This Is Not a Government or Law Enforcement Office. We cannot confirm whether a warrant exists, recall or clear one, post bond, arrange a surrender, or give legal advice. The Sheriff’s Office will not provide specific named-warrant information by public phone. Contact the issuing court for a docket question.
Need Official Warrant Information?
Choose the office by the record named on your paper:
- County court docket: contact the Circuit Court Clerk at 1317 South White Street, Athens, TN 37303, or 423-745-1923. The office covers Circuit, Criminal, Sessions, Juvenile, Traffic, and related court records.
- City citation: contact the municipal clerk for the city named on the ticket. Athens, Etowah, Englewood, Niota, and Calhoun have separate local routes.
- Existing Sheriff-held record: use the Sheriff’s written Tennessee Public Records Act request process. The request seeks an existing agency record; it is not a live warrant search.
- Already-booked person: the automated jail information line is 423-252-5115. It serves booking inquiries, not pre-arrest warrant checks.
- Legal advice or case resolution: speak with a Tennessee attorney and the court named in the case documents.
The Sheriff’s Office is at 1319 South White Street, Athens, TN 37303, telephone 423-745-5620. Its public phone policy does not disclose specific named-warrant information. The Sheriff request form identifies Lisa Rhea as the PRRC coordinator for written public-record requests. If a request is not promptly fulfilled, Tennessee’s process provides a response within seven business days.