Dooly County 24 Hour Booking Search

Dooly County 24 hour booking records are maintained at the Sheriff's Office in Vienna, Georgia. This rural county in south-central Georgia is part of the Cordele Judicial Circuit. The Dooly County jail handles all arrest intake for the area, processing both county deputy arrests and city police bookings. To look up a recent arrest in Dooly County, you can call the sheriff's office or put in an open records request. Georgia law treats booking records as public documents, so you have a right to access them without stating a reason.

Dooly County Sheriff 24 Hour Booking Office

The Dooly County Sheriff's Office is located at 126 E. 2nd Street in Vienna. This office is responsible for all jail operations in the county. Every arrest processed in Dooly County comes through this facility. The jail staff handle the intake, which means they collect the person's details, record what charges were filed, and assign a booking number. The log updates every time a new arrest comes in, day or night.

You can call the Dooly County Sheriff's Office at (229) 268-7346. Staff there can tell you if a person is in jail and share basic booking details. For copies of records, they may ask for a written request. The jail stays open at all times since arrests can happen any hour, but office workers for records are usually in during regular weekday hours at the Vienna office.

Dooly County is small. The volume of arrests is lower than what you see in metro areas. But every booking follows the same rules and creates the same type of record.

Getting Dooly County Booking Records

Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, booking records in Dooly County are public. This means anyone can request to see them. You do not need to be related to the person who was arrested. You do not need to explain your reasons. The law simply says these are public documents. Initial arrest reports stay open even during active investigations, as noted in O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72.

The Dooly County Sheriff's Office must respond to records requests within three business days. That is the rule under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71. The first 15 minutes of search time are free. After that, fees depend on staff wages. Paper copies cost about $0.10 per page. Most booking record requests in Dooly County are simple and should not cost much. If you need old records or a large batch, ask for an estimate first.

Note: The Dooly County Sheriff's Office handles records requests at the Vienna office during normal business hours.

Dooly County Jail 24 Hour Booking Process

When a person is arrested anywhere in Dooly County, they get transported to the jail in Vienna. The booking process starts right away. Intake staff record the person's full name, date of birth, home address, and physical description. They document the charges and the name of the arresting officer or agency. A unique booking number is created for each arrest. This number is how the record gets tracked in the Dooly County system going forward.

Bond is set by a magistrate judge, usually within 48 hours. Some charges have a standard bond schedule that the jail can use right away. Others need a hearing. Once bond is posted, the person can leave. If they cannot pay, they stay in the Dooly County jail until their court date. The booking record remains on file either way. It becomes part of the permanent log at the sheriff's office in Vienna.

Georgia law under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18 prevents the Dooly County Sheriff's Office from posting booking photographs on any website. Mugshot requests must be made in writing. You have to certify that the photo will not be placed on a website that charges fees for its removal. This protection applies to every county in Georgia, including Dooly County.

Georgia Resources for Dooly County Bookings

The GDC offender search covers people who have been sent to state prison from any Georgia county, including Dooly County. It does not list people still in the county jail. If someone was booked in Dooly County and later transferred to a state prison, you can find their current status through the GDC tool. For anyone still at the Dooly County jail, call the sheriff's office directly.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation keeps criminal history records for the whole state. A full criminal history is more detailed than a single booking record. It shows all arrests, court outcomes, and sentences across Georgia. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34, you can access felony conviction records without the person's consent. For other records, you need written authorization from the individual being searched.

Here is how the GBI services page looks. This is where you can find information about criminal history checks and record restriction that may apply to Dooly County bookings.

The GBI services page lists all the record services available in Georgia, from criminal history checks to record restriction applications.

Restricting Dooly County 24 Hour Booking Records

Record restriction lets you seal certain arrests from your criminal history. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37, Dooly County arrests can be restricted when charges are dismissed, nolle prossed, or never taken to a grand jury. The local prosecutor must approve. Once sealed, only courts and law enforcement can see the record. Private background checks will not pick it up.

The First Offender Act under O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60 works differently. It applies to first-time offenders who complete their sentence. If you went through the first offender program for a Dooly County case and finished all the terms, your record gets sealed and you are exonerated of guilt. Send restriction requests to the Georgia Crime Information Center at P.O. Box 370808, Decatur, Georgia 30037. The GBI FAQ page has more details on how the process works.

Note: Guilty verdicts and convictions from Dooly County cases are not eligible for record restriction under Georgia law.

Cities in Dooly County

Vienna is the county seat of Dooly County. All arrests within Dooly County are processed through the county jail in Vienna.

Nearby Counties

Dooly County is in south-central Georgia. The counties around it each run their own jails and keep their own booking logs.