Tennessee, Washington County
Where Johnson City's records are kept. Johnson City has its own city government, police department, municipal court and permit and planning office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Johnson City's own offices, along with State of Tennessee offices; the Washington County offices are on our Washington County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
Johnson City, Tennessee, city government website, with City Hall at 601 E. Main Street: the City Commission and mayor, agendas and minutes, citizen reporting, online payments and building and business permits.
Open official site City of Johnson CityPolice & jail
The Johnson City Police Department at 601 E. Main Street, accredited since 1993, has 175 sworn officers plus civilian records staff and offers crime mapping, traffic ticket payment and a Flock transparency portal.
Open official site Johnson City Police DepartmentMunicipal court
Johnson City Municipal Court, known as City Court, hears speeding and other traffic tickets and city code cases such as loose animals and high grass, with a judge and clerk appointed by the city.
Open official site Johnson City Municipal CourtCity records
Johnson City's Legal Department at 601 E. Main Street takes Tennessee Public Records Act requests through NextRequest, with proof of state residency required; police incident and accident reports come from the Police Department.
Open official site City of Johnson City Public Records RequestCity records
Johnson City Building Services at 601 E. Main Street reviews construction plans, issues permits, inspects work and handles code enforcement and addressing, with a CityView permit portal and adopted building codes.
Open official site Johnson City Building Services DepartmentPolice & jail
FBI national most wanted criminals, search for Johnson City area subjects.
Open official site FBI Most WantedState records
Under the Tennessee Secretary of State, the State Library and Archives offers an online catalog, research guides for genealogists, the TeVA digital collections of maps and images, and the Tennessee Electronic Library.
Open official site Tennessee State Library and ArchivesVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseState records
Quick search for missing children near Johnson City Tennessee.
Open official site Center for Missing & Exploited Children, TennesseeFederal
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts table for the city of Johnson City, Tennessee: 71,046 people in the 2020 Census, the latest population estimate, and figures on age, sex, housing, income and local businesses.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCounty court
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.
Open official site Tennessee Federal CasesEverything else, organized
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Local record guide
Local profile
Johnson City, a place of 71,046 people, is in Washington County, whose county seat is Jonesborough. Court and property records sit with Washington County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Tennessee. Johnson City's own offices are in the cards above, and our Washington County page lists each county office.
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Deeds for property in Johnson City are recorded by the Washington County Register of Deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Washington County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Tennessee come from the state vital records office, Tennessee Office of Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Businesses that operate in Johnson City register with the Tennessee Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Johnson City requires one, comes from the town or Washington County.
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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.