Tippah County, Mississippi Public Records

Mugshots or booking photos in Tippah County, Mississippi, can be obtained from the Tippah County Sheriff's Office. The office is located at 205 West Spring Street, Ripley, MS 38663. While some booking photos may be available online through third-party websites, the most reliable source is directly contacting the Sheriff's Office at (662) 837-9336 for official records.

To obtain a criminal background check in Tippah County, Mississippi, you can request one through the Mississippi Department of Public Safety's Criminal Information Center. Locally, you can visit the Tippah County Sheriff's Office for guidance on the process. Background checks typically require a form of identification and may involve a fee.

You can look up sex offenders in Tippah County, Mississippi, by accessing the Mississippi Sex Offender Registry. This registry is managed by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety and provides a searchable online database. You must register at least 30 days before an election to be eligible to vote in that election. Absentee voting is available for qualified voters including those 65+, disabled, military members, and those required to be out of the county on election day; contact the Circuit Clerk at (662) 837-7374 for absentee ballot applications.

Property records in Tippah County are maintained by the Chancery Clerk's Office (for deeds, mortgages, liens, and recorded instruments) and the Tax Assessor (for property tax assessments and valuations), both located at 101 South Spring Street, Ripley, MS 38663. You can search land records including deeds, mortgages, liens, easements, and plat maps by visiting the Chancery Clerk's office in person at (662) 837-7374 during business hours. Tippah County does not currently offer a free online property records search system, so most research requires an in-person visit or written request with applicable copy fees of $1.00 per page.

Birth and death certificates for events occurring in Tippah County are maintained by the Mississippi State Department of Health, Vital Records Office, which can be reached at P.O. Box 1700, Jackson, MS 39215-1700. The Tippah County Chancery Clerk's office at 101 South Spring Street, Ripley, (662) 837-7374, can provide application assistance for vital records requests. The fee is $15.00 for the first certified copy and $7.00 for each additional copy, with processing taking 4-6 weeks by mail or expedited service available for additional fees through VitalChek at ms.gov/services.

For fictitious business names (DBA filings) and trade names registered in Tippah County, contact the Chancery Clerk's office at 101 South Spring Street, Ripley, MS 38663, phone (662) 837-7374, to search records in person. For corporations, LLCs, and other formal business entities, use the free online Mississippi Secretary of State Business Services database at sos.ms.gov/business-services to search registered businesses, view officers and registered agents, and check entity status. Local business licenses and permits within incorporated cities (Ripley, Blue Mountain, Walnut, Falkner) are issued by the respective city clerk offices.