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Sheriff's Office
120 Commerce Street
Clarksville, TN 37040


Phone: 931-648-0611
Email: [email protected]

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Organizational Structure

As a 24-hour full-service law enforcement agency, the administrative management and support of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is a major undertaking. The Sheriff’s Office currently manages a multi-million dollar budget and a total of over 400 employees, including deputy sheriffs and civilians, spread across four bureaus.

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Organizational Chart
Detention Services Bureau
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Rank Structure

The rank structure of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office establishes a chain of command for commissioned deputy sheriffs that allows operations to be effectively directed. The chain of command is a series of management positions in order of authority with each higher rank representing a higher level of responsibility. Higher ranks like Captain and Lieutenant represent a broader range or scope of authority, while lower ranks like Sergeant and Corporal represent a more focused on specialized area or unit of supervision.

The organizational structure is composed of eight basic ranks:

Rank Badge Color Scope of Responsibility Insignia
Deputy Sheriff Silver Not a supervisor None
Field Training Officer Silver Field Training Officer for Patrol Shift Supervisor or Detention Division FTO
Investigator or
School Resource Officer		 Gold Not a supervisor, but Investigators may provide direction for deputies at crime scenes None
Corporal Gold  First-line Supervisor/Assistant to Shift Sergeant
2 Chevrons
Sergeant* Gold Unit or Shift Commander
3 Chevrons
Lieutenant Gold Division Commander
Single Gold Bar
Captain Gold Bureau Commander
Double Gold Bar
Chief Deputy Sheriff Gold Department-wide jurisdiction with the authority to act in the stead of the Sheriff
Four Gold Stars
Sheriff Gold Department-wide authority
Five Gold Stars arranged in a pentagon

* In the Enforcement Division, there are two Sergeant ranks: Sergeant and Investigator Sergeant. While Investigator Sergeants are compensated at a higher pay grade, the scope of authority is the same. In the Detention Divisions, there are two classifications of Sergeant: Shift Commander and Sergeant. Shift Commanders have authority over an entire shift, including other supervisors with the rank of Sergeant, even though their pay grade is the same.