City of Gatlinburg

If you are the victim of Domestic Abuse, you can ask the District Attorney General to file a criminal complaint. You also have the right to go to the court having jurisdiction over domestic relations and file a petition requesting an order of protection from domestic abuse, which could include the following:

• An order restraining the abuser from further acts of abuse
• An order directing the abuser to leave your household
• An order preventing the abuser from harassing or stalking you or coming about you for any reason
• An order awarding you or the other parent custody or visitation with your minor child or children
• An order directing the abuser to pay support to you and the minor children if the abuser has a legal obligation to do so

It is also permissible for you to make a citizens arrest of the assailant and the police will transport the assailant to jail. The police can also transport you to a safe location.

The name and phone numbers for the area crisis or domestic abuse shelter programs or immediate assistance are listed below:            

If you need Offender Custody Status and Bond Release Notification please register at the Tennessee Automated Victim Information and Notification Website
www.vinelink.com or call 1-888-868-4631