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Find the right office in Sullivan 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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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.
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Obtain property tax info by contacting the TN Comptroller of the Treasury.
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Request birth and death certificates from the TN Dept. of Health.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Tennessee Department of State.
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Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the Treasury Dept.
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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.
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Request a copy of a marriage certificates from the TN Department of Health.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Sullivan County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Sullivan County, particularly in the unincorporated areas.
Police Departments. In addition to Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Sullivan County is provided by several municipal police departments. Each department is responsible for maintaining public safety within its jurisdiction, handling local crimes, and working closely with the Sheriff's Office on major investigations.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 140 Blountville Bypass in Blountville, Tennessee 37617, provides law enforcement services throughout the unincorporated areas of Sullivan County. Inmate information for Sullivan County Jail is available through the Sheriff's Office website, where the public can search for current inmates by name or booking number. Arrest records in Sullivan County are public records subject to Tennessee Code Annotated § 10-7-503 et seq, the Tennessee Public Records Act, which guarantees citizen access to most government records.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Sullivan County, Tennessee, are maintained by Sullivan County Sheriff's Office.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Sullivan County are taken and retained by Sullivan 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 requesting them directly from the office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 39 mine sites inside the county: 16 past producers, now closed, 15 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 6 sites producing when the record was made, 2 processing plants, which are not workings; the old survey maps add 54 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Iron; Barium-Barite; Zinc.
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 145 investigations in Sullivan County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $5,673,573 in back wages agreed for 2,176 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 126 on the Sullivan County record; 44 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 101 more with smaller records are on the Tennessee wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
The county-linked Register of Deeds service directs online research to US Title Search and says recent recordings update multiple times each day. It also offers a name-based land alert and confidential recording of military-discharge records. A name alert is a prompt to inspect the actual instrument and compare its parties and property description. It does not determine whether a transaction is valid. Save the recording reference when a relevant deed, release or other filing is found, and tell the office whether the next step is an ordinary copy, a certified copy or a new recording submission.
The University of Tennessee's register standard-fee explanation distinguishes a document from the separate legal instruments it can contain. Its statutory base is $10 for an ordinary document, with $5 for an additional instrument and $5 per page after the first two. Other statutory charges and taxes can affect the complete amount. Certified ordinary document copies are priced at $1 per page, while plats, maps and surveys have separate products. Describe the filing's contents when requesting a total from Sullivan's Register; page count alone may not identify all the applicable charges.
The Sullivan County Clerk marriage instructions distinguish applying for a new license from obtaining a certificate for an existing marriage. Copies are listed at $5 through the office or $7 by mail, with the mailing destination at 3258 Highway 126, Suite 101 in Blountville. The office also links its marriage-record search. Provide the parties' names and marriage date, and confirm the record was filed with Sullivan before sending payment. A certified court divorce decree is held elsewhere; a marriage certificate does not establish every later change in marital status.
The Circuit Court Clerk directory lists the Blountville Justice Center and separate Bristol and Kingsport court contacts. It assigns Circuit, Law, General Sessions and Juvenile records to the clerk system and distinguishes the contacts for each local service. A hearing location, a payment counter and the custodian of a particular file should be checked against the case category. Include the docket number, parties and filing location when requesting copies. Juvenile material and other restricted filings require access review; the fact that the clerk maintains a category of records does not make every document in it publicly available.
The local Circuit and Chancery rules allow an oral or written request to inspect an available court file without an inspection charge, but require a written request and advance payment for copies. If prompt access cannot be provided, the stated procedure calls for a response within seven business days explaining denial or the time needed. Identify the actual filings sought so the clerk can review them for confidential information. The rules also say court files remain in the court's custody. A certified copy may identify that it was made from a redacted copy, reflecting the same access limits that applied to the requested record.
The County Clerk minutes archive offers annual and decade groupings and warns that minutes are subject to approval at the next meeting. Use the meeting date and agenda item to locate the action, then check the status of the minute before relying on it as the final account. An agenda announces proposed business; it is different from the record of what the commission actually did. If an attachment or adopted resolution is missing from the posted record, identify that item in a follow-up to the Clerk. Keep the meeting date with the copy so it can be matched to subsequent approval or correction.
The Archives and Tourism department listing gives a separate Blountville contact for the county's historical records work. Describe the person, locality, approximate period and document category when asking which collection may help. A historical research request is different from ordering a current state vital certificate or obtaining an active court order. Supply known spellings and references from family papers so staff can identify the relevant holdings. If the record remains with an active office, use that custodian for the authenticated copy and retain the archival reference as research context rather than treating the two products as interchangeable. Explain what is already known and which question remains unanswered. A dated reference to an earlier family or property document gives Archives a starting point for identifying a relevant collection.
Tennessee's certificate-order instructions allow county health departments to issue registered statewide birth and death certificates. Identification is required, and applicants outside the stated qualifying relationships must document entitlement. A mailed application needs the signed form, an accepted identification method and payment. The state's certificate fee table charges $15 for each first or additional birth or death copy and also prices a no-record result. A state divorce certificate is a vital summary rather than the complete decree filed with a Sullivan court. Choose the record that meets the receiving organization's stated requirement before ordering.
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 land documents, certified copies and authorized online search.
Office page: sullivancountytn.gov
Marriage records, commission minutes and county licensing records.
Office page: sullivancountytn.gov
Circuit, Law, General Sessions and Juvenile records; other local court contacts listed separately.
Office page: sullivancountytn.gov
Chancery and probate files, court copies and related records.
Office page: sullivancountytn.gov
Straight answers
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Sullivan County Sheriff or a city police department in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County are kept by the Sullivan 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.
It reports a recording under the subscribed name. Compare the actual instrument with the property and parties through the service linked by the Register of Deeds.
Yes. The state technical-assistance explanation distinguishes the whole document from its separately indexed legal acts. See the register fee explanation.
The Clerk lists $7 by mail and $5 through the office. Follow the marriage-record copy instructions.
The Clerk directory separates court categories and Blountville, Bristol and Kingsport contacts. Use the case details with the court location directory.
The local rules keep court files under court control and limit who can check them out. Request inspection or copies using the court-record procedure.
The Clerk warns that minutes are subject to approval at the next meeting. Check the status in its commission-minutes archive.
The state fee table prices the no-record result at the same amount as the requested certificate. Review the Vital Records charges.
The Comptroller says inspection-only requests cannot be required in writing; copy requests may have a written-form requirement. Consult the Tennessee Public Records Act FAQ.
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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.