Tennessee, county records
Find the right office in Montgomery 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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County court
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, in the Customs House in Nashville, handles bankruptcy filings for Middle Tennessee. Case dockets are searched through PACER.
Open official site Tennessee Federal CasesProperty records
Obtain property tax info by contacting the TN Comptroller of the Treasury.
Open official site Tennessee Property RecordsVital records
Request birth and death certificates from the TN Dept. of Health.
Open official site Tennessee Birth RecordsState records
Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Tennessee Department of State.
Open official site Tennessee Business & Corporation SearchState records
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.
Open official site Tennessee Marriage SearchLocal record guide
County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining peace and order in Montgomery County's unincorporated areas.
Police Departments. Montgomery County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Montgomery County Sheriff's Office and the Clarksville Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, located at 120 Commerce Street, Clarksville, TN 37040, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Montgomery County and provides countywide services including operating Montgomery County Jail. See the Sheriff location page. Inmate searches can be conducted online through the Sheriff's Office website, where the public can look up current inmates by name, booking number, or date of birth, viewing booking dates, charges, bond amounts, and projected release dates. The Clarksville Police Department, serving Montgomery County seat and largest county, is located at 135 Commerce Street, Clarksville, TN 37040, and handles law enforcement within city limits. Arrest records in Montgomery County are public records under the Tennessee Public Records Act, codified at Tennessee Code Annotated § 10-7-503 and § 10-7-504, which establishes the right of citizens to inspect and copy public records.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Montgomery County are maintained by Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request copies of arrest records by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly, following the guidelines set forth by the Tennessee Public Records Act.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Montgomery County are taken and retained by Montgomery 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.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 17 mine sites inside the county: 13 past producers, now closed, 2 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 1 site producing when the record was made, 1 processing plant, which is not a working; the old survey maps add 10 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Iron; Stone, Crushed/Broken; Limestone, General.
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.
Tennessee 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 160 investigations in Montgomery County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $9,335,538 in back wages agreed for 1,890 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.
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 135 on the Montgomery County record; 51 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 110 more with smaller records are on the Tennessee wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
The Register's Requesting Documents page describes paid online access through US Title Search, public office computers, mailed requests and emailed copies. It asks for volume/page references or enough information to locate the document. Keep the reference with the chosen delivery method: a subscription search, a counter reproduction and a mailed copy are different transactions, even when they concern the same instrument.
The Document Recording Fees page lists regular copies at $0.15 per page, mailed copies at $0.50 per page, and certified copies and plat copies at $1 per page. It separately prices the recording of new instruments. Do not add a certification amount taken from another county or treat the regular counter rate as the mailed-copy total. Establish the number of pages and requested product before sending payment.
The Register FAQ describes Tennessee residency proof and a records-request form, while the Requesting Documents page describes walk-in public access more broadly. The pages should not be silently combined into a promise of unrestricted copies for every requester. State the type of record and intended request channel when asking the office what documentation it requires. Military discharges are expressly treated differently from ordinary recorded instruments.
The FAQ says the Register does not perform title searches to determine liens against a parcel. Public research computers are available, but the office does not supply forms or prepare instruments for the requester. A search can identify a recorded document; deciding its legal effect requires more than an index hit. Preserve releases, assignments and other cross-references as separate records rather than assuming the newest entry cancels everything earlier.
The Register office page lists 350 Pageant Lane, Suite 101-A, Clarksville, TN 37040, telephone 931-648-5713, with weekday hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mailed copy requests use the postal address stated in Requesting Documents. Include the requested references and contact information so the office can resolve an unclear entry without treating the order as an open-ended property investigation.
The filing-requirements page describes the preparation and submission of documents for recording. These requirements should not be confused with the steps for obtaining an existing copy. If an older instrument points to a court decree, seek that court's document when the complete underlying proceeding is needed. The Tennessee records guide supplies additional state and court starting points.
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.
Recorded instruments, subscription access, public terminals and copies.
Office page: montgomerytn.gov
Straight answers
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Montgomery County Sheriff or a city police department in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County are kept by the Montgomery 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.
The request page describes most online records as available through a paid US Title Search subscription; public office computers are a separate option.
The fee page lists $0.15 per page for regular copies.
The schedule lists $0.50 per page for mailed copies.
The schedule lists $1 per page for certified copies, separately from regular and mailed-copy categories.
The FAQ says the office does not perform title searches; it provides public research computers.
The FAQ asks for Tennessee residency proof and a request form, while Requesting Documents describes broader walk-in access. Confirm the requirements for the chosen service.
The mail instructions give Register of Deeds, P.O. Box 1124, Clarksville, TN 37041-1124.
The office schedule gives 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Same county
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.