This Is Not a Government or Law Enforcement Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot confirm whether a warrant exists, recall or clear a warrant, post bond, arrange a surrender, or give legal advice for anyone. For any of those, you need to reach the sheriff's warrant unit or the issuing court directly.
Johnson County Sheriff
For county warrant service or an official status inquiry, contact the Sheriff's Office directly. It is at 216 Honeysuckle Street, Mountain City, TN 37683. The public number is 423-727-7761, and the listed email is sheriffcw@johnsoncountysd.org. Ask which office holds the process and what identification or case details are needed. Do not assume the Sheriff's website or an outside search tool has a complete current list.
Johnson County Court Clerks
The court that issued the warrant can answer case-specific questions about filings, dates, orders, and bond conditions. Circuit Court Clerk Melissa Hollaway's office is at 222 W Main Street, Mountain City, TN 37683. Call 423-727-9012 or email ccclerk@johnsoncountytn.gov. For General Sessions or Juvenile routing, the county lists 423-727-9486. Ask the clerk to direct the inquiry if the court division is unclear.
Mountain City Court
For a town citation, municipal docket entry, or city-court hearing, contact Mountain City Municipal Court at 210 S Church Street, Mountain City, TN 37683. The general city number and Court Clerk Michelle Stewart's listed number are both 423-727-8005. Email mstewart@mountaincitytn.org. Confirm current hours, payment methods, and whether a matter belongs to the municipal court before visiting. The city keeps its own records; a county request does not automatically reach city files.
Johnson County Public Records
For county records requests, contact the Mayor's office at 222 W Main Street, Mountain City, TN 37683, or call 423-727-9696. The county provides a written request form and requires Tennessee citizenship for a Tennessee Public Records Act request. The county's published process allows up to seven business days for a response. Inspection is free; copy charges may apply. The Sheriff is expressly excluded from the county policy, so ask the Sheriff's Office for its separate records procedure. A request cannot require the county to create a new warrant list.
Contacting This Site
This website is a privately operated reference resource, not a government office. We cannot confirm warrant status, change a court record, take bond, arrange a surrender, or provide legal advice. Contact the appropriate agency above for official information. For corrections to this website or questions about its privacy practices, use the contact method listed in the site's published materials. Do not send sensitive case details through a general message.
Identify the Right Johnson County Office
Use the court name on a citation, summons, or other case paper to choose a clerk. General Sessions, Circuit and Criminal Court, and Mountain City Municipal Court do not share one public docket search. The Circuit Court Clerk's office can route questions when the division is unclear. A question about whether process was served belongs with the Sheriff; a question about the hearing, bond, or recall belongs with the issuing court. The county courthouse directory is a useful place to confirm a clerk contact, but a directory entry does not establish current warrant status.
Prepare a County Records Request
The county form asks what record is sought, the date period, a person or subject, and keywords that can help identify it. It also lets a requester choose inspection or copies, delivery by pickup or mail, and whether to receive an estimate before work begins. The published county policy requires Tennessee citizenship and describes a seven-business-day response framework if an immediate answer is not practical. Narrow requests for a named docket, warrant, service return, or disposition are easier to route than requests for every warrant. The county process does not make the Sheriff a covered office or compel creation of a new list.
Ask About Court Record Limits
A clerk can explain how to request an existing public court record and whether a particular filing is available. Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 34 governs access to court records and recognizes protected or restricted material. Juvenile court records have separate confidentiality limits under Tennessee law. A request for an arrest-warrant affidavit, juvenile matter, sealed filing, or investigative document may not produce the same material as a public docket. Ask the clerk what can be inspected, whether copies have a different fee schedule, and whether the file is held by another division. Do not treat a refusal to release protected material as proof that no case or warrant exists.
Keep City and County Requests Separate
Mountain City is an independent municipal records custodian for its court and city files. A town citation or traffic docket should go to Mountain City Municipal Court, while a county criminal case may belong with General Sessions or Circuit and Criminal Court. The Johnson County Mayor's Office request form does not automatically cover city records, and the county's Sheriff exception means the county policy does not automatically cover Sheriff's files either. When one event involves both a city charge and an arrest, ask each office what record it created. The answer may require two records requests and two status checks.