Access Hawkins County 72 Hour Booking

Hawkins County 72 hour booking records show who has been booked into the Hawkins County Jail over the past three days. The county seat is Rogersville, and about 56,800 people live here in North Tennessee. Sheriff Ronnie Lawson runs the jail at 117 Justice Center Drive. The county recorded 2,057 arrests over a recent three-year period, and the facility holds inmates from minimum to maximum security classifications. You can check the online roster, call the jail, or visit the office to get 72 hour booking data. Finding recent arrest records in Hawkins County is free for basic searches.

Hawkins County Sheriff's Office

Sheriff Ronnie Lawson heads the Hawkins County Sheriff's Office at 117 Justice Center Drive, Suite 1304, in Rogersville. The office handles all 72 hour booking records for the county. You can call 423-272-6968 to reach the Sheriff's Office directly. The jail holds adults charged with misdemeanor and felony crimes in a minimum to maximum security facility.

Hawkins County has six cities: Rogersville, Church Hill, Surgoinsville, Mount Carmel, Mooresburg, and Bulls Gap. Kingsport also extends partly into Hawkins County, though most of that city sits in Sullivan County. Arrests from all these areas flow through the Hawkins County Jail for booking. The local law enforcement agency that makes an arrest maintains the initial records, but once someone is booked into the county jail, the Sheriff's Office becomes the custodian of the 72 hour booking data. The 2018 violent crime rate was 142 incidents.

The image below shows the VINELink system, which tracks inmates across all Tennessee counties including Hawkins County.

You can use VINELink to get alerts when someone's custody status changes at the Hawkins County Jail.

Search Hawkins County 72 Hour Booking

Start with the online jail roster. It shows who is in custody right now. You can browse the full list or look for someone by name. The roster updates as people are booked in and released.

For the most current 72 hour booking information, call the jail at 423-272-6968 during regular working hours. Staff can confirm if someone is in custody. If you need formal records, visit the Sheriff's Office at 117 Justice Center Drive in Rogersville. Bring a photo ID and the name of the person you are looking for. Written public records requests should go to County Mayor Jim Lee, who serves as the public records coordinator at 150 East Washington Street, Suite 2, Rogersville, TN 37857. You can also call that office at 423-272-7359. Under Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-503, these are public records and the office has 7 business days to respond.

The TBI TORIS portal provides statewide criminal history checks at $29 per name. That covers all adult records in Tennessee, not just Hawkins County data.

Note: The local agency that made the arrest maintains the initial arrest report, so contact that department if you need the report itself rather than booking records.

Hawkins County Booking Charges

Charges in Hawkins County 72 hour booking records cover the full spectrum. Drug offenses, DUI, theft, domestic assault, failure to appear, and violation of probation are among the most common. Bond amounts range from a few hundred dollars for minor charges to significant sums for serious felony offenses.

Each booking record lists the inmate's name, charges, and bond information. Some entries show $0 bond when a hold from another jurisdiction exists or when a judge has not yet set bail. The initial appearance hearing is where a judge reviews probable cause and sets bond. Under Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-7-103, warrantless arrests are lawful when an officer witnesses a crime or has probable cause for a felony. These arrests show up in the 72 hour booking records like any other in Hawkins County. If an officer issues a citation instead of making a full arrest, per Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-7-118, no booking record is created.

Hawkins County Arrest Records Request

Online roster lookups are free. No charge and no account needed.

Copy fees may apply for physical records. Call the Sheriff's Office for current rates. For a statewide search, the TBI runs background checks at $29 per name through the TORIS portal. The Felony Offender Information Lookup is free and covers anyone in state prison custody. That tool does not need an account. For people transferred from the Hawkins County Jail to a state prison, the Tennessee Department of Correction provides online access through FOIL. You can search by name, TDOC ID, or State ID.

Federal inmates have a separate system. The Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator covers federal inmates from 1982 to the present. Use that if you think someone was picked up by a federal agency in the Hawkins County area.

72 Hour Booking Alerts in Hawkins County

Track custody changes through VINELink. This free service sends alerts by phone, email, or text when an inmate is released or moved. Search by name or inmate ID and sign up in a few minutes.

VINELink covers Hawkins County and all other counties in Tennessee. It works for people in the local jail and those in state prison. The system updates all day and all night. If someone was booked in the last 72 hours and bonds out, you get a notice right away. This beats calling the jail or checking the roster over and over. Parole hearing dates for state inmates can also be found on the State Prisons Parole Hearing Schedule page through the Tennessee Department of Correction.

Cities in Hawkins County

Hawkins County includes Rogersville, Church Hill, Surgoinsville, Mount Carmel, Mooresburg, and Bulls Gap. Part of Kingsport also extends into Hawkins County. All arrests within the county are processed at the Hawkins County Jail on Justice Center Drive.

Kingsport spans both Sullivan and Hawkins counties. Its police department handles local arrests, and bookings may go through either county's jail depending on where the arrest was made.

Nearby Counties

Hawkins County sits in North Tennessee near the Virginia border. If you are not sure where someone was booked, check the county where the arrest took place. Each county runs its own jail and booking system.

View All 95 Counties