Campbell County Criminal History Checks
Start by deciding what fact must be proved. The Campbell County Circuit Court Clerk is the source for filed charges, hearings, judgments, and final dispositions. The sheriff is the source for deputy reports, jail bookings, custody, and warrant service. A city police department keeps the incident report it created. TBI holds the statewide repository record. None of these sources replaces the rest.
Prepare a full legal name, spelling variants, an approximate date, and the agency or court involved. A case, citation, incident, or booking number is much safer than a name alone. Older Campbell County criminal records may be on paper or in an archive, so ask whether retrieval takes more time. A blank name result can also reflect a city venue, sealed file, delayed filing, or a different spelling.
- Call the Circuit Court Clerk at 423-562-2624 for Criminal Court and General Sessions files.
- Call the Sheriff's Office at 423-562-7446 for recent custody or a sheriff booking.
- Request the incident or arrest report from the police agency that created it.
- Use TORIS for Tennessee's official name-based repository product.
- Compare the court disposition with the arrest, booking, or TBI entry before drawing a conclusion.
Campbell County's Two Records Counters
Two Main Street addresses divide much of Campbell County criminal record work. The courts sit at 570 Main Street in Jacksboro. The Sheriff's Office is at 610 Main Street. The buildings are close, but their files are not interchangeable. Ask the clerk for a docket, pleading, judgment, or certified disposition. Ask the sheriff for a deputy report, jail booking, custody confirmation, or the route for a warrant question.
The official Circuit Court page shows the local court routing and office details.
The captured clerk page confirms why 570 Main is the first stop for a Campbell County case result, while the sheriff remains the right custodian for booking and deputy records.
Circuit Court Clerk
570 Main Street, Jacksboro, TN 37757
423-562-2624
Weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sheriff's Office
610 Main Street, Jacksboro, TN 37757
423-562-7446
Call before travel.
Official Background Checks in Tennessee
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation runs Tennessee Open Records Information Services, branded TN-FlexCheck. TORIS costs $29 for each nonrefundable name check. It searches Tennessee criminal-history information, not a national file, and the public search does not include aliases. The state record is built from fingerprint-supported reportable arrests and later dispositions, but the public match is based on a name. A possible match is therefore not conclusive proof of identity.
The official TORIS page presents the payment and account routes used to begin a request.
The screen reflects a state product. It does not display the Campbell County clerk's pleadings, the sheriff's full narrative, or a same-day jail roster.
| TORIS field | Use | Key note |
|---|---|---|
| Credit card route | One-time order | Visa, MasterCard, or Discover |
| Requester name | Identifies the buyer | Not the subject's name at this stage |
| Address and phone | Requester contact | Mandatory portal fields |
| Email and confirmation | Result contact | Both entries must match |
| Subject data | Name-based query | Appears later in the paid flow |
TAPS through IdentoGO is different. It captures fingerprints only for programs Tennessee law authorizes, using an OCA or service code from that program. It is not a public tool for searching another person. Someone reviewing their own federal identity history can instead follow the FBI Identity History Summary process.
Campbell County Records Request Routes
Campbell County does not publish a sheriff-specific online records portal. Call the sheriff first for a routine record. If formal routing is needed, the county's Historical Records and Archives office accepts oral requests and written Form 1 requests. The office is at 235 East Central Avenue in La Follette, with mail sent to P.O. Box 111 in Jacksboro. Inspection requests may go to cctnhistoricalsoc@gmail.com.
The county open-records page identifies the coordinators and the available channels.
This county route helps direct a request, but it does not turn the archive staff into the custodian of a court docket or city police file.
| Channel | Best use | Cost point |
|---|---|---|
| Inspection | Review a public record | No inspection charge |
| Copies | Paper or electronic duplicates | Ask for an estimate |
| Clerk request | Docket, order, judgment | Confirm copy or certification cost |
| TORIS | Tennessee name check | $29, nonrefundable |
| La Follette local check | Local-only arrest record | $8 with valid photo ID |
Kinds of Criminal Records
A Campbell County criminal history is a set of linked records, not one master document. Police create incident and arrest reports. Jail staff create booking and release data. Prosecutors and courts create complaints, indictments, motions, orders, and judgments. TBI links qualifying fingerprint arrests with reported results. TDOC adds state custody and supervision data, while TBI also maintains the separate sex offender registry.
- Arrest and booking records: show police action and jail intake, not guilt.
- Court case files: show formal charges, hearings, pleas, and dispositions.
- TBI history: compiles reportable Tennessee arrest cycles and reported outcomes.
- Warrant records: begin with a court and are served or tracked by law enforcement.
- Custody and registry records: address state supervision, confinement, or statutory registration.
The distinction matters most when dates are close. A booking can appear before a court case is filed. A dismissed case can remain in a police report unless a valid expungement reaches each responsible agency. A TBI entry may lag if a disposition cannot be linked to its arrest cycle.
Campbell County Jail Record Limits
No county-owned public inmate roster was verified. Current custody therefore starts with the Sheriff's Office by phone or at 610 Main Street. A focused request can ask for the booking number, admission and release dates, arresting agency, charges as booked, bond, and current public custody status. Medical, classification, security, juvenile, and protected victim details may be withheld.
The official sheriff page supplies the verified nonemergency contact used for custody questions.
The sheriff contact is the reliable first step when no online Campbell County booking list is available.
TDOC's January 2025 Jail Summary is a one-month county snapshot, not an annual booking total or a city crime rate. Its categories included local sentences, TDOC sentences, federal holds, and pretrial cases. It should never be used to infer that 191 people were arrested in one month.
Campbell County Criminal Records: What They Contain
Read each field in the context of its source. A booking charge records what was alleged at intake. The case file shows how prosecutors and the court treated that charge. Tennessee Rule of Criminal Procedure 32 requires a conviction judgment to state the plea, verdict or findings, adjudication, and sentence. That final order carries more weight than an early charge label.
| Name and identifiers | Legal or submitted name, date of birth, state identifier, and fingerprint identifiers where lawfully shown. |
|---|---|
| Arrest and booking | Agency, date, booking number, intake charge, bond, custody movement, and release. |
| Case information | Docket number, court, filed counts, counsel, hearings, motions, and orders. |
| Disposition | Convicted, dismissed, nolle prosequi, no true bill, not guilty, or diversion outcome. |
| Sentence | Confinement, probation, restitution, costs, and concurrent or consecutive terms as ordered. |
| Supervision | TDOC status, location, parole information, or release data for qualifying offenders. |
- Nolle prosequi
- The prosecution discontinued the charge.
- No true bill
- The grand jury did not return an indictment.
- Capias
- A court order directing that a person be taken into custody.
- Disposition
- The court's final result for a charge or case.
Campbell County Custody and Supervision
County jail custody and state correctional status answer different questions. Once state correctional jurisdiction applies, TDOC's Felony Offender Information Lookup may show a photo, status, location, offense, sentence, parole hearing, and release information. FOIL does not cover every misdemeanor, local arrest, or person recently booked at the Campbell County jail.
The official TDOC FOIL overview explains when the state lookup is useful.
The state page is a later-stage custody and supervision source, so pair it with the Campbell County court judgment and sheriff contact.
TDOC Community Supervision serves Campbell County from its District 21 office at 563 Main Street in Jacksboro, 423-562-6920. Probation follows a court order. Parole follows a release decision by the Tennessee Board of Parole, with TDOC supervising the person after release. Individual case notes and treatment details are not made public merely because a status appears in FOIL.
The TDOC field office directory shows the local Campbell supervision contact.
This listing connects a statewide supervision record with the Jacksboro office that serves Campbell County.
Tennessee Public Access Laws
The Tennessee Public Records Act begins with broad inspection access, subject to specific exceptions. The record's custodian decides what can be released. That means the clerk handles court files under court rules and procedure, a police agency reviews its own report, and TBI provides its own repository product. Confidential data may be redacted from an otherwise public page.
Key statutes and rules:
Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-503 sets the basic public inspection rule.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-504 identifies confidential categories and limits.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-134 governs transfer of some juvenile matters to adult criminal court.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-32-101 governs qualifying expungement.
Active investigative material, protected victim information, sensitive identifiers, juvenile records, and records restricted by another law or court rule may not be open. A name match should also be treated with care. TORIS itself warns that a public name result is not fingerprint proof of identity.
Campbell County CrimeInsight Record Context
TBI CrimeInsight is the official interactive source for local crime data, but the filters must stay precise. Select the exact reporting agency, year, and measure. A Sheriff's Office incident count is not a La Follette Police Department count. Arrests are not the same as incidents, and an incident may contain more than one offense.
The TBI CrimeInsight portal provides those agency and measure controls.
The interactive display is best used as context for Campbell County records, not as a substitute for a named court case, police report, or booking file.
Restricted, Sealed & Expunged Records
Tennessee commonly uses the term expungement, with expunction also appearing in law and court materials. Qualifying dismissed charges, no true bills, arrests released without a charge, not-guilty verdicts, and nolle prosequi outcomes can qualify for no-cost relief. Diversion and conviction expungement use different tests, waiting periods, and fees.
The process starts in the Campbell County court where the case arose. Obtain the docket number and exact disposition, file the proper request, and ask for certified copies of both the charging paper and signed order. For qualifying conviction expungement, current AOC and TBI material states a $180 expungement fee plus court costs. Eligibility is technical, so the offense, date, class, number of convictions, and sentence completion all matter.
After a judge signs an order, the clerk routes it to the arresting agency, jail, TDOC, and TBI as applicable. TBI then updates the state repository and sends the order to the FBI. Keep certified copies. If an official record remains, use the order to seek correction from the agency responsible for that copy.
Campbell County Warrant Record Checks
No official public Campbell County active-warrant name search was verified. Do not use FOIL or a court directory as if either were a live warrant list. Call the sheriff at 423-562-7446 to ask how current status is confirmed, then contact the General Sessions or Criminal Court clerk at 423-562-2624 for case and capias details. A municipal failure-to-appear matter may remain with that city court.
Ask for the issuing court, case or warrant number, active or served status, bond notation, and next court date. Campbell County's local Criminal Court rules say a person arrested on capias is advised of the next administrative day and directed to appear on that date when bail is taken. Anyone resolving their own warrant should obtain current instructions from the court, sheriff, and counsel rather than appearing based on an unofficial post.
Campbell County Parole Record Sources
The Tennessee Board of Parole makes parole release decisions, while TDOC handles supervision. Board hearing material and FOIL status can supplement the sentencing court file, but neither changes the words of the judgment. For a complete Campbell County criminal history, compare the judgment, FOIL entry, and current public information from the proper state office.
The Tennessee Board of Parole homepage is the official route for its hearing and release resources.
The Board page identifies the decision source, while the local District 21 office handles state community supervision in Campbell County.
City-by-City Criminal Records in Campbell County
Municipal records begin with the city that created them. La Follette has a dedicated Police Records Division and City Court contact. Jacksboro places town police and City Court near the county courthouse, yet each remains a distinct custodian. Caryville's municipal code requires a broad daily police activity record, while individual reports and court entries still require direct contact. The population figures below use the same 2025 TNECD-certified series reported by MTAS.
La Follette Record Check
7,430 residents · police records counter and City Court channels.
Jacksboro Record Check
2,306 residents · town, county court, and sheriff counters on Main Street.
Caryville Record Check
2,212 residents · daily police record and City Court request routes.