Davidson County, TN Public Records

Davidson County makes public records available under the Tennessee Open Records Act. These records include vital records, arrest records, criminal history information, court records, and inmate information. Requesters can obtain these records from record custodians through in-person requests, email requests, website access, mail requests, and phone calls. Davidson County's vital records are considered public information, but law, regulations, or a court decree may restrict their accessibility. Requesters can access divorce certificates and verification facts under 50 years old at the Tennessee vital records office. However, they must go to the Tennessee State Library and Archives if they need older records. Marriage records can be obtained at the Davidson County Clerk's Office for marriages that occurred within the last decade. The Vital Records Division maintains and issues copies of birth certificates from 1950 to the present and death certificates from 1966. Davidson County property records are public records under the Tennessee Public Records Act. Interested parties can request, inspect, or obtain copies of these records through custodian offices or by contacting the Davidson County Register of Deeds.