Carroll County 24 Hour Booking Records

Carroll County 24 hour booking records are maintained by the sheriff's office in Carrollton, Georgia. The county jail processes a steady volume of arrests from multiple law enforcement agencies in the area. Carrollton is the county seat and home to the University of West Georgia, which adds to the local population. The sheriff's office keeps a running log of every booking, and these records are public under Georgia law. You can look up recent arrests by calling the office, checking the sheriff's website, or filing a written records request for official copies.

Carroll County Sheriff's Office

The Carroll County Sheriff's Office is at 1000 Newnan Road in Carrollton. This is where the county jail operates and all bookings are processed. When someone is arrested in Carroll County, they are brought here for intake. Jail staff takes a photo, records fingerprints, and enters the charges into the booking system. Bond information is added after a judge or magistrate sets bail. The facility operates around the clock.

The Carroll County Sheriff's Office website has information about jail operations and office services.

The GDC offender search covers state inmates. For Carroll County jail bookings, contact the sheriff's office directly.

Carroll County has multiple police departments that use the county jail. The Carrollton Police Department, Villa Rica Police, Mount Zion Police, and Bowdon Police all bring their arrests to this facility. The University of West Georgia police may also process arrests through the county system. All of these go on the same booking log at the sheriff's office.

Search Carroll County Bookings

Call (770) 830-5888 to ask about a booking in Carroll County. Jail staff can confirm if someone is in custody and share the charges and bond. Check the sheriff's website at carrollcountysheriff.com for any online inmate search tools. You can also go to 1000 Newnan Road in Carrollton during business hours. For formal copies, submit a written request under Georgia's Open Records Act.

Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, booking records are public. You can ask for them without giving a reason. The Carroll County Sheriff's Office must respond within three business days per O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71. Staff search time is free for the first 15 minutes. After that, the charge is based on the hourly pay of the lowest paid person who can find the records. Copies are about $0.10 per page. If the estimated cost tops $500, the office may ask for a prepayment before they start processing your Carroll County records request.

Note: Carroll County handles more bookings than many rural Georgia counties, so there may be a longer wait for large or complex records requests.

Carroll County 24 Hour Booking Records Contents

Each Carroll County booking record has the person's full name and date of birth. The charges are listed along with their severity level. Bond amounts are shown when set. The arresting agency is identified. In Carroll County, that could be the sheriff's office, Carrollton Police, Villa Rica Police, or another agency. The booking date, time, and case number are standard parts of every record.

Georgia law protects certain information from disclosure. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 requires that social security numbers, bank account data, and medical records be taken out of public copies. Juvenile records are sealed. Initial arrest reports are always public, even during active cases. This applies to all Carroll County bookings. Booking photographs are subject to O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18 restrictions on how law enforcement agencies share them.

Criminal History Checks

A Carroll County booking is one piece of a person's criminal record. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation manages statewide criminal history data through the Georgia Crime Information Center. This database has arrest and court information from every Georgia county. Use the GAPS fingerprinting service for a thorough background check. Results arrive in one to two business days.

Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34, accessing another person's criminal history requires their written consent. Without consent, only felony conviction data is publicly available. The GDC offender search is free and covers state prison inmates, though not Carroll County jail bookings. For local records, contact the sheriff's office in Carrollton.

24 Hour Booking Record Restriction in Carroll County

Certain Carroll County arrests can be sealed from public view. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37, if charges were dismissed, not prosecuted, or nolle prossed, you can apply for record restriction. The prosecutor must approve. After restriction, the arrest drops off public background checks. Only courts and criminal justice agencies retain access to the record.

The First Offender Act at O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60 seals records when a first offender sentence is completed. The person is exonerated and the charge is removed from public view. For mugshots on third-party websites, O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5 mandates free removal when the arrest qualifies for restriction. Send a written request with your name, date of birth, arrest date, and the Carroll County Sheriff's Office as the arresting agency. The site must comply within 30 days.

City police handle local arrests, but all bookings go through the Carroll County jail.

Carrollton

Other towns in Carroll County include Villa Rica, Mount Zion, Bowdon, Temple, Whitesburg, and Roopville. All bookings from these communities are processed at the county jail in Carrollton.

Carroll County 24 Hour Booking Access

Carroll County borders several west Georgia counties. Check neighboring jurisdictions if you need to verify where an arrest was booked.