Bleckley County 24 Hour Booking Search

Bleckley County 24 hour booking records are maintained by the sheriff's office in Cochran, Georgia. Cochran serves as the county seat, and the county jail is where all arrests in the area are processed. The sheriff's office keeps a log of every booking that comes through the facility. Bleckley County is a small county in central Georgia, but it follows the same open records laws as every other county in the state. You can access booking information by phone, in person, or through a written records request.

Bleckley County Sheriff's Office

The Bleckley County Sheriff's Office is at 112 N. 2nd Street in Cochran. This is the central location for law enforcement and jail operations in the county. All arrests made by deputies or local police are processed at this facility. When someone is booked, staff records their name, charges, date of birth, and other personal details. A booking photo and fingerprints are collected. Bond information is added once set by a magistrate. The jail runs 24 hours a day.

The Cochran Police Department also uses the Bleckley County jail for booking. Middle Georgia State University campus police may bring arrests through as well. Every booking from these agencies goes on the same log at the sheriff's office. If you are looking for a specific arrest in Bleckley County, this is the only facility to check.

Search Bleckley County Bookings

Call (478) 934-4545 to check on a Bleckley County booking. Jail staff can confirm whether someone is in custody and share basic details like charges and bond. You can visit the office at 112 N. 2nd Street in Cochran during business hours for in-person requests. If you need an official copy, submit a written open records request to the sheriff's office.

Georgia's Open Records Act at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 makes these records public. You do not need to give a reason. The sheriff's office must respond within three business days under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71. Staff search time is free for the first 15 minutes. After that, fees are calculated at the hourly rate of the lowest paid qualified employee. Copies are about $0.10 per page. Bleckley County follows the same fee rules as the rest of Georgia.

The GBI FAQ on criminal history records has details on statewide searches.

This resource covers common questions about Georgia criminal history checks and how they relate to local bookings in counties like Bleckley.

What Bleckley County 24 Hour Booking Shows

A Bleckley County booking record contains the arrested person's name and date of birth. All charges are listed along with their felony or misdemeanor classification. The bond amount appears when set. The arresting agency is named. The booking date, time, and case number are included. If the person had outstanding warrants, those show up in the booking data too.

Certain details are redacted before public release. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 requires removal of social security numbers, financial data, and medical information. Juvenile records are sealed. But initial arrest reports are always public. Even during an active case, the arrest report stays open. Booking photos in Bleckley County are subject to O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18 restrictions on distribution by law enforcement agencies.

Bleckley County 24 Hour Booking Access

A single booking in Bleckley County is part of a person's larger criminal history. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation maintains the state criminal records database through the Georgia Crime Information Center. For a thorough check, use the GAPS fingerprinting service. Results typically arrive in 24 to 48 hours and cover arrests from all 159 Georgia counties.

O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34 governs who can access criminal history records. You need written consent to pull another person's full history. Without consent, only felony conviction data is available to the public through the GBI. The GDC offender search covers state prison inmates but not Bleckley County jail bookings. For county-level records, contact the sheriff's office in Cochran directly.

Note: Criminal history records may take longer to update with court outcomes than booking records do with new arrests.

Sealing Bleckley County 24 Hour Booking Records

Georgia law permits record restriction in certain situations. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37, if charges from a Bleckley County arrest were dismissed, not prosecuted, or dead docketed, you can apply to seal the arrest from public view. The local prosecutor has to approve it. Once restricted, the record is hidden from public background checks. Only courts and criminal justice agencies can see it after that point.

The First Offender Act at O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60 seals records after a first offender sentence is completed. The conviction is removed and the person is exonerated. For mugshots posted on third-party websites, O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5 forces those sites to remove booking photos at no charge when the arrest qualifies for restriction. Send a written request with your name, date of birth, arrest date, and the Bleckley County Sheriff's Office as the arresting agency. The site has 30 days to comply with the removal.

Nearby Georgia Counties

Bleckley County shares borders with several central Georgia counties. If you are unsure where an arrest was processed, check these neighboring areas.