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Questions about official Hamilton County criminal records belong with the agency that created or maintains the file. The contacts below separate court documents from sheriff reports, jail entries, statewide histories, police reports, and expungement filings. This privately operated resource cannot retrieve, certify, correct, or remove a government record.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference site cannot issue criminal records, conduct official checks, correct agency files, or receive an expungement petition.

Need an Official Record?

Use the record type to choose the proper Hamilton County or Tennessee office:

  • Court files and certified dispositions: Hamilton County Criminal Court Clerk, Room 102, 600 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402; 423-209-7500; weekdays 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
  • Sheriff reports and public records: HCSO Records Office, 600 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402; 423-209-7111; requests may also go to openrecords@hcsheriff.gov.
  • Current jail, charges, and bond: Hamilton County Jail and Detention Center, 601 Justice Way, Chattanooga, TN 37421; 423-209-7125 or 423-209-7050.
  • Tennessee repository history: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Criminal Justice Information Services Division through TORIS or TBI Background Checks.
  • Police and incident reports: the city police department or other agency whose officer created the report.
  • Expungement: the Hamilton County clerk or municipal court that entered the final disposition.

Sessions Criminal staff are in Room 108 at 600 Market Street and also process fresh arrest paperwork through the jail office. Call 423-209-7500 to confirm which clerk division holds the requested document.