Find Gordon County 24 Hour Booking

Gordon County 24 hour booking records document every arrest handled at the county jail in Calhoun, Georgia. The Gordon County Sheriff's Office operates the jail and processes intake for all people brought into custody. Calhoun is the county seat and sits along I-75 in northwest Georgia. Arrests made by county deputies, Calhoun police, and state patrol all go through the same booking facility. You can check on recent Gordon County arrest data by calling the sheriff's office or requesting records under state law. The booking log captures names, charges, arrest dates, and bond amounts for everyone processed at the Gordon County jail.

Gordon County Sheriff 24 Hour Booking Office

The Gordon County Sheriff's Office is at 2700 Calhoun Road NE in Calhoun. This is where every arrest in the county gets processed. The jail operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Staff at the facility handle intake for each person, recording personal details and charges into the booking system. This creates the 24 hour booking record that the Gordon County Sheriff's Office maintains.

Call the Gordon County Sheriff's Office at (706) 629-1244 to ask about recent bookings or current inmates. The staff can tell you if someone is in custody and what their charges are. Gordon County is part of the Calhoun Judicial Circuit, which covers Gordon County exclusively. The Superior Court in Calhoun handles all felony cases that come out of Gordon County arrests.

How Gordon County Booking Works

After an arrest in Gordon County, the person goes to the jail on Calhoun Road. Staff begin the intake process. They take the person's name, date of birth, address, and physical description. Each charge is logged. A photograph is taken as part of the booking. The person gets a number and goes to a housing area. Once this is done, the record enters the Gordon County system and shows up in the 24 hour booking data.

Gordon County has about 58,000 people. Calhoun is the largest town, and Fairmount and Resaca are smaller communities in the county. The Calhoun Police Department handles calls within city limits, but arrests by city officers are still processed at the Gordon County jail. The same applies to Georgia State Patrol arrests along I-75, which runs through the middle of Gordon County. All bookings end up in one system at the sheriff's office.

I-75 traffic means Gordon County sees arrests that involve both locals and people passing through. Drug interdiction and traffic stops on the interstate add to the booking volume. But every arrest follows the same procedure at the Gordon County jail regardless of who the person is or where they are from.

Note: All law enforcement agencies in Gordon County use the same jail facility in Calhoun for booking.

Gordon County 24 Hour Booking Records Access

Georgia law makes booking records public. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, all documents held by any public agency are public records. The Gordon County Sheriff's Office is a public agency, so its booking logs qualify. You can request to see or copy these records without providing a reason.

O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71 says the Gordon County Sheriff's Office has three business days to respond to your request. You can make the request in writing or by phone. Copy fees are roughly $0.10 per page. The first quarter hour of search time is free. Personal information like social security numbers and bank data gets blacked out per O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72. But names, charges, arrest dates, and bond details stay available to anyone.

Initial arrest reports from Gordon County are public even during active investigations. The exemption in O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72(a)(4) does not cover initial police reports or booking data. So recent arrest information is available right away.

Georgia Resources for Gordon County 24 Hour Bookings

The GDC Find Offender tool searches for people currently in the Georgia state prison system. This is separate from the Gordon County jail. Someone who was sentenced to state prison after a Gordon County arrest will show up in the GDC database. The tool shows current facility location and basic inmate data. Contact GDC Inmate Records at PO Box 1529, Forsyth, GA 31029 to verify any information.

For criminal history records beyond a single 24 hour booking, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation maintains the statewide database. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34, you can get your own record or someone else's with consent. Felony convictions do not require consent. The Georgia Applicant Processing Service handles fingerprint-based background checks with results in 24 to 48 hours.

The GDC offender query form lets you search by name, ID number, or physical description for anyone who transferred from a county jail like Gordon County's to state prison.

The GBI Criminal History FAQ covers common questions about getting records in Georgia, including what a criminal history contains and how to apply for record restriction.

Gordon County Booking Photo Rules

O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18 prevents the Gordon County Sheriff's Office from posting booking photos online. If you want a booking photograph, you must submit a written statement about how you plan to use it. Providing false information is a crime under state law.

Record restriction under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 can seal certain arrest records from Gordon County. The prosecutor in the Calhoun Judicial Circuit reviews restriction requests. Dismissed charges, nolle prossed cases, and charges not presented to a grand jury may qualify. The First Offender Act at O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60 seals charges for those who complete their sentence under that program. Mugshot removal from third-party websites is available under O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5 if the arrest qualifies for restriction.

Cities in Gordon County

Calhoun is the county seat and biggest city in Gordon County. Fairmount and Resaca are smaller communities. All arrests in these areas go through the Gordon County jail on Calhoun Road for booking. The Calhoun Police Department handles city calls, but bookings still happen at the county facility.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Gordon County in northwest Georgia. Each one has its own jail and 24 hour booking records. Confirm where the arrest happened to find the correct county office.