You may come in person or request a copy of a record of arrest/jail verification through the mail (fingerprint card must be done in person).

Requesting In Person
You must fill out the Records and Identification Request Form, pay applicable fees, and show valid state-issued identificationidentification.

Requesting Through the Mail
You must fill out the Records and Identification Request Form, pay applicable fees, submit a valid state-issued identification (must be notarized if submitting the request through the mail) and provide proper mailing address with a valid contact phone number.

Complete the “Request for Service Form” and submit with a money order or cashier’s check (no personal checks accepted) made payable to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.

Mail to:

Fayette County Sheriff’s Office

Records and Identification

P.O. Box 219

705 Justice Drive

Somerville, TN 38068

We DO NOT release any arrest ticket/record that is part of an active case, active investigation, or active prosecution. 

Yes, once validation has been made that you are eligible to receive these records under the law, unless the record is currently part of an active case, active investigation, prosecution.

We CANNOT release any Record of Arrest if there is an active case, active investigation, or active prosecution.   

Your representative must present their valid state-issued identification (must be notarized if submitting the request through the mail).

We accept any one of the following:

1. 1. A valid state issued identification with your picture on it such as a Driver’s License or State Identification Card
2. 2. A valid government issued passport which has your picture on it. Please note that a verification of the validity of the identification with the issuing agency will be made.

Note:   If you do not have any identification, the identification is expired, or you never had any identification, you will need to go to the nearest Tennessee Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to obtain a temporary printout from the DMV indicating your name and address.  We may also ask for some type of picture and name identification with the printout.

Requesting In Person

We processes requests on a first-come, first-serve basis. The length of time varies based on the type of request of the number of clients being served and whether it is an archived record. Processing times can range from 15 minutes to 2-3 days for an archived record.

Requesting Through the Mail

We handle mail-in requests on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Your request may take, on average, a minimum of 7 to 10 business days from the time we receive your request.  If you submit your request using any express mail service, your request will still be processed in the same time period from the date of receipt. If you request that the response be sent back to you using any express mail service; you must include a pre-paid express mail return envelope.

If it is not an active case, active investigation, or active prosecution, we can only provide the Record of Arrest.

For example, if you were booked and released by our agency, we can provide you with release record(s) and the Record of Arrest. 

The Fayette County Court Clerk keeps all court records. If you went to court and you received a sentence, probation, etc., this is considered the court disposition information and you will need to get this information from the court of record related to the matter. 

We can only check for warrants issued by courts in Fayette County.

Contact the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office Warrants Division either by phone or visit our website.

Phone: (901) 465-3456

Expungement is handled through the Fayette County Courts. You will need to contact either General Sessions or Criminal Court Clerk’s Office for further assistance.

Phone: (901) 465-5205
Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm

Address:
705 Jutice Drive
Somerville, TN 38068