Available Resources
Individuals downloading court forms from this site are personally responsible for the proper completion of the forms. Court Clerk personnel are prohibited from giving legal advice or interpreting rules of procedure concerning these forms. Notice is hereby given to all persons that Court Clerk personnel assume no responsibility for any misinformation regarding substantive law, procedural rules, local rules or local customs. Sample forms are available at the Clerk's Office.
Civil Sessions' forms may not be filed by facsimile (fax). Any form requiring payment can not be filed by facsimile (fax) in the Circuit Court.
This office cannot give legal advice however we have provided links to available resources. The East Tennessee Legal Aid Society and the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and The Cumberlands each have websites which contain information for the citizens of Tennessee. Their websites are www.laet.org and www.las.org, respectively.
The Administrative Office of the Courts' website (www.tncourts.gov), besides providing forms translated into Spanish, Korean and Vietnamese, list programs available to citizens as well as opinions filed by all of the Appellate Courts and the sitting schedule for each Grand Division. The forms are for both civil and criminal cases and are formatted for Word and as a pdf file. Again this office has provided a link to their website.
Local Rule 5 provides that the approved forms for Knox County Civil Sessions are the only ones accepted for filing. The forms provided have been translated to Spanish, and are available (click here).
**NOTICE** The American with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against any qualified individual with a disability. The State of Tennessee does not permit any person to be denied access to judicial programs based on physical or mental disability. If necessary, the court will provide reasonable modifications to provide access to its services to qualified individuals with disabilities.
If you need assistance, have questions, or need additional information, contact our office at 865-215-2518.
Civil Sessions
- Alias Civil Summons (pdf / word)
- Notice of Appeal & Bond Form (pdf / word)
- *Action to Recover Personal Property (pdf / word)
- *Civil Summons (pdf / word)
- *Detainer Warrant (pdf / word)
- Exempt Property
- Interpleader Warrant (pdf / word)
- Judicial Attachment Order(pdf / word)
- Nonsuit Form (pdf / word)
- Request to View Public Record
- Order to Show Cause (pdf / word)
- Subpoena (pdf / word)
- Sworn Denial
- *Writ of Possession for Action to Recover Personal Property (pdf / word)
- *Writ of Possession for Detainer Warrant (pdf / word)
- Motion for Installment Payments
- Motion to Quash
- Request not to Pay Fees for Appeal
- Request to Postpone Filing Fees
