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Find the right office in Rankin 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
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.
Open official site Mississippi Property Tax InformationVital records
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.
Open official site Mississippi Business & Corporation SearchPolice & jail
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. Rankin County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in the unincorporated areas of Rankin County.
Police Departments. Rankin County is served by multiple law enforcement agencies, including Rankin County Sheriff's Office and several municipal police departments.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Rankin County Sheriff's Department, located at 221 North Timber Street in Brandon, Mississippi 39042, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Rankin County. Sheriff Bryan Bailey leads the department, which operates Rankin County Detention Center located at 2001 Industrial Park Drive in Brandon.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Rankin County are maintained by Rankin County Sheriff's Office.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Rankin County are taken and retained by Rankin County Sheriff's Office during the booking process at the detention center.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 5 mine sites inside the county: 1 past producer, now closed, 1 site producing when the record was made, 3 processing plants, which are not workings; the old survey maps add 98 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is Limestone, High Calcium.
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.
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.
Rankin County sits over the Mississippi Region coal field and the coal there is lignite, worked mostly at the surface. The two federal files record a shaft, an adit or a deposit where one was drawn on a survey sheet or catalogued as a site; neither file carries the outline of the workings, so the counts above are not the measure of what was mined under this county. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by MDEQ Office of Geology, Mining and Reclamation Division and linked below.
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 288 investigations in Rankin County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $2,870,153 in back wages agreed for 3,215 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 231 on the Rankin County record; 82 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 206 more with smaller records are on the Mississippi wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
The Circuit Clerk office keeps Circuit and County Court civil and criminal filings, judgments, marriage records and voter-registration records. Its public counter is at 215 East Government Street in Brandon, with weekday hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A request for a lawsuit should identify the court and parties, then the case number and particular filing if known. A judgment, an indictment and a marriage record are different products even though the same elected office may hold them. If the information you need concerns a divorce decree or a recorded deed, identify that subject before paying for a Circuit Court search; those collections require the Chancery Clerk route. For a file with several related proceedings, specify whether the request covers the original complaint, later orders or only the final judgment. Keeping those items distinct also makes a quoted copy charge intelligible.
The Circuit Clerk fee sheet linked from its Forms menu lists a certified marriage-license copy at $17 and an additional certified copy at $6. It separately prices civil and criminal record searches at $10 per name. For an unsealed criminal file, the sheet lists a $1 per-page copy charge and an additional $1.50 per certified page. Those charges should not be treated as a single flat price for a complete case. State which pages and certification you need, and ask for a product-specific total. The general public-records form uses a different certification description, so a requester should identify the collection rather than choosing whichever line appears cheaper.
The Rankin public-records request form limits a request to one subject and asks for separate forms when subjects differ. It offers mail, pickup and email, but says certified copies must be mailed or collected. Its general schedule lists labor at $20 per hour, copies at $1 per page and certification at $1.50 per document, with other actual expenses possible. The form describes seven business days for production or a written explanation, and fourteen business days unless otherwise agreed; payment and record availability are part of that procedure. Include enough detail to distinguish the requested record, choose a delivery method, and retain the office response identifying the applicable fee and timing.
The Mississippi Department of Revenue explanation of local property records assigns land ownership records to the Chancery Clerk, valuations to the Tax Assessor and collection to the Tax Collector. That division matters when researching a Rankin parcel. A tax entry can help identify an assessed owner and parcel, while a deed, deed of trust or release establishes the text of a recorded transaction. Record the parcel reference and owner-name variations before asking for instruments. If the question concerns delinquent-tax sale or redemption history, describe that transaction explicitly; the Chancery Clerk also maintains tax-sale records. An assessment valuation is not a substitute for reading the document whose legal effect you are investigating.
The state Vital Records service lists birth and death records from November 1912 and marriage statistical records from 1926, with the marriage interval from July 1938 through December 1941 held only by the issuing county Circuit Clerk. Birth, death and marriage certificates are $17, with $6 for additional copies of the same record ordered together. The state does not issue a divorce decree: its $17 five-year index search helps locate the county, after which the Chancery Clerk supplies the decree. For in-person applications, births may be issued that day unless research is needed; the stated death and marriage mailing estimate is seven to ten business days.
The Mississippi birth-certificate application instructions require a signed application, identification and a cashier's check or bank or postal money order for mail orders. Cash and personal checks are not accepted by mail. The office searches a five-year span; an unsuccessful search produces a not-on-file certification and does not refund the initial search charge, although additional-copy payments are returned. Spell the subject's name as recorded and give the event information that narrows that search. When ordering for another eligible person, include the supporting identity and relationship material required for that request. The mailing route is distinct from an online vendor order, whose additional handling charges should be checked before payment.
The DPS online name-based service requires the person whose record is sought to initiate the request. An employer or other third party cannot submit it on that person's behalf. The service charges $32 and says completion can take up to thirty calendar days. The subject may supply details for an authorized recipient to receive the result, which differs from allowing that recipient to place the order. This is a statewide criminal-history product, distinct from requesting a particular Rankin prosecution file from the Circuit Clerk. Medical-cannabis background checks are expressly excluded from this service, so a requester should follow the designated agency process for that purpose.
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.
Circuit and County Court files, marriage records and voter registration.
Office page: rankincountyms.org
Sheriff records and jail administration; identify the incident or custody record needed.
Property valuations and assessment records; deed originals are with the Chancery Clerk.
Office page: dor.ms.gov
State birth, death and marriage copies; divorce index searches rather than decrees.
Office page: msdh.ms.gov
Straight answers
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Rankin County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Rankin 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 Rankin County are kept by the Rankin 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.
The decree comes from the Chancery Clerk. The state Vital Records office can conduct an index search to locate the county, but does not issue the decree itself. See its divorce-record explanation.
The Circuit Clerk lists a $10 search per name separately from copy and certification charges. Ask for the identified documents and applicable total using the local fee sheet.
Its public-records form says certification requires postal delivery or pickup, even though ordinary records may be emailed. Select the product and delivery method on the request form.
The Chancery Clerk keeps land ownership records; the Tax Assessor maintains valuation information. The state property-administration guide explains these separate responsibilities.
Mississippi directs marriage records for July 1938 through December 1941 to the Circuit Clerk in the county that issued the license. That gap is explained by Vital Records.
The initial search charge remains due for a not-on-file certification. Fees for extra copies are refunded when no record is found, according to the birth application instructions.
The DPS name-based portal requires the record subject to submit it. The subject can designate a recipient for delivery, but businesses cannot initiate the request for the subject. Read the DPS ordering notice.
A new license application and a certified copy after marriage have separate fee entries. Identify which service you need before approaching the Circuit Clerk counter.
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