Access Tennessee Warrants

A judge or a magistrate is the authority responsible for the issuance of all warrants. A warrant empowers the law enforcement authorities to arrest an individual or conduct a search on a person or property. A particular procedure is followed regarding the issuance of all Tennessee warrants. The following types of warrants are issued in the state of Tennessee:

•    Arrest warrant: to arrest and detain a person
•    Search warrant: to conduct a search on an individual or property
•    Bench warrant: to arrest on sight
•    Outstanding warrant: a warrant that has not been served

Issuance of Tennessee Warrants

A judge can issue a warrant only in the presence of the ‘probable cause’. A warrant needs to have a supporting affidavit (signed and sworn) stating the probable cause. The probable cause needs to clarify two points: that a particular crime was committed and the person against whom the warrant has been issued is the one who has committed that specific crime.

A warrant is a legal document that is an essential part of the court records. After issuance, a Tennessee warrant is sent to the respective law enforcement department, which is the county sheriff’s office or the local police department. All warrant records are preserved and maintained by the county sheriff. A copy of the document is also kept at the court where the warrant was originally issued.

TN Warrants: Content

All TN warrants need to have the name and the last recorded address of the person against whom it has been issued. These also need to provide details like the known aliases, the date of birth or age, sex and so on. The information present on the warrants also includes the nature and details of the offense(s) committed. The name of the issuing judge and the court needs to be on the document as well.

Tennessee Warrant Check

You could conduct a search for any outstanding Tennessee warrant against your name from the local county sheriff’s office. The information about TN warrants issued in some of the counties is discussed below.

You can conduct a search for outstanding warrants issued in Shelby County, TN, from http://www.shelbywarrants.org/. The search criteria includes the name (full or partial) and the street name and number.

The civil warrants of Davidson County are issued by the office of the court clerk. You can contact the office at 408 2nd Avenue, North Suite 2120 Nashville, TN 37201, Phone # 615-862-5195 for more information. You could also check out the details of Davidson County warrants from http://www.nashville-sheriff.net/warrants.asp.

For details of the Tennessee warrants issued in Knox County you can have a look at http://www.knoxsheriff.org/content/category/4/61/107/.

The issuance of civil warrants in Hamilton County, TN, is the responsibility of the Hamilton County General Sessions Court - Civil Division. All details regarding the Hamilton County warrants are available fromhttp://www.hamiltontn.gov/Courts/Sessions/SessionsCivil.aspx.

For information on criminal warrants issued in Rutherford County you need to call the sheriff’s office: (615) 898-7787. The contact number for the Rutherford County civil warrants is (615) 898-7716.

Montgomery County, Tennessee offers a warrant search facility for the public. You can conduct the search from http://www.montgomerycountytn.org/County/Sheriff/inquiry/warrants.aspx.