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City of Lakewood

Lakewood Is Now Part of Metro Government

On March 15, 2011, the voters of Lakewood approved the surrender of the city’s charter to the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.

All assets of Lakewood were transferred to Metro effective May 28, 2011.

Metro Council Resolution No. RS2011-1635 provides details of this agreement.

The former City of Lakewood website continues to list helpful information about the transfer of services.

Lakewood Traffic Citations

Prior to the transfer of assets on May 28, 2011, the City Court of Lakewood assessed fines and court costs associated with traffic violations issued by Lakewood police officers. Some of these unpaid fines were reported to the State of Tennessee, resulting in the suspension of numerous driver’s licenses.

On October 4, 2011, the Metro Council passed Resolution No. RS2011-5 (text version) waiving unpaid fines related to these traffic citations. Persons with a suspended driver’s license resulting from unpaid traffic citations issued by the City of Lakewood should print this version of the resolution and take it to the State of Tennessee Department of Safety, Driver License Services, to initiate the process of re-instating their license. The phone number is (615) 741-3954.

There is a reinstatement fee required ($65 for a moving violation; $35 for non-moving violation). The following information was provided by the Department of Safety, Online Driver Services website:

Paying Reinstatement Fees

What you will need
  • You must have a credit or check card with a Visa or MasterCard logo, or you may use an American Express, or Discover card.
  • Your driver license/ID number.
About paying reinstatement fees online
  • There is no additional charge to pay reinstatement fees online.
  • Your driving privileges will not be reinstated until your payment and all other reinstatement requirements have been processed by the Department of Safety.
  • If you have any questions regarding clearance letters and other reinstatement requirements, contact the Department of Safety at (615) 741-3954 or 1-866-903-7357.
  • The fax number to send other requirements is (615) 253-2093.
You are not required to pay the full amount all at once — you may make partial payments over time. Please note that your driving privileges will not be reinstated until the entire amount has been paid.

The following Department of Safety website links will be helpful to anyone seeking to have a driver’s license reinstated:

Please check back periodically for updates as they are posted.