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Davidson County TN Criminal Records
Find Davidson County criminal case information, request an affidavit or disposition from the Criminal Court Clerk, and separate court records from sheriff custody files.
Use the Criminal Court Clerk search as a locator, then decide whether you need the filed record
Free online summary
The official Davidson online search provides the detailed online background/case data; use it to identify cases and dispositions before ordering paper.
Free in-office viewing
Public Davidson County criminal records can be viewed at the clerk during published business hours without a viewing charge.
Filed copy for proof
If exact wording matters, request the judgment, disposition, affidavit, or other filed document instead of treating a summary page as the document itself.
Know the Davidson online coverage window before calling a result complete
| Data layer | Published coverage | Reader action |
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| CJIS — General Sessions dispositions | Beginning January 11, 2000 | Use the official online search for covered dispositions; verify by case/file when needed. |
| CJIS — State Trial dispositions | Beginning July 11, 2000 | Same: identify case and obtain filed document for formal proof. |
| Legacy data | Records posted from 1980 to the CJIS transition dates | Older entries may appear under Legacy rather than current CJIS. |
| Earlier than 1980 | Contact Criminal Court Clerk | Do not interpret an online absence as proof there was no older record. |
Search identity carefully before you order anything
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Use the arrest-entry spelling
The Clerk warns that name searching must use the name as entered at the time of arrest.
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Compare date of birth
Some records can appear without DOB; the Clerk recommends in-office verification before official use when identity is uncertain.
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Capture the case number
Use the docket identifier to separate same-name defendants and to request the right filing.
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Rerun before official use
The Clerk notes that public information can change and recommends updating a search before official purposes, including because expunged information is not displayed.
Convert the case hit into the right copy
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Decide whether a summary is enough
For informal research, the official online summary may answer the question without ordering paper.
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Select the filed document
Ask for the disposition, judgment, or other specific filing that proves the point you need to document.
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Choose certification
The Clerk copy policy lists $0.50 per page for ordinary copies and $5 per certification/seal plus $0.50 per page for certified copies.
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Pay before processing
Mail requests require payment in full and a self-addressed stamped envelope; the office also publishes phone card-payment information.
Use the Sheriff only when the task is custody or jail records
Jail/offender record
The Davidson County Sheriff records center handles general offender jail records and online record requests.
Not Metro police reports
The Sheriff page explicitly says this is not the place for Metro police reports or accident reports.
Not mugshots
The same Sheriff notice says mugshot requests should go to Metro Police, so a jail-record result should not be represented as a police image request.
A Davidson criminal-record search should end with a source label
Keep summary, filed court document, and jail record separate
For each saved item, note the Clerk or Sheriff source, search date, case/booking number, and whether it is an online summary, plain copy, certified court document, or jail record. That distinction is what makes the result reusable.