor Superior case should not be requested from City Hall.
Butler Court Records in a Courthouse Town
Butler is Taylor County's seat and its larger incorporated city, with a 2020 Census population of 1,881. The downtown historic district centers on the 1935 Taylor County Courthouse, which was listed in the National Register in 1995. That close civic setting can blur two distinct paths: county Superior records are kept at the North Broad Street courthouse, while Butler city citations route through the municipal clerk at City Hall.
Physical closeness does not transfer custody. Ask which government created the record. A Superior pleading, county calendar, or certified Superior order belongs with the county clerk. A Butler citation, municipal setting, or city-court disposition belongs with the Butler municipal custodian. This one distinction prevents many failed searches.
Public Access to Butler Court Records
The Georgia Open Records Act supplies a path to request existing public Butler records from the city custodian. It does not guarantee a free online docket, require creation of a custom report, or override sealing and confidentiality law. A written request should name the Butler court, citation or case, date range, requested document, and format.
Key Rules:
Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. §§ 50-18-70 through 50-18-77 governs requests for existing public records, response duties, costs, and exemptions.
Georgia Attorney General request guidance explains how to frame a request and seek an estimate.
Georgia's official exceptions guide identifies protected categories that may require withholding or redaction.
Ask for the public portion if part of a Butler record is protected. Only the municipal clerk can provide an official or certified city-court copy.