Rives, Tennessee Public Records

Voter registration in Tennessee is run by the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections, and the county election commission keeps the roll for Rives. You can register online, by mail or in person. You must be registered no later than 30 days before the election; mailed forms must be postmarked at least 30 days before.

Certified birth and death certificates for events in Tennessee come from the Tennessee Department of Health, Office of Vital Records. The fee is $15.00 for each birth or death certificate, first and additional copies. 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.

Deeds for property in Rives are recorded by the county register of deeds, the county assessor of property sets the assessed value, and the county trustee sends the tax bill. Our Obion County page lists those offices.

Incident and crash reports for Rives come from the Obion County Sheriff's Office, the office linked above. Ask its records staff for a copy and give the date, the location and the report or case number if you have it.

Businesses that operate in Rives register with the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations, which runs the state business entity search. 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.

Tennessee criminal history checks are run by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). The fee is $29.00 for each name based check. Request a Tennessee name based criminal history check online through Tennessee Open Records Information Services (TORIS), paying by credit card.