Find Butts County 24 Hour Booking

Butts County 24 hour booking records are maintained by the sheriff's office in Jackson, Georgia. Jackson is the county seat, and the county jail is where every local arrest gets processed. The sheriff's office handles booking around the clock, recording charges, personal details, and bond information for each person brought into custody. Butts County sits south of Atlanta along Interstate 75, and the jail sees arrests from both the sheriff's office and city police departments in the area. You can look up booking data by contacting the sheriff's office or using Georgia's open records process.

Butts County Sheriff's Office

The Butts County Sheriff's Office is located at 113 E. 2nd Street in Jackson. This is where the county jail sits and where all bookings are processed. When someone is arrested in Butts County, they are transported to this facility for intake. The jail staff records the arrest details, takes fingerprints and a photo, and enters the charges into the booking system. The jail operates all day and all night, every day of the week.

The Jackson Police Department also brings its arrests to the Butts County jail. So the booking log includes arrests from multiple agencies operating in the county. The sheriff's office is the custodian of these records. They handle all requests for booking information, whether by phone, in person, or through a written open records request.

The Georgia Department of Corrections tracks state prison inmates in a separate database from the Butts County jail.

State inmates are tracked by the GDC, while Butts County jail bookings are managed locally by the sheriff's office in Jackson.

Search Butts County Bookings

Call the Butts County Sheriff's Office at (770) 775-8200 to ask about a recent booking. The jail staff can confirm custody and share the charges and bond amount. This is the fastest way to check. You can also visit 113 E. 2nd Street in Jackson during regular business hours to request information in person. For a paper copy, submit a written request under Georgia's Open Records Act.

O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 makes booking records public. You can request them without giving a reason. The Butts County Sheriff's Office must respond in three business days under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71. The first 15 minutes of search time cost nothing. After that, you pay based on the hourly rate of the lowest paid employee who can do the search. Copies cost about $0.10 per page. Large requests over $500 may require a deposit before the office starts pulling records.

Note: Email and fax requests may also be accepted by the Butts County Sheriff's Office, though phone confirmation is recommended.

Butts County Booking Record Contents

A Butts County booking record includes the arrested person's full name and date of birth. Charges are listed with their classification. Bond amounts appear when set by a magistrate. The arresting agency is named. In Butts County, that could be the sheriff's office, Jackson Police, or another agency. The booking date, time, and case number are included in every record.

Georgia law protects some personal details from disclosure. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 mandates that social security numbers, financial data, and medical information be removed from any public copy. Juvenile records are sealed. Initial arrest reports are always public, regardless of whether a case is open or closed. Booking photos are restricted under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18, which controls how law enforcement agencies can share them.

24 Hour Booking History Search

For a full criminal background that goes beyond a single Butts County booking, use the state system. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation runs the Georgia Crime Information Center. This database has arrest and court data from all 159 counties. A fingerprint-based check through GAPS is the most thorough option and takes one to two business days. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34, you need written consent to access another person's criminal history.

Without consent, only felony conviction records are available to the public. The GDC offender search is free and shows state prison inmates, but not Butts County jail bookings. For local records, the sheriff's office in Jackson is the only source. Using both the state and local systems together gives you the best overall picture.

Sealing Butts County 24 Hour Booking Records

Record restriction is available in Georgia for arrests that did not result in a conviction. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37, if Butts County charges were dismissed, not prosecuted, or nolle prossed, you can apply to have the arrest restricted from your public criminal history. The prosecutor must sign off. Once restricted, the record is no longer visible to the general public. Only judges and law enforcement agencies can access it.

The First Offender Act under O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60 seals records after a first offender sentence is finished. The person is exonerated and the conviction is removed. For mugshots on third-party websites, O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5 requires those sites to remove booking photos for free when the arrest qualifies for restriction. Send a written request including your name, date of birth, arrest date, and the Butts County Sheriff's Office as the arresting agency. The site must take the image down within 30 days.

Butts County 24 Hour Booking Access

Butts County borders several other counties south of Atlanta. If you need to verify where an arrest was processed, check these nearby jurisdictions.