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Find the right office in Lee 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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PACER, the federal judiciary's records service, holds dockets and filings from Mississippi's Northern and Southern District Courts and bankruptcy courts. State cases are kept by Mississippi circuit and chancery clerks.
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Obtain property tax info by contacting the state of Mississippi.
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Request copies of death records from the Mississippi State Department of Health.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Mississippi Secretary of State.
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Information from MS Dept. of Corrections about death row inmates.
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Request a copy of a marriage certificates from the Mississippi Department of Health.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Lee County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in the unincorporated areas of Lee County.
Police Departments. In addition to Lee County Sheriff's Office, several municipal police departments operate within Lee County.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Lee County Sheriff's Department, located at 510 N. Commerce Street, Tupelo, MS 38804 (office source: leecosheriff.com), provides law enforcement services throughout unincorporated areas of Lee County and operates Lee County detention facility. Lee County Adult Detention Center houses inmates awaiting trial or serving sentences, and inmate information can be accessed through Lee County Sheriff's website inmate roster or by contacting the Sheriff at 662-432-2600 for detention-service routing (source: leecosheriff.com). Municipal law enforcement within Lee County includes the Tupelo Police Department (serving the city of Tupelo), Baldwyn Police Department, Guntown Police Department, Nettleton Police Department, Saltillo Police Department, Shannon Police Department, and Verona Police Department. § 25-61-1 et seq, which establishes the right of citizens to inspect and copy public records with limited exceptions.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Lee County are maintained by Lee County Sheriff's Office.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Lee County are taken and retained by Lee County Sheriff's Office during the booking process.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 1 mine site inside the county: 1 past producer, now closed; the old survey maps add 24 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is Clay.
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. The state says it has no underground mines.
Mississippi abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
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.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 136 investigations in Lee County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $1,605,473 in back wages agreed for 1,231 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Tupelo | Tupelo | 1 | $857,004 | 118 |
| Prime Logic, Inc | Tupelo | 1 | $114,506 | 13 |
| Gallardo Inc. | Tupelo | 3 | $72,124 | 50 |
| Webb Sanders & Williams, PLLC. | Tupelo | 1 | $53,607 | 18 |
| Loves Travel Stops And Country Stores, Inc. | Tupelo | 1 | $40,506 | 91 |
| City of Saltillo | Saltillo | 1 | $29,140 | 14 |
| Mugshots Tupelo LLC | Tupelo | 1 | $26,798 | 111 |
| Tru-King Transportation, LLC | Shannon | 1 | $26,752 | 21 |
| Advance Drywall Services, LLC | Tupelo | 1 | $24,654 | 17 |
| Creative Minds Childcare and Learning Center | Tupelo | 2 | $21,916 | 21 |
| Conditioned Air, Inc. | Tupelo | 1 | $20,862 | 2 |
| JS Gin LLC | Tupelo | 2 | $20,289 | 32 |
| Bar-B-Q by Jim, LLC | Tupelo | 1 | $15,793 | 24 |
| Hunter's Haven, LLC | Tupelo | 1 | $13,475 | 13 |
| The Madden Crab, Inc. | Tupelo | 1 | $13,183 | 29 |
| University Management Inc. | Tupelo | 2 | $13,022 | 108 |
| Kamal-Deep Lodging Inc. | Tupelo | 1 | $12,540 | 7 |
| JSK Hospitality, Inc. | Tupelo | 1 | $11,956 | 11 |
| Mills Home Center, LLC | Tupelo | 3 | $10,722 | 7 |
| T-Mart, Inc. | Tupelo | 1 | $10,261 | 6 |
| Endurance Transportation LLC | Tupelo | 1 | $8,936 | 20 |
| North Lee County Water Association | Saltillo | 1 | $8,009 | 16 |
| Swimming Pools of Tupelo, Inc. | Tupelo | 1 | $7,703 | 15 |
| E & E, Inc. | Tupelo | 1 | $7,320 | 1 |
| Tripoli, LLC | Tupelo | 1 | $7,204 | 12 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 124 on the Lee County record; 34 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 99 more with smaller records are on the Mississippi wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
Lee County's Chancery Clerk records and preserves deeds, deeds of trust, powers of attorney, federal tax liens, military discharges and assigned commercial filings. The office also provides access to public Chancery court files. Its published contact is 662-432-2100, with mail addressed to P.O. Box 7127, Tupelo, MS 38802 and weekday office hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Chancery Clerk collections, copy instructions and contact.
A court-file request and a land-instrument request should identify the appropriate record series even though both go through Chancery. Give the case or instrument reference and the exact document wanted. The clerk says adoption records are sealed and supplies a separate court-administrator contact for scheduling questions. A request to move a hearing is therefore different from asking the records counter for a filed document. Source: leecountyms.com
The Chancery Clerk's linked Lee County Records Portal supplies Internet access to the land-record index. The portal expressly distinguishes that online index from the official index maintained at the courthouse. Use names, recording references and document details from the online result to identify the instrument, then request the record or certification needed for the intended purpose. Lee County land-index portal and record status.
The portal's online credit-card copy purchases carry a 3.5 percent service charge with a $2 minimum, and its instructions say purchases and that service charge are final. Those transaction charges are separate from the clerk's ordinary copy prices. For mail correspondence, the county's Chancery Clerk contact supplies P.O. Box 7127, Tupelo, MS 38802; use that office contact rather than a conflicting portal postal code. Source: crms.leecountyms.gov; leecountyms.com
Chancery's published reproduction schedule charges 25 cents per page for copies made by the public and 50 cents per page for copies made by staff. Certifying a document adds $1. A complete certified-copy amount therefore depends on page count and the copying method, rather than being a flat $1 product. Identify the method and desired certification before asking for a total. Source: leecountyms.com
A mailed request should reasonably identify the document and include a check or money order for the copy cost and a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Payment should name the Lee County Chancery Clerk. The office describes public land inspection during its weekday counter hours, but that does not establish that a protected court file is available under the same conditions. State whether the request is for a recorded land instrument or a Chancery case document. Source: leecountyms.com
Lee's Circuit Clerk keeps the records assigned to Circuit, County and Youth Courts, including court dockets, orders and case proceedings. The public contact address is 200 W. Jefferson Street, Tupelo, MS 38804, with mail to P.O. Box 762, Tupelo, MS 38802. The general clerk number is 662-432-2300, and office hours are weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Circuit Clerk record responsibilities. Court-specific contact directory.
The Circuit Court description identifies felony criminal and civil cases, while the County Court description includes civil matters, misdemeanor appeals and eminent domain proceedings. The contact directory separates Circuit, County and Youth Court phone lines. Keep the exact court name from the docket or notice when asking for a document; the words county court should not be used as a general label for every Lee County case. Circuit Court case categories. County Court case categories.
Lee County Justice Court has a separate official county resource and telephone 662-432-2500. Its published mailing address is P.O. Box 108, Tupelo, MS 38802. The office describes its own civil and criminal court calendar and directs case-date questions to that phone number. Use the Justice Court name and citation or case reference when contacting it. Justice Court record and contact instructions.
The Justice Court explains a particular court-record product called an abstract, priced at $5 per case, and distinguishes the timing of that request from copies needed for an appeal. Ask the office which product fits the requested record and applicable proceeding. The abstract amount is not evidence of a uniform copy price for Circuit, County, Youth or Chancery files. Source: leecountyms.com
The Circuit Clerk's marriage instructions list a certified copy of a marriage license at $17 and an additional copy at $6. Those are retrieval products for an existing record. The same instructions also discuss a $37 new-license application and preparation fee, which must not be substituted for the certified-copy price. Telephone 662-432-2300 can route the request. Lee County marriage-copy and license products.
For a copy inquiry, supply the parties' names, marriage date and any available license reference. If the task is instead a new application, the office asks applicants to call for an appointment and provides separate identity and application requirements. Completing a license-information form for a new marriage is different from requesting evidence of a marriage already filed. Clarify the transaction before choosing the form or payment. Source: leecountycircuitclerk.com
The Circuit Clerk serves as a voter registrar and works with the Election Commission on election information. Its election resource also identifies candidate-filing work and supplies voter-application and polling-information routes. An election-record inquiry can therefore begin with the same administrative office while still needing the election date and category of record to reach the correct staff. Circuit Clerk election and registration functions.
Describe whether the request concerns a registration entry, candidate filing or a result from a particular election. Keep that existing-record inquiry separate from a new registration application or a change of personal registration details. The office's general contact directory lists 662-432-2300 for elections and provides its physical and mailing addresses, so use the clerk's published route for correspondence about these records. Source: leecountycircuitclerk.com; leecountycircuitclerk.com
The Lee County Tax Assessor's official resource provides mapping, property-value, property-line, personal-property and homestead routes. The office phone is 662-432-2700, with published weekday hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A request about a parcel's characteristics or assessment belongs with those records, while the recorded deed is held through Chancery. Tax Assessor records and contact routes.
Keep the parcel or account identifier and tax year with the inquiry. A homestead application, appraisal entry and recorded ownership instrument describe different aspects of the property. Chancery also describes its separate role in delinquent-tax records. Identify whether the question concerns the assessment, a recorded instrument or delinquent-tax status before choosing the office and requesting copies. Source: leecountyms.com; leecountyms.com
The Sheriff's records schedule distinguishes local background or record checks, arrest-and-release forms, accident reports and fingerprint appointments. Its local background-check product is $5 and requires state-issued identification. An arrest-and-release form is $5 for the first copy and $1 for each additional copy. These local products are not a statewide criminal-history search or a court disposition. Sheriff record products and posted charges.
Accident-copy terms differ by requester: the first copy is free to an involved driver, while additional copies and insurer or attorney orders have the listed separate charges. Payment normally uses a money order, with a business-check option stated for specified report orders. The information desk is at 510 N. Commerce Street, Tupelo, MS 38804, and is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sheriff information-desk location and hours. Source: leecosheriff.com
The Lee County Sheriff supplies an in-custody inmate-search route and publishes Lee County Detention Center visitation instructions. Visits must be scheduled through the listed process, using 662-432-2600 during weekday scheduling hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. That is an inmate-service transaction, separate from asking the records office for an arrest-and-release form or the clerk for a judgment. Sheriff custody-search route. Detention Center visitation and mail instructions.
The Sheriff also distinguishes incoming personal mail processed through its digital-mail provider from legal mail. Use the currently published inmate-mail instructions and required inmate identifier for that purpose, rather than mailing personal correspondence to the Sheriff's public information desk. A provider account for visits, calls or mail does not supply a certified custody record or a complete history of the associated court proceeding. Source: leecosheriff.com
Where to go
Each office below was read on its own site. A field the office does not publish is left out rather than filled in from a directory.
Land recording, public Chancery court files, copying and delinquent-tax records.
Office page: leecountyms.com
Circuit, County and Youth Court files; marriage records; voter registration and election administration.
Office page: leecountycircuitclerk.com
Justice Court case, citation, court-date and abstract inquiries.
Office page: leecountyms.com
Property values, mapping, assessment and homestead record inquiries.
Office page: leecountyms.com
Sheriff records, information-desk services and detention visitation scheduling.
Office page: leecosheriff.com
Straight answers
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Lee County Sheriff or a city police department in Lee County. Ask that agency for its record.
The Mississippi criminal history record comes from the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Criminal Information Center. Name based check of your own record only, requested online through the DPS Name Based Background Check by the person the record belongs to; results can take up to 30 calendar days. Fee: $32.00 per request.
Search the Mississippi Sex Offender Registry (Department of Public Safety), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the county Circuit Clerk or through the Mississippi Secretary of State, Elections Division. Mississippi has no online voter registration. No online voter registration; register in person at the Circuit Clerk's Office or by mail with an application postmarked by the deadline (October 5 for the November 3, 2026 election).
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Lee County are kept by the Lee County Chancery Clerk. Property values are set by the county Tax Assessor, and tax bills come from the county Tax Collector. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Mississippi come from the Mississippi State Department of Health, Vital Records. By mail with a cashier's check or money order to Mississippi Vital Records, P.O. Box 1700, Jackson, MS 39215-1700, in person at the Vital Records office in Ridgeland, or online or by phone through VitalChek, the private company MSDH names, for an added fee. Fee: $17 for a birth or death certificate, $6 for each added copy of the same record ordered at the same time.
Business entity filings are searched with the Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division. The Secretary of State's business portal says you may need permits and licenses from your city or county government, and requirements differ by location.
Yes. The county describes recorded land instruments and public Chancery court files within the clerk's services. Identify the record series and document when requesting a copy; protected court files have separate access conditions. Chancery record scope.
The portal says the official land-record index is the one maintained at the courthouse. Its Internet index is a locator for researching the county records. Portal record-status explanation.
Copies made by the public are 25 cents per page; staff-made copies are 50 cents per page. Certification adds $1 per document. Chancery copying schedule.
The clerk lists 200 W. Jefferson Street, Tupelo, MS 38804, telephone 662-432-2300. Mail goes to P.O. Box 762, Tupelo, MS 38802. Circuit Clerk contact.
No. Justice Court publishes its own county contact at 662-432-2500. The Circuit Clerk directory separately identifies County Court at 662-432-2330. Justice Court contact. County Court contact.
The Circuit Clerk lists $17 for a certified copy and $6 for an additional copy. The new-license application fee is a different product. Marriage-copy schedule.
The Sheriff lists 510 N. Commerce Street, Tupelo, MS 38804, with weekday information-desk hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Information-desk directions.
The amount is listed for the Sheriff's local background or records-check product. Statewide criminal-history service and court case documents should be requested through their respective authorities. Local Sheriff product description.
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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.