TENNESSEE Free Background Check Resource

The following free background check resource center will help you learn how to access specific information in the state of Tennessee. Public records may be accessible online or by phone, mail or in person.   

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TENNESSEE STATE INFORMATION HOT LINE: (615) 741-3011 TENNESSEE STATE WEB SITE:  www.state.tn.us  Governor's Office Attorney General's Office Legislative Records Criminal Records Bureau of Investigation Records and Identification Unit 1148 Foster Ave Nashville TN 37210 (615) 744-4000 x1 (615) 744-4651 (fax) www.tbi.state.tn.us Department of Correction Driving Records Department of Safety Financial Responsibility Section Driving Records Unit 1150 Foster Ave. Nashville TN 37249-4000 (615) 741-3954 (615)253-2093 (fax) www.tennessee.gov/safety Vehicle Ownership Information  Titling and Registration Division Information Unit 44 Vantage Way, Rm. 160 Nashville TN 37243-8050 (615) 741-3101 (615) 253-4259 (fax) Vital Statistics (birth, death, divorce, marriage) Department of Health Office of Vital Records 421 5th Ave., N Nashville TN 37247-0460 (615) 741-1763 (615) 741-0778 (fax) www.state.tn.us/health Business/Corporate Records Secretary of State 312 Eighth Ave., N, 6th Fl. Nashville TN 37243 (615) 741-2286 (615) 741-6488 (fax) Business Name Availability Corporation Records Workers Compensation Information  Department of Labor Workers Compensation Division 710 James Robertson Parkway, 2nd Fl Nashville TN 37243-0661 (615) 253-1842 (615) 532-1942 (fax) www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/wcomp.html UCCs and State Tax Liens Secretary of State UCC Division James K. Polk Building Suite 1800 Nashville TN 37243-0306 (615) 741-3276 (615) 741-7310 (fax) www.state.tn.us/sos

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PUBLIC INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE COUNTY LEVEL:
CIVIL AND CRIMINAL RECORDS

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Anderson County
100 N. Main St.
Clinton, TN 37716-3615
(865) 457-5400 

 

Bedford County
104 N. Side Square
Shelbyville, TN 37160
(931) 684-3223 

Benton County
1 E. Court Square
Camden, TN 38320-0008
(901) 584-6711 

Bledsoe County
P.O. Box 212
Pikeville, TN 37367-0212
(423) 447-6488 

Blount County
345 Court St.
Maryville, TN 37804-4910
(865) 273-5450 

Bradley County
P.O. Box 46
Cleveland, TN 37364-0046
(423) 476-0692 

Campbell County
P.O. Box 13
Jacksboro, TN 37757-0013
(423) 562-2624 

Cannon County
County Courthouse
Woodbury, TN 37190
(615) 563-4461 

Carroll County
P.O. Box 110
Huntingdon, TN 38344-0110
(731) 986-1929 

Carter County
Courthouse Building
Elizabethton, TN 37643-3396
(423) 542-1835 

Cheatham County
115 Courthouse
Ashland City, TN 37015
(615) 792-3272 

Chester County
P.O. Box 205
Henderson, TN 38340-0205
(731) 989-2454 

Claiborne County
P.O. Box 173
Tazewell, TN 37879-0173
(423) 626-8181 

Clay County
P.O. Box 218
Celina, TN 38551-0218
(931) 243-2557 

Cocke County
111 Court Ave.
Newport, TN 37821
(423) 623-6124 

Coffee County
300 Hillsboro Blvd, PO Box 3
Manchester, TN 37355-1785
(931) 723-5110 

Crockett County
County Courthouse
1 S. Bells St., Suite 1
Alamo, TN 38001-1796
(731) 696-5462 

Cumberland County
Courthouse
2 N. Main St., Suite 206
Crossville, TN 38555
(931) 484-6647 

Davidson County
700 2nd Ave. S
Nashville, TN 37210
(615) 863-5601 
ONLINE:  Criminal Dockets
www.police.nashville.org/justice/default.asp
Inmates
www.vinelink.com/index.jsp
Property Records
www3.nashville.org

Decatur County
P.O. Box 488
Decaturville, TN 38329-0488
(731) 852-3125 

DeKalb County
County Courthouse
Smithville, TN 37166
(615) 597-5711 

Dickson County
Courthouse Annex
P.O. Box 220
Charlotte, TN 37036
(615) 789-7010 

Dyer County
P.O. Box 1360
Dyersburg, TN 38025-1360
(731) 286-7809 

Fayette County
P.O. Box 218
Somerville, TN 38068-0218
(901) 465-5205 

Fentress County
P.O. Box 151
Jamestown, TN 38556-0151
(931) 879-7919 

Franklin County
1 S. Jefferson
Winchester, TN 37398
(931) 967-2933 

Gibson County
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 228
Trenton, TN 38382-0228
(731) 855-7615 

Giles County
P.O. Box 678
Pulaski, TN 38478-0678
(931) 363-5311 

Grainger County
P.O. Box 116
Rutledge, TN 37861
(865) 828-3605 

Greene County
101 S. Main St.
Greeneville, TN 37743-4932
(423) 798-1760 

Grundy County
P.O. Box 215
Altamont, TN 37301-0215
(931) 692-3368 

Hamblen County
511 W. 2nd North St.
Morristown, TN 37814
(423) 586-5640 

Hamilton County Courthouse
Georgia Ave., Room 201
Chattanooga, TN 37402
(423) 209-6700 
ONLINE:  Property Tax, Assessor, Real Estate, Recording, Deeds
www.hamiltontn.gov/DataServices/default.htm
Court Dockets
www.hamiltontn.gov/Courts/default.htm

Hancock County
P.O. Box 347
Sneedville, TN 37869
(423) 733-2934 

Hardeman County
100 N. Main St.
Bolivar, TN 38008-2322
(731) 658-6524 

Hardin County
601 Main St.
Savannah, TN 38372-2061
(731) 925-3583 

Hawkins County
P.O. Box 790
Rogersville, TN 37857-0790
(423) 272-3397 

Haywood County
1 N. Washington St.
Brownsville, TN 38012-2561
(731) 772-1112 

Henderson County
P.O. Box 40
Lexington, TN 38351
(731) 968-2031 

Henry County
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 24
Paris, TN 38242-0024
(731) 642-0461 

Hickman County Courthouse
8 Public Square
Centerville, TN 37033
(931) 729-2211 

Houston County
P.O. Box 388
Erin, TN 37061-0388
(931) 289-4673 

Humphreys County
Courthouse Annex, Room 2
Waverly, TN 37185
(931) 296-2461 

Jackson County
P.O. Box 346
Gainesboro, TN 38562-0346
(931) 268-9314 

Jefferson County
P.O. Box 710
Dandridge, TN 37725-0710
(865) 397-2786 

Johnson County
222 Main St.
Mountain City, TN 37683
(423) 727-9012 

Knox County
400 Main St.
Knoxville, TN 37902
(865) 215-2492 
ONLINE:  GIS Property Data
www.kgis.org/PropertyMapByAddress.asp
Real Estate, Property Tax
www.knoxcounty.org/tax_search

Lake County
116 S. Court
Tiptonville, TN 38079
(731) 253-7137 

Lauderdale County
County Courthouse
100 Court Square
Ripley, TN 38063
(731) 635-0101 

Lawrence County
240 W. Gaines
Lawrenceburg, TN 38464
(931) 762-4398 

Lewis County
County Courthouse
Hohenwald, TN 38462
(931) 796-3724 

Lincoln County
P.O. Box 577
Fayetteville, TN 37334-0577
(931) 433-2334 

Loudon County
101 Mulberry St., Suite 200
Loudon, TN 37774
(865) 458-2042 

Macon County
104 Courthouse Public Square
Lafayette, TN 37083
(615) 666-2354 

Madison County
County Courthouse
100 E. Main, Rm. 105
Jackson, TN 38301
(731) 423-6035 

Marion County
P.O. Box 789
Jasper, TN 37347
(423) 942-2134 

Marshall County
207 Marshall Courthouse
Lewisburg, TN 37091-2020
(931) 359-0536 

Maury County
P.O. Box 769
Columbia, TN 38402-0769
(931) 381-3690 

McMinn County
Madison Ave.
Athens, TN 37303
(423) 745-1923 

McNairy County
County Courthouse
Selmer, TN 38375-2194
(731) 645-1015 

Meigs County
P.O. Box 205
Decatur, TN 37322
(423) 334-5821 

Monroe County
103 College St.
Madisonville, TN 37354
(423) 442-2396 

Montgomery County
2 Millenium Plaza
Clarksville, TN 37040
(931) 648-5700

Moore County
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 206
Lynchburg, TN 37352
(931) 759-7208 

Morgan County
P.O. Box 301
Wartburg, TN 37887
(423) 346-3503 

Obion County
2 Bill Burnett Circle
Union City, TN 38261
(731) 885-1372 

Overton County
County Courthouse Annex
University St.
Livingston, TN 38570-1797
(931) 823-2312 

Perry County
P.O. Box 58
Linden, TN 37096-0058
(931) 589-2218 

Pickett County
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 5
Byrdstown, TN 38549
(931) 864-3958 

Polk County
P.O. Box 256
Benton, TN 37307-0256
(423) 338-4524 

Putnam County
29 N. Washington
Cookeville, TN 38501
(931) 528-1508 

Rhea County
1475 Market St.
Dayton, TN 37321
(423) 775-7805 

Roane County
P.O. Box 546
Kingston, TN 37763-0546
(865) 376-2390 

Robertson County
511 S. Brown St.
Springfield, TN 37172
(615) 384-7864 

Rutherford County
319 N. Maple St.
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
(615) 898-7820 

Scott County
P.O. Box 87
Huntsville, TN 37756-0087
(423) 663-2440 

Sequatchie County
308 Cherry St.
Dunlap, TN 37327
(423) 949-2618 

Sevier County
125 Court Ave.
Sevierville, TN 37862-3596
(423) 453-5536 

Shelby County
160 N. Main St.
Memphis, TN 38103
(901) 545-4006 
ONLINE:  Chancery Court
http://chancerydata.coshelby.tn.us/chwebplsql/ck_public_qry_main.cp_main_idx
Circuit & General Sessions Criminal Records
http://jssi.co.shelby.tn.us
Circuit Civil Court
http://circuitdata.co.shelby.tn.us/crwebplsql/ck_public_qry_main.cp_main_idx%20
Criminal, General Sessions
http://jssi.co.shelby.tn.us
General Sessions Civil
http://circuitdata.co.shelby.tn.us/gnwebplsql/ck_public_qry_main.cp_main_idx
Probate Court
www.probatedata.co.shelby.tn.us/default2.htm
Property
www.assessor.shelby.tn.us 
Real Estate, Recordings, Deeds, Judgments, Liens
http://register.shelby.tn.us/menu.php

Smith County
122 Turner High Circle, Suite 101
Carthage, TN 37030-1541
(615) 735-0500 

Stewart County
P.O. Box 67
Dover, TN 37058
(931) 232-7042 

Sullivan County
P.O. Box 530
Blountville, TN 37617-0530
(423) 989-4354 

Sumner County
355 N. Belevedere Dr., #111
Gallatin, TN 37066
(615) 452-4367 
ONLINE:  Property, GIS
http://tn.sumner.geopowered.com

Tipton County
P.O. Box 528
Covington, TN 38019-0528
(901) 475-3310 

Trousdale County
200 E. Main St., Room 2
Hartsville, TN 37074
(615) 374-3411 

Unicoi County Courthouse
P.O. Box 340
Erwin, TN 37650-0340
(423) 743-3541 

Union County
P.O. Box 395
Maynardville, TN 37807-0395
(865) 992-5493 

Van Buren County
P.O. Box 126
Spencer, TN 38585-0126
(931) 946-2153 

Warren County
P.O. Box 231
McMinnville, TN 37111
(931) 473-2373 

Washington County
P.O. Box 218
Jonesborough, TN 37659-0218
(423) 753-1611 

Wayne County
P.O. Box 185
Waynesboro, TN 38485
(931) 722-5519 

Weakley County
P.O. Box 587
Dresden, TN 38225
(901) 364-3455 

White County
1 East Bockman Way
Sparta, TN 38583
(931) 836-3205 

Williamson County
P.O. Box 624
Franklin, TN 37065-0624
(615) 790-5454 

Wilson County
P.O. Box 950
Lebanon, TN 37088-0950
(615) 444-2042