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Official Hancock County criminal-record requests belong with the government office that created or maintains the file. The Hancock County Sheriff's Office and Jail handles its reports and booking material, while the Circuit Court Clerk keeps criminal case papers and dispositions. This private site cannot retrieve either record. The contacts below route requests to the verified offices in Sneedville, Tennessee.

This Is Not a Government Office. This is a private reference site. It cannot retrieve a criminal record, perform an official background check, change a government file, or receive an expungement petition. Only the responsible public office can provide those services.

Need an Official Record?

Use the custodian that matches the Hancock County record:

  • Arrest, booking, jail, and sheriff reports: call the Hancock County Sheriff's Office and Jail
  • Circuit and General Sessions criminal files: contact the Hancock County Circuit Court Clerk
  • Police or incident reports: request the report from the law-enforcement agency that created it
  • Tennessee criminal histories and name checks: use the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and its TORIS service
  • Expungement filings: begin with the clerk for the court that handled the case
  • Sex offender information: search the Tennessee Sexual Offender Registry maintained by TBI

Hancock County Sheriff's Office and Jail: 265 New Jail Street, Sneedville, TN 37869; 423-733-2250 or 423-733-2249. No public counter hours are posted in the verified sources. Call before traveling, mailing a request, or relying on an older address listing.

Hancock County Circuit Court Clerk: 1237 Main Street, P.O. Box 347, Sneedville, TN 37869; 423-733-2954. The published counter hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This is the first contact for local Circuit and General Sessions criminal case records.