Coffee County Court Records

Coffee County court records are legal documentations of cases brought before the courts in the county. These official records are maintained in paper and electronic formats. They include docket entries and court orders, summons, case transcripts, and judgements. Most of these documents are available to the public, except where expunged or sealed by court order or state/federal statutes. Both public and confidential Coffee County court records are maintained by custodians who are usually the clerks of the respective courts. These files may also be indexed in state judicial databases where they are collated with other Tennessee court records.

Are Court Records Public in Coffee County?

Under the Tennessee Public Records Act, members of the public have the right to access Coffee County court records as long as those records are removed from public access. Confidential court records that are not available to the public include:

• Adoption records
• Criminal records of minors
• Probation and parole records
• Mental health court records
• Unpublished drafts of notes, memoranda, reports, and briefs of judges
• Sensitive case informations such as medical records, business tax records, abortion records, and records identifying victims of abuse

Coffee County Court Records Search

Public court records for Coffee County courts are available online on the court pages of the county website. Anyone can easily search the docket entries and case files of the Circuit and General Sessions courts of the county. In addition to online searches, access to Coffee County records is also possible by contacting the clerks of the court. You may visit a courthouse to request access to records maintained there or call the office of the clerk of that court.

Coffee County Courts

The Coffee County court system includes a Circuit Court, a General Sessions Court, a Chancery Court, and a Juvenile Court sharing the same courthouse in the City of Manchester. Besides these, there are also two Municipal Courts in the county.

Coffee County Circuit Court
Coffee County Justice Center
300 Hillsboro Boulevard, Box 16
Manchester, TN 37355
Phone: (931) 723-5110
Fax: (931) 723-5116

Coffee County Chancery Court
Coffee County Justice Center
300 Hillsboro Boulevard, Box 8
Manchester, TN 37355
Phone: (931) 723-5132
Fax: (931) 723-8206

Coffee County General Sessions Court
Coffee County Justice Center
300 Hillsboro Boulevard, Box 16
Manchester, TN 37355
Phone: (931) 723-5110
Fax: (931) 723-5116

Coffee County Juvenile Court
Coffee County Justice Center
300 Hillsboro Boulevard, Box 16
Manchester, TN 37355
Phone: (931) 723-5110
Fax: (931) 723-5116

Manchester Municipal Court
200 West Fort Street
Manchester, TN 37355
Phone: (931) 728-2099
Fax: (931) 723-1591

Tullahoma Municipal Court
201 West Grundy Street
P.O. Box 807
Tullahoma, TN 37388
Phone: (931) 455-2648 ext. 101
Fax: (931) 455-0038

Coffee County Criminal Records

Criminal records are law enforcement documents compiling criminal histories. Unlike criminal court records, criminal histories are available from local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. A Coffee County criminal record documents an individual’s criminal arrest, charges, sentencing, and incarceration within the county. To get this document, you may contact the local law enforcement agency with the required record.

To get a county-wide or statewide criminal history, you should contact the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). This agency allows anyone to request the criminal history of any adult in the state. It offers name search and fingerprint-based background checks to individuals and qualified organizations. You can request a name-search criminal history check online or by submitting a paper form (Spanish). The TBI will charge $29 for a criminal record, containing a Coffee County arrest record, requested in this way.

The TBI offers fingerprint-based criminal record checks via IdentoGo and charges $50 for each request. Qualified organizations, however, will pay $37.15 for a background check on an applicant, $33.15 for the criminal history of a volunteer, and $23.90 for international adoption purposes.

Get Coffee County Civil Court Records

Coffee County civil court records are official judicial documents providing details of civil law cases heard in the county. Examples of such cases are small claims, landlord-tenant disputes, and contact disputes. Most civil cases are heard in the county’s Circuit and General Sessions Court. The records of these cases are maintained by the Circuit Court Clerk, who also serves as the Clerk of the General Sessions and Juvenile Courts. You may visit the Office of the Circuit Court Clerk at 300 Hillsboro Boulevard in Manchester to inquire about the availability of specific Civil Court records. Alternatively, you may call this office at (931) 723-5110 for the same purpose. Its business hours are between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. from Monday to Friday.

Coffee County Civil Court Records can also be accessed from the county’s Online Court Records System. This online portal allows you to search for civil case files from the county’s Circuit and General Sessions Courts.

Coffee County Marriage Records

Coffee County marriage records are certificates establishing the occurrence of licensed marital unions in the county. These vital records are provided by the Office of Vital Records of the Tennessee Department of Health. The agency accepts requests for marriage records online through a third-party records provider as well as applications submitted by mail and in person. To submit a request for a certified copy of a Coffee County marriage record in person, you may visit:

Tennessee Vital Records
1st Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243

This office is open to the public between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday. Alternatively, you may also request a certified copy of a Coffee County marriage record from any of the local health departments in the State of Tennessee.

To get a certified copy of a Coffee County marriage record by mail, you should download, print, and complete, and sign an Application for Certificate of Marriage. Enclose a valid ID as well as a check or money order, payable to Tennessee Vital Records, for the number of copies requested. A certified copy of a Coffee County marriage certificate costs $15. Send this application to the Vital Records address listed above.

Coffee County Divorce Records

Coffee County divorce records are official documents establishing the legal dissolutions of marriages in the county. You can get a copy of a divorce decree from a court of jurisdiction in the county. The Circuit, General Sessions, and Chancery Courts have concurrent jurisdiction over divorce matters in the county. Contact the court where the divorce recorded was held to obtain copies of the document.

While a divorce decree is a court document, a divorce certificate is a vital record. This second type of divorce record is provided by the Vital Records Office of the Tennessee Department of Health. The procedure for obtaining a certified copy of a Coffee County divorce record from this agency is the same as described above for marriage records. You may visit the office at the address listed above or submit a mail application. When submitting a mail request, you will require an Application for a Certificate of Divorce or Annulment. Send the completed and signed application along with a valid ID and a check or money order for the $15 (per copy) fee to the office address of Tennessee Vital Records.

Coffee Birth and Death Records

Coffee County birth and death records are vital documents prepared following births and deaths that occurred in the county. The Vital Records Office of the Tennessee Department of Health releases certified copies of Coffee birth and death certificates to eligible individuals. To request one of these records, you need to complete and sign an Application for a Birth or Death Certificate. Send this, along with a copy of a valid ID as well as a money order or check for copy fees to:

Tennessee Vital Records
1st Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243

You may also visit a local or regional health department in the State of Tennessee to request certified copies of this record. The Office of Vital Records charges $15 for each certified copy of a Coffee County birth or death certificate.

Coffee County Probate Court Records

Coffee County Probate Court records include documents introduced and prepared while settling the estates of deceased individuals in the county. Probate matters are heard in the county’s Chancery Court. The Clerk and Master is the official responsible for the administration of estate and probating of wills as well as the maintenance of probate records in Coffee County. To get Probate Court records, you should contact the Chancery Court by calling or visiting the courthouse.

Coffee County Property Records

Coffee County property records are legal documents describing the ownership, location, and tax records of real estate in the county. A property record may refer to, or include, the following types of documents:

• Deeds
• Liens
• Plat maps
• Parcel number
• Building permit
• Property tax information
• Zoning information

The Property Assessor is the official responsible for filing and providing access to property records in Coffee County. You may visit or call the Coffee County Property Assessor to request access to specific property records at:

1341 McArthur Street
Suite 3
Manchester, TN 37355
(931) 723-5126

Some Coffee County property records are also available online on the Tennessee Property Assessment Data portal hosted on the website of the state’s Comptroller of the Treasury.

Coffee County Court Records Online

Accessing Coffee County court records online requires visiting the county’s website and checking on its court pages. It is possible to find the public records from the county’s General Sessions and Circuit Courts in this way. An alternative method involves using third-party court records lookup resources, like tennesseecourtrecords.us, to find Coffee County court records. These independent records finders offer convenient access to the records of multiple courts. When using them to find court records of interest, you should keep in mind that their results may be limited and require confirming with official sources.