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Find the right office in Bradley County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee hears bankruptcy cases in Chattanooga, Greeneville, Knoxville and Winchester, with dockets and claims available through PACER.
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Obtain property tax info by contacting the TN Comptroller of the Treasury.
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BradleyCountySheriff, the elected county law enforcement office, with incident reports, warrants and jail information as the office publishes them.
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Request birth and death certificates from the TN Dept. of Health.
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Bradley County Clerk, the office that keeps county filings and public records, with the copies and searches it publishes.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Tennessee Department of State.
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Bradley County Circuit & Criminal Court Clerk, with the court location, contacts and the case records this office keeps.
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Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the Treasury Dept.
Open official site Tennessee Unclaimed PropertyPolice & jail
The Tennessee Department of Correction publishes its own list of offenders now under a sentence of death in Tennessee, with related facts on the state's death penalty.
Open official site Tennessee Death RowVital records
Request a copy of a marriage certificates from the TN Department of Health.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Bradley County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Bradley County, particularly in unincorporated areas.
Police Departments. In addition to Bradley County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Bradley County is supported by municipal police departments, including the Cleveland Police Department and the Charleston Police Department. These agencies work in coordination with the Sheriff's Office to address major crimes and ensure public safety throughout Bradley County.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Bradley County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 2290 Blythe Avenue SE in Cleveland, Tennessee, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Bradley County and operates Bradley County Justice Center detention facility. Arrest records in Bradley County are considered public records under the Tennessee Public Records Act (Tennessee Code Annotated § 10-7-503 et seq.), which grants citizens the right to inspect and receive copies of government records unless specifically exempted by law.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Bradley County are maintained by Bradley County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request access to these records through the Sheriff's Office, following the guidelines set by the Tennessee Public Records Act.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Bradley County are taken and retained by Bradley County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking photos are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office website or by request.
The facility is located at 2290 Blythe Ave SE, Cleveland, TN 37311. You can also contact the jail directly at (423) 728-7380 for information about recent arrests. The City of Cleveland and other municipalities within Bradley County require business licenses for operations within city limits, administered through their respective city recorder or finance departments. The Cleveland/Bradley County Building and Codes Department, located at 190 Church Street NE in Cleveland (phone: 423-559-3550), issues building permits, handles zoning approvals.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 28 named mine sites inside the county, 25 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 30 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Manganese; Iron; Zinc, Lead.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. Tennessee's coal regulatory program was run by OSMRE until the state took it back; the state AML program is in TDEC.
Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Bradley County Sheriff or a city police department in Bradley County. Ask that agency for its record.
The Tennessee criminal history record comes from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). Request a Tennessee name based criminal history check online through Tennessee Open Records Information Services (TORIS), paying by credit card. Fee: $29.00 for each name based check.
Search the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry (TBI), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the county election commission or through the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections. You can also register online with the state online registration. You must be registered no later than 30 days before the election; mailed forms must be postmarked at least 30 days before.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Bradley County are kept by the Bradley County register of deeds. Property values are set by the county assessor of property, and tax bills come from the county trustee.
Certified birth and death certificates for Tennessee come from the Tennessee Department of Health, Office of Vital Records. All county health departments can issue any birth or death certificate registered statewide with the Tennessee Office of Vital Records; you do not need to go to the county where the event occurred. In person with no appointment at Tennessee Vital Records, 1st Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower, 710 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243, or at any county health department; by mail to that address with a check or money order payable to Tennessee Vital Records; or online through VitalChek. Fee: $15.00 for each birth or death certificate, first and additional copies.
Business entity filings are searched with the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations. Business licenses are issued by the county clerk, and by the city if it imposes the business tax, where the business is located; businesses with taxable receipts over $3,000 need one.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.