Davidson County Warrant Searches
Davidson County publishes no single online database of active arrest warrants. For criminal warrant status, MNPD sends people to its Criminal Warrants Division in person with photo ID. The division cites confidential information as the reason it will not give status by phone. Its page lists 615-862-8600 for times when no one is in the office and 615-862-7685 for division information, but neither line returns a warrant result. Other official tools answer narrower questions. The Criminal Court Public Case Search finds a case, DCSO's Active Inmate Search covers custody, and the Traffic Violation Information System handles Metro ticket details, though a city court or state citation can fall outside all of them. Tennessee offers no public statewide warrant search.
- Read the issuing court and record type on the paper or notice.
- For a criminal warrant, follow MNPD’s in-person and photo-ID instructions.
- Use Criminal Court Case Search for underlying case and docket context only.
- For a booking question, use DCSO’s inmate search, then call the Criminal Court Clerk.
- For traffic or city process, contact the court named on the citation; ask counsel about a possible active warrant.
MNPD Requires In-Person Status
The MNPD Criminal Warrants Division operates from 440 3rd Avenue North. Anyone wanting a warrant check must come in with photo identification. The office will not discuss warrant information over the phone, even though it posts numbers for routing and division questions. Its page also carries two different hour statements, one saying 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and another 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., so verify current hours on the official page before you travel. The phone is not a status line. MNPD headquarters and Central Records handle other business, but neither replaces this in-person step. For police reports rather than warrant status, the MNPD Central Records page shows the request route.
Central Records sits at 811 Anderson Lane, Suite 100, in Madison. Davidson County residents can request reports online, by mail, or in person with photo ID; fax requests are not accepted.
What a Warrant Search Asks For
No single set of search fields covers Davidson County warrant status, since each tool has its own purpose. The Criminal Court Public Case Search asks for a search type, first and last name, and an optional date of birth. DCSO's inmate interface offers first- and last-name fields. The MNPD route for criminal status is in person, with no public online form. The table keeps those records apart from traffic. With a common name, careful spelling and a birth date help surface case context, but any result still needs confirmation with the office that holds the order.
| Official channel | What it asks or needs | What it can answer |
|---|---|---|
| MNPD Criminal Warrants | In person with photo ID | Criminal-warrant status inquiry |
| Criminal Court Case Search | Search type, first and last name, optional DOB | Case and docket context |
| DCSO inmate search | First and last name | Custody information, not unserved warrant status |
| Traffic portal | Ticket number and date issued | Metro traffic ticket status |
The Criminal Court Public Case Search page loads blank until a query is run, so no individual result appears without one.
Its disclaimer notes that records change and should be verified with the office before any official use in Davidson County.
Davidson County Warrant Records Come From Separate Offices
A police report and a warrant status check are separate requests. MNPD Central Records takes report requests through its JustFOIA portal, by mail, or by hand delivery. The Metro Public Records Center can route a request to centralized departments, yet MNPD, DCSO, the Criminal Court Clerk, the Circuit Clerk, and the Juvenile Court Clerk each run their own process. DCSO policy adds that an arrest warrant from another agency must be requested from that agency itself. Davidson County offices split this work by design. The Metro Public Records Center page provides request, archive, and account controls. The Metro routing page names which departments are handled centrally and which are not.
Describe the record you want, its date range, and the likely office in any request. Davidson County no office maintains a countywide operational warrant list.
Davidson County Warrant Search Results
A case-search result may list a case number, charge, court, date, or docket entry. It may not say whether a warrant is still active. General Sessions dispositions begin January 11, 2000; state trial-court dispositions begin July 11, 2000, so older records run thin. Expunged records are omitted, and no public result replaces the court's current order.
| Case number | Identifies the court matter, not necessarily the warrant. |
|---|---|
| Warrant number | May be a different identifier, used on the Set Aside form. |
| Docket entry | Shows a recorded event, but not guaranteed current status. |
| Bond | Can change; DCSO’s inmate disclaimer directs bond questions to the Criminal Court Clerk. |
| Booking | Shows custody at a point in time, not every unserved warrant. |
Use the exact spelling from the arrest in the case search. If the result is unclear, call the Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk at 615-862-5601 or the office named in the record.
A Booking Search Is Not Davidson County Warrant Status
DCSO's Active Inmate Search helps with current or recent custody questions. It is not a wanted list. Its disclaimer warns that the information serves internal use, may not support legal action, and that bond amounts can change. Someone with an unserved warrant may not show up at all. A booking can reflect a warrant without proving present status. The search form itself offers only first- and last-name fields. Open the DCSO inmate search for custody only; for warrant status in Davidson County, contact the Criminal Court Clerk or MNPD.
Recent Bookings is another custody view. It does not show the full set of criminal process that Davidson County courts and police hold.
Davidson County Warrants: Who Holds What
Match the office to the task. For a warrant check on yourself, MNPD answers the public criminal-warrant inquiry. The Criminal Court Clerk keeps criminal case files and bond records, while the Circuit Clerk covers Circuit Court, General Sessions Civil, and the Traffic Violation Bureau. DCSO holds its own inmate and civil-process records. Juvenile files sit with a separate clerk and allow narrower access, so Davidson County sends those requests down a different road. A paper naming a municipal court belongs with that city clerk first. Goodlettsville straddles the Davidson and Sumner county line, so the citation itself decides which county court takes a state citation. Federal matters run through the Middle District of Tennessee and the U.S. Marshals, never a Metro search.
Goodlettsville's County Line Changes a Warrant Search
Goodlettsville sits in two counties, and that shapes any warrant search. Its Traffic Court page says a state citation may go to 408 2nd Avenue North in Nashville or to 117 West Smith Street in Gallatin. A city traffic matter might land in Goodlettsville's own municipal court instead. Read the authority and county printed on the ticket before you call any clerk. The split explains missing results. A search limited to Davidson County cannot settle a ticket routed to Sumner. Goodlettsville Police records also answer a different question than MNPD criminal-warrant status: the city runs an online police-report request channel, and the city court clerk handles municipal traffic matters. Use the Goodlettsville Traffic Court instructions to route the citation, not to infer arrest-warrant status.
Davidson County Warrant and Police Record Requests
MNPD Central Records takes police-report requests online, by mail, or in person with photo ID, and it accepts no fax requests. That desk covers incident records only. The Criminal Warrants Division handles the personal criminal-status inquiry, and mixing up the two only slows both down. Give an incident number if you have one. Otherwise provide enough detail for staff to find the report. The official Central Records instructions describe each request method. The blank request route appears on the official page, not a submitted report.
A report request cannot answer whether a separate warrant remains active.
Which Warrants Stay Restricted
Tennessee's Public Records Act, T.C.A. § 10-7-501 et seq., governs which records a government office must release. Exceptions still bite. Active investigative information, sealed process, juvenile matters, medical records, protective-order details, and expunged material can all face separate limits, so a clerk may release a public portion while withholding protected details. A blank result in a public tool proves nothing about whether a record exists or stays active. The office holding the record can tell you what is open, what is restricted, and whether your request belongs somewhere else in Davidson County.
Access rules: The Tennessee Public Records Act FAQ explains the agency-custodian rule. Juvenile and sealed records have separate limits. Ask the Criminal Court Clerk or issuing court for the public docket that can lawfully be released.