How Do I Look Up Warrants in Tennessee?

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    You can use TennesseeCourts.us to locate a warrant in Tennessee, as it compiles publicly available information reported by Tennessee's courts and law enforcement agencies into a single search. A search can reveal the warrant type, issuing court, case number, alleged offense, and bail or bond amount, among other details, when available.

    Tennessee operates 95 counties, each with its own circuit court clerk, general sessions court, and sheriff's office — and there is no single statewide warrant lookup tool offered by the state government. The closest equivalent on the official side is TnCrtInfo, a court case inquiry system that covers circuit and general sessions dockets across participating counties, but it is a case management tool, not a warrant-specific search. Several of the state's largest jurisdictions — including Shelby County (Memphis) and Hamilton County (Chattanooga) — maintain their own separate systems entirely. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation sells criminal history reports to the public for $29 apiece, but those return conviction and arrest data, not active warrant status.

    For anyone trying to determine whether an outstanding warrant exists in Tennessee, that fragmented landscape means checking multiple platforms or calling individual county offices. A consolidated search eliminates much of that legwork, particularly when the relevant county is unknown or when a person may have records spread across more than one jurisdiction.

    Are Warrants Public Information in Tennessee?

    Tennessee's open-records framework starts with T.C.A. § 10-7-503, which requires that "all state, county and municipal records shall, at all times during business hours, be open for personal inspection by any citizen of this state." The statute defines "public record" broadly — covering documents, electronic files, photographs, and sound recordings made or received in connection with official government business. Under this law, arrest warrants and bench warrants are public records once issued, and any Tennessee citizen can inspect them at the office that holds them.

    The exemptions, however, carve out significant territory. T.C.A. § 10-7-504 designates dozens of record categories as confidential. The provision most relevant to warrants shields "all investigative records of the TBI" and, more broadly, records of other agencies when they relate to investigations, intelligence information, or informant identification. Search warrant affidavits and materials tied to active criminal investigations frequently fall within this exemption. Tennessee courts have also recognized that the Rules of Criminal Procedure can independently render certain records confidential — so a sealed indictment, for example, keeps the associated warrant out of public view until the seal is lifted.

    Tennessee also treats failure to appear as a standalone criminal offense under T.C.A. § 39-16-609, classified as a Class A misdemeanor. When a bench warrant issues for a missed court date, the underlying case record and the warrant itself remain accessible, but any investigative file built around the new charge does not.

    How to Search for a Warrant in Tennessee

    1. Use TennesseeCourts.us. Our Instant Warrant Lookup presents you with warrant record data compiled from available public resources in one convenient search. When available, you can find warrant type, issuing court, case number, alleged offense, and bail/bond amount, among other details, depending on the record type and issuing county.
    2. Search Tennessee court records through TnCrtInfo. The state's TnCrtInfo system provides online case inquiry access for circuit courts and general sessions courts across roughly 70 participating counties. Coverage is not universal — Davidson County (Nashville) operates a separate CaseLink portal, and Shelby County runs its own system. Each county's subdomain on TnCrtInfo allows searching by party name, and criminal case records will show associated warrant information when it has been entered by the clerk's office. No fee is required for basic lookups.
    3. Run a TBI criminal history check. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation sells Tennessee-only criminal history reports to the general public for $29 without fingerprints. These reports return arrest and conviction data rather than active warrant status, but they can confirm whether a case exists that might have generated a warrant.
    4. Contact the county sheriff's office or clerk of court directly. Have the individual's full legal name, date of birth, and the county where the warrant may have originated. In Tennessee, general sessions courts handle misdemeanor warrants and preliminary hearings on felonies, while circuit courts handle felony cases after indictment — so the relevant office depends on the case type and stage.
    5. Visit the courthouse in person. Circuit court clerk offices maintain physical warrant records. Anyone inquiring about a warrant in their own name should be aware that an active warrant can be executed immediately upon identification at a courthouse.
    6. Retain an attorney. A lawyer can contact the district attorney general's office or the court clerk on a client's behalf to confirm whether a warrant exists, without exposing the individual to immediate arrest.

    How Long Is a Warrant Active in Tennessee?

    Arrest warrants and bench warrants in Tennessee do not carry an expiration date. They remain enforceable until the person is arrested, the warrant is recalled by the issuing court, or the case is otherwise resolved. Search warrants are governed by T.C.A. § 40-6-107, which requires execution and return to the issuing magistrate within five days — after that window, an unexecuted search warrant is void. Tennessee is also one of the states that expressly permits both daytime and nighttime execution of search warrants under the same statute, without requiring a separate judicial finding of necessity for nighttime service.

    Tennessee Warrant Records by County

    Warrants in Tennessee are issued by magistrates and judges at the county level — through general sessions courts for most misdemeanors and initial felony proceedings, and through circuit courts for post-indictment felony matters. Each of the state's 95 counties maintains its own records through the circuit court clerk's office and the sheriff's office. Tennessee does not operate a centralized statewide warrant database accessible to the public. The TBI maintains a criminal history repository, but it is a conviction-and-arrest database, not a warrant lookup system. TnCrtInfo covers case dockets for participating counties but does not include all 95, and its records reflect what each clerk has uploaded to the system.

    The table below lists all 95 Tennessee county sheriff's offices. Contact information is sourced from the Tennessee Sheriffs' Association directory.

    County

    Organization

    Address

    Phone Number

    Anderson

    Anderson County Sheriff's Office

    101 South Main St., Ste. 400, Clinton, TN 37716

    (865) 457-6210

    Bedford

    Bedford County Sheriff's Office

    103 Lane Pkwy., Shelbyville, TN 37160

    (931) 684-3232

    Benton

    Benton County Sheriff's Office

    116 Rosemary Ave., Camden, TN 38320

    (731) 584-4632

    Bledsoe

    Bledsoe County Sheriff's Office

    235 Allen P. Deakins Rd., PO Box 246, Pikeville, TN 37367

    (423) 447-2197

    Blount

    Blount County Sheriff's Office

    940 East Lamar Alexander Pkwy., Maryville, TN 37804

    (865) 273-5000

    Bradley

    Bradley County Sheriff's Office

    2290 Blythe Ave. SE, Cleveland, TN 37311

    (423) 728-7300

    Campbell

    Campbell County Sheriff's Office

    610 Main St., Jacksboro, TN 37757

    (423) 562-7446

    Cannon

    Cannon County Sheriff's Office

    110 Alexander Dr., Woodbury, TN 37190

    (615) 563-1000

    Carroll

    Carroll County Sheriff's Office

    126 West Paris St., Huntingdon, TN 38344

    (731) 986-8947

    Carter

    Carter County Sheriff's Office

    900 East Elk Ave., Elizabethton, TN 37643

    (423) 542-1846

    Cheatham

    Cheatham County Sheriff's Office

    200 Court St., Ste. 220, Ashland City, TN 37015

    (615) 792-4341

    Chester

    Chester County Sheriff's Office

    333 Eric Bell Dr., Ste. A, Henderson, TN 38340

    (731) 989-2449

    Claiborne

    Claiborne County Sheriff's Office

    415 Straight Creek Rd., PO Box 245, Tazewell, TN 37879

    (423) 626-3385

    Clay

    Clay County Sheriff's Office

    400 West Lake Ave., Celina, TN 38551

    (931) 243-3266

    Cocke

    Cocke County Sheriff's Office

    111 Court Ave., Newport, TN 37821

    (423) 623-6004

    Coffee

    Coffee County Sheriff's Office

    76 County Jail Ln., Manchester, TN 37355

    (931) 728-3591

    Crockett

    Crockett County Sheriff's Office

    899 South Cavalier Dr., Alamo, TN 38001

    (731) 696-2104

    Cumberland

    Cumberland County Sheriff's Office

    90 Justice Center Dr., Crossville, TN 38555

    (931) 484-6176

    Davidson

    Davidson County Sheriff's Office

    PO Box 196383, Nashville, TN 37219

    (615) 862-8166

    Decatur

    Decatur County Sheriff's Office

    138 East Main St., PO Box 427, Decaturville, TN 38329

    (731) 852-3703

    DeKalb

    DeKalb County Sheriff's Office

    100 Public Square, Smithville, TN 37166

    (615) 597-4935

    Dickson

    Dickson County Sheriff's Office

    140 County Jail Dr., Charlotte, TN 37036

    (615) 789-4130

    Dyer

    Dyer County Sheriff's Office

    401 E. Cedar St., Dyersburg, TN 38024

    (731) 285-2802

    Fayette

    Fayette County Sheriff's Office

    705 Justice Dr., PO Box 219, Somerville, TN 38068

    (901) 466-3930

    Fentress

    Fentress County Sheriff's Office

    140 Justice Center Dr., Ste. 1, Jamestown, TN 38556

    (931) 879-8142

    Franklin

    Franklin County Sheriff's Office

    420 Wilton Circle, Winchester, TN 37398

    (931) 962-0123

    Gibson

    Gibson County Sheriff's Office

    401 North College St., Trenton, TN 38382

    (731) 855-1121

    Giles

    Giles County Sheriff's Office

    200 Thomas Gatlin Dr., Pulaski, TN 38478

    (931) 363-3505

    Grainger

    Grainger County Sheriff's Office

    270 Justice Center Dr., PO Box 5, Rutledge, TN 37861

    (865) 828-3613

    Greene

    Greene County Sheriff's Office

    116 E. Depot St., Greeneville, TN 37743

    (423) 798-1800

    Grundy

    Grundy County Sheriff's Office

    62 Spring St., PO Box 218, Altamont, TN 37301

    (931) 692-3466

    Hamblen

    Hamblen County Sheriff's Office

    460 North Jackson St., Morristown, TN 37814

    (423) 586-3781

    Hamilton

    Hamilton County Sheriff's Office

    600 Market St., Chattanooga, TN 37402

    (423) 209-7000

    Hancock

    Hancock County Sheriff's Office

    265 New Jail St., Sneedville, TN 37869

    (423) 733-2250

    Hardeman

    Hardeman County Sheriff's Office

    505 South Main St., Bolivar, TN 38008

    (731) 658-3971

    Hardin

    Hardin County Sheriff's Office

    525 Water St., Savannah, TN 38372

    (731) 925-3377

    Hawkins

    Hawkins County Sheriff's Office

    117 Justice Center Dr., Ste. 1304, Rogersville, TN 37857

    (423) 272-4848

    Haywood

    Haywood County Sheriff's Office

    100 S. Dupree Ave., Brownsville, TN 38012

    (731) 772-6158

    Henderson

    Henderson County Sheriff's Office

    170 Justice Dr., Ste. C, Lexington, TN 38351

    (731) 968-7777

    Henry

    Henry County Sheriff's Office

    210 Forrest Heights, PO Box 639, Paris, TN 38242

    (731) 642-1672

    Hickman

    Hickman County Sheriff's Office

    108 College St., Centerville, TN 37033

    (931) 729-6143

    Houston

    Houston County Sheriff's Office

    3330 State Highway 149, Erin, TN 37061

    (931) 289-4614

    Humphreys

    Humphreys County Sheriff's Office

    112 Thompson St., Waverly, TN 37185

    (931) 296-2301

    Jackson

    Jackson County Sheriff's Office

    620 Hospital Dr., Gainesboro, TN 38562

    (931) 261-7200

    Jefferson

    Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

    765 Justice Center Dr., PO Box 915, Dandridge, TN 37725

    (865) 397-9411

    Johnson

    Johnson County Sheriff's Office

    999 Honeysuckle St., Mountain City, TN 37683

    (423) 727-8353

    Knox

    Knox County Sheriff's Office

    400 Main Ave., Knoxville, TN 37902

    (865) 971-3901

    Lake

    Lake County Sheriff's Office

    109 S. Court St., Tiptonville, TN 38079

    (731) 253-7791

    Lauderdale

    Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office

    675 Highway 51 South, PO Box 30, Ripley, TN 38063

    (731) 635-1311

    Lawrence

    Lawrence County Sheriff's Office

    240 W. Gaines St., Lawrenceburg, TN 38464

    (931) 766-4167

    Lewis

    Lewis County Sheriff's Office

    437 Swan Ave., Hohenwald, TN 38462

    (931) 796-5096

    Lincoln

    Lincoln County Sheriff's Office

    4151 Thornton Taylor Pkwy., Fayetteville, TN 37334

    (931) 433-9821

    Loudon

    Loudon County Sheriff's Office

    12680 Highway 11 West, Ste. 1, Lenoir City, TN 37771

    (865) 986-4823

    Macon

    Macon County Sheriff's Office

    902 Highway 52 Bypass East, Lafayette, TN 37083

    (615) 666-3325

    Madison

    Madison County Sheriff's Office

    317 Denmark-Jackson Rd., Denmark, TN 38391

    (731) 423-6000

    Marion

    Marion County Sheriff's Office

    5 N. Oak St., Jasper, TN 37347

    (423) 942-2525

    Marshall

    Marshall County Sheriff's Office

    209 First Ave. North, Lewisburg, TN 37091

    (931) 359-6122

    Maury

    Maury County Sheriff's Office

    1300 Lawson White Dr., Columbia, TN 38401

    (931) 375-8601

    McMinn

    McMinn County Sheriff's Office

    1314 South White St., PO Box 649, Athens, TN 37371

    (423) 745-5620

    McNairy

    McNairy County Sheriff's Office

    300 Industrial Dr., Selmer, TN 38375

    (731) 645-1004

    Meigs

    Meigs County Sheriff's Office

    410 River Rd., Decatur, TN 37322

    (423) 334-5268

    Monroe

    Monroe County Sheriff's Office

    4500 New Highway 68, Ste. 1, Madisonville, TN 37354

    (423) 442-3911

    Montgomery

    Montgomery County Sheriff's Office

    120 Commerce St., Clarksville, TN 37040

    (931) 648-0611

    Moore

    Moore County Sheriff's Office

    58 South Elm St., Lynchburg, TN 37352

    (931) 759-7323

    Morgan

    Morgan County Sheriff's Office

    414 Main St., PO Box 469, Wartburg, TN 37887

    (423) 346-6262

    Obion

    Obion County Sheriff's Office

    #1 Law Ln., Union City, TN 38261

    (731) 885-5832

    Overton

    Overton County Sheriff's Office

    1010 John T. Poindexter Dr., Livingston, TN 38570

    (931) 823-6057

    Perry

    Perry County Sheriff's Office

    582 Bethel Rd., Linden, TN 37097

    (931) 589-8803

    Pickett

    Pickett County Sheriff's Office

    One Courthouse Square, Ste. 300, Byrdstown, TN 38549

    (931) 864-3210

    Polk

    Polk County Sheriff's Office

    164 Industrial Access Circle, PO Box 1189, Benton, TN 37307

    (423) 338-8215

    Putnam

    Putnam County Sheriff's Office

    421 E. Spring St., Cookeville, TN 38501

    (931) 528-8484

    Rhea

    Rhea County Sheriff's Office

    444 Second Ave., Dayton, TN 37321

    (423) 775-7837

    Roane

    Roane County Sheriff's Office

    230 North Third St., PO Box 623, Kingston, TN 37763

    (865) 376-5582

    Robertson

    Robertson County Sheriff's Office

    507 South Brown St., Springfield, TN 37172

    (615) 384-7971

    Rutherford

    Rutherford County Sheriff's Office

    940 New Salem Rd., Murfreesboro, TN 37129

    (615) 904-3170

    Scott

    Scott County Sheriff's Office

    575 Scott High Dr., Huntsville, TN 37756

    (423) 663-3111

    Sequatchie

    Sequatchie County Sheriff's Office

    351 Fredonia Rd., Ste. A, Dunlap, TN 37327

    (423) 949-7750

    Sevier

    Sevier County Sheriff's Office

    106 West Bruce St., Sevierville, TN 37862

    (865) 453-4668

    Shelby

    Shelby County Sheriff's Office

    201 Poplar Ave., 9th Floor, Memphis, TN 38103

    (901) 222-5505

    Smith

    Smith County Sheriff's Office

    322 Justice Dr., Carthage, TN 37030

    (615) 735-2626

    Stewart

    Stewart County Sheriff's Office

    314 Cedar St., PO Box 69, Dover, TN 37058

    (931) 232-5322

    Sullivan

    Sullivan County Sheriff's Office

    140 Blountville Bypass, PO Box 589, Blountville, TN 37617

    (423) 279-6064

    Sumner

    Sumner County Sheriff's Office

    117 West Smith St., Gallatin, TN 37066

    (615) 452-2616

    Tipton

    Tipton County Sheriff's Office

    1801 South College, Ste. 106, Covington, TN 38019

    (901) 475-3300

    Trousdale

    Trousdale County Sheriff's Office

    315 E Main St., Hartsville, TN 37074

    (615) 374-2114

    Unicoi

    Unicoi County Sheriff's Office

    102 North Main St., PO Box 8, Erwin, TN 37650

    (423) 743-1890

    Union

    Union County Sheriff's Office

    130 Veterans St., Ste. B, Maynardville, TN 37807

    (865) 992-5212

    Van Buren

    Van Buren County Sheriff's Office

    121 Taft Dr., Ste. A, Spencer, TN 38585

    (931) 946-2118

    Warren

    Warren County Sheriff's Office

    108 Security Circle, McMinnville, TN 37110

    (931) 473-7863

    Washington

    Washington County Sheriff's Office

    112 West Jackson Blvd., Jonesborough, TN 37659

    (423) 788-1479

    Wayne

    Wayne County Sheriff's Office

    1016 Andrew Jackson Dr., Waynesboro, TN 38485

    (931) 722-3615

    Weakley

    Weakley County Sheriff's Office

    7951 Highway 22, PO Box 545, Dresden, TN 38225

    (731) 364-5454

    White

    White County Sheriff's Office

    111 Depot St., Ste. 4, Sparta, TN 38583

    (931) 836-2700

    Williamson

    Williamson County Sheriff's Office

    408 Century Court, Franklin, TN 37064

    (615) 790-5560

    Wilson

    Wilson County Sheriff's Office

    105 East High St., Lebanon, TN 37087

    (615) 444-1412