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Joe T. Keener II
County Clerk


Hours of Operation:

Sevierville
Monday - Thursday 7:30 am to 5:30 pm
Friday 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
Gatlinburg
Monday and Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Pigeon Forge
Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Marriage License

By clicking this link you will be taken to our Smoky Mountain Guide to weddings, honeymoon cabins and chalets, wedding chapels, and more. If you would like to pre-apply online for a marriage license, order a duplicate or copy of your current or previous marriage license, or would just like to search historical marriage records, please visit us by clicking this link to the Sevier County Clerk's Online Marriage License Center, or visit us at any of our locations.
Online Marriage License Center (click to see more). These are some locations you may get married, MarriageBrochure.pdf MarriageBrochure.pdf.

If you are a Tennessee Resident, you will now pay $98.50 for a Marriage License. You may attend a 4 (four) hour premarital preperation course and present us the certificate of completion to waive the $60.00 fee accessed for not taking this course.

All Non-Tennessee Residents getting maried in Sevier County will pay $38.50. We have been fortunate to be categorized in a tourism zone that allows us to offer this special lowered rate.

If either you or your spouse has a Tennessee Drivers License you will be charged $98.50.

A few things to remember before driving to one of The Sevier County Clerk's Locations:

  • Both the Bride and Groom Must be 18 years old. (Circumstances where one or both persons are under 18 (minors) may call our office for detailed rules under which marriage is allowed)
  • Both the Bride and Groom must have either a valid drivers license or birth certificate.
  • If you are not a citizen of the United States, please bring your valid passport.
  • Previously married persons must know the approximate date their divorce became official, or the approximate date of a spouse's death.
  • There are no waiting periods or blood tests
  • You may get married the same day as your license is issued
  • You may obtain your license up to 30 days before your wedding date. (Your License is only valid 30 days)
  • Both the Bride and Groom must be present to obtain a License.

Motor Vehicle


Renew your car tags online (click here to see more)
Click on the following link to print a Lost Title Application
New titles must be approved by Nashville. Titles are issued anywhere from 1 to 6 weeks.
Motor vehicle registration and renewals. (Service provided at the courthouse in Sevierville and the office in Gatlinburg.)

Hunting and Fishing License


Buy a Hunting or Fishing License Online (click here to see more)
You may also visit any of our convenient locations to buy a hunt or fish license.

Probate Department


· taking probate or administrator oath and being sworn in,
· payment of costs,
· signing of notice to creditors.
· The law requires that all Notary Publics be bonded

1. New commission for Notary Public at large...........$34.00
2. Renewal commission for Notary Public at large.....$12.00
· A self inking stamp is included in the New Commission cost.

Business Center


Coming Soon...a new online business tax calculator.
A Business License is required for anyone opening a business. The owner is required to acquire a business license from the county clerk within 15 days of commencing business activity. A simple form and payment of a minimum tax of $15 plus a $5 recording fee completes the requirement.

New business owners should also contact the Tennessee Department of Revenue. A sales tax permit is required in most instances.

Business employing any individuals must also obtain a federal withholding number.

A new business owner should also check to see if any other state or federal permits are required in the area of business activity, such as federal firearms license, state cosmetology license, realtor's license etc.

For convenience, a copy of the Minimum BusinessTax License may be duplicated on your printer. Fill this form out and bring in person to County Clerk's office.


Notary Public


Please visit our Notary Public Online Office. You can pre-apply, renew, change your official address, or find local Notaries Public in our searchable database. (New...please be patience as we begin adding historical records to the database and load testing these online services.)

GENERAL INFORMATION
A notary public is a public official whose powers and duties are defined by statute. It is a relatively simple matter to become a notary public, but the office has important responsibilities, limitations and liability potential that should be fully realized.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
A notary must be at least 18 years of age and be a resident of, or maintain a principal place of business in, the county from which he/she is elected. Tenn. Code Ann. 8-16-101. A person with a principal place of business in a Tennessee county may be elected as notary even though that person's residence is in another state. Tenn. Code Ann. 8-16-101. United States citizenship is not a requirement of Tenn. Code Ann. 8-16-101.

NOTARY PUBLIC AT LARGE
As of July 1, 2004, notary publics will no longer be identified as Notary Publics "At Large" but will be identified as Notary Publics for the State of Tennessee.

BOND
After election by the county legislative body and before commencing duties or exercising powers, a notary must post bond by a surety company authorized to do business as a surety in Tennessee, in the amount of $10,000. The bond is payable to the state and conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of a notary public. The bond must be filed in the office of the county clerk in the county of election. Tenn. Code Ann. 8-16-104. The county clerk may charge $1.50 for taking and recording the bond. Tenn. Code Ann. 8-21-701.

OATH
The notary must also take and subscribe to an oath before the county clerk or a deputy county clerk to support the constitutions of the State of Tennessee and the United States, and that the notary will, without favor or partiality, honestly, faithfully and diligently discharge the duties of a notary public. Tenn. Code Ann. 8-16-105.

OFFICIAL SEAL
As of July 1, 2004, a notary must purchase an official rubber stamp seal that will imprint the seal of office in "..any color other than black or yellow, provided the color used to imprint the seal shall be clearly legible and appear as black when photocopied on a non-color copier." However, if the notary public was approved for their term of office prior to this date, they may continue to use their current notary seal until their term of office expires. Tenn. Code Ann. 8-16-206(a).

(The use of an embossed notary seal was eliminated in May 2003)
Tenn. Code Ann. 8-16-301(b).

Links to Public Chapter 854 and to the new seal design rules appear under the "Notary Laws" section of the following website:
http://tennessee.gov/sos/bus_svc/notary.htm