Tupelo 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 Tupelo Code of Ordinances.

The Municipal Court sits in regular session on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday of each week except for recognized holidays.

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.

The court uses the services of a misdemeanor probation service to monitor individuals that are ordered to alcohol education, anger management or other special services. In some cases, in lieu of incarceration, the court uses a community release work program to allow those individuals that cannot pay their fines to be assigned daily work assignments until the fine is worked off.