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Questions about an official Johnson County record must go to the public office that keeps it. The routing below separates jail and arrest files from court cases, TBI histories, police reports, and expunction filings. This private site cannot retrieve or change a government record, but the listed addresses and phone numbers identify the correct starting point.

This Is Not a Government Office. This privately operated reference site cannot run an official check, retrieve a record, correct an entry, or accept an expunction petition. Contact the responsible public office directly.

Need an Official Record?

Route the request by record type:

  • Court case files and expunction papers: Johnson County Circuit Court Clerk Melissa Hollaway, 222 W. Main St., P.O. Box 73, Mountain City, TN 37683, 423-727-9012, ccclerk@johnsoncountytn.gov
  • Arrest, booking, jail, and sheriff reports: Johnson County Sheriff's Office, 216 Honeysuckle St., Mountain City, TN 37683, 423-727-7761, fax 423-727-5794
  • State criminal-history records: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Criminal Justice Information Services and TORIS
  • Mountain City police reports: Mountain City Police, 210 S. Church St., Mountain City, TN 37683, 423-727-2909
  • Official background-check routes: TBI for TORIS or an authorized Tennessee fingerprint channel
  • Other incident reports: the law-enforcement agency that created the report

The Sheriff is the primary Johnson County counter for local booking and custody records. The clerk, not the Sheriff, supplies criminal court documents and certified dispositions. Neither office publishes full counter hours or local copy fees in the research, so call before travel or payment.