Search Greene County 24 Hour Booking

Greene County 24 hour booking records capture all arrests processed through the county jail in Greensboro, Georgia. The Greene County Sheriff's Office runs the detention facility and handles intake for everyone brought into custody. Greensboro is the county seat, located east of Atlanta between Madison and Sparta. You can search for recent Greene County booking data by calling the sheriff's office or filing a records request. The booking log records names, charges, arrest times, and bond amounts for each person who comes through the Greene County jail.

Greene County Sheriff 24 Hour Booking Office

The Greene County Sheriff's Office is at 120 E. Greene Street in Greensboro. This office runs the county jail and processes every arrest that takes place within Greene County. The facility operates around the clock. Staff handle intake at any time, day or night. Every person brought to the jail goes through the full booking process, which creates a record in the Greene County system.

Call the Greene County Sheriff's Office at (706) 453-3351 for questions about recent bookings and current inmates. The staff can confirm if someone is in custody and share basic booking details over the phone. Greene County is part of the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit, which covers several counties in central Georgia. Each county maintains its own jail and booking records independently.

How Greene County 24 Hour Booking Works

After an arrest in Greene County, the person is taken to the jail in Greensboro. Staff collect name, date of birth, home address, and physical description. They log all charges from the arresting officer. A photograph is taken during intake. The person gets a booking number and goes to a housing unit. All of this data enters the Greene County jail system and becomes the official 24 hour booking record.

Greene County has about 18,500 people. The Greensboro Police Department and the sheriff's office are the main law enforcement agencies. Both bring arrests to the same jail. I-20 runs through the southern part of the county, so the Georgia State Patrol may also make stops that result in bookings at the Greene County facility. Lake Oconee draws visitors to the area, and that adds to the mix of people who might interact with law enforcement here.

The time between an arrest and a booking showing up in the system varies. Most records appear within a few hours. If the jail is handling multiple people at once, it can take a bit longer for each record to be complete in the Greene County system.

Access Greene County 24 Hour Booking Records

Booking records from the Greene County jail are public under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70. This is Georgia's Open Records Act. All documents prepared or kept by a public office are considered public records. The Greene County Sheriff's Office is a public office. That means booking logs, arrest reports, and inmate data are all subject to public access. You do not need a reason to ask for them.

Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71, the Greene County Sheriff's Office must respond within three business days. Requests can be oral or in writing. Copy fees are about $0.10 per page. The first quarter hour of search time costs nothing. After that, the fee is based on employee hourly rates. If the request might cost over $500, the Greene County office can ask for prepayment.

Certain details must be blacked out before records are given to the public. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 requires redaction of social security numbers, bank account information, cell phone numbers, and medical data. But the core booking data stays public in Greene County. Names, charges, arrest dates, and bond details are all accessible.

Note: Initial arrest reports from Greene County remain public even when an investigation is still open.

Georgia Resources for Greene County Bookings

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation runs the state criminal history database through the Georgia Crime Information Center. A criminal history record is more comprehensive than a single 24 hour booking entry from Greene County. It compiles all arrests, court outcomes, and custody data for one person across the state. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34, you can get your own record from the Greene County Sheriff's Office or directly from the GBI.

Private persons can obtain another person's criminal history with signed consent. Felony convictions are available to the public without consent under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34(d.2). For a fingerprint-based background check, the Georgia Applicant Processing Service through IdentoGO provides results in 24 to 48 hours. The GCIC lobby at the GBI is open for record inspections by appointment only at (404) 244-2639 option 1.

The GBI homepage links to criminal history services, the Georgia Sex Offender Registry, and the GAPS fingerprinting system that covers Greene County and all Georgia jurisdictions.

Greene County Record Restriction

Record restriction under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 allows certain Greene County arrests to be sealed from public view. If charges were dismissed, nolle prossed, or not taken to a grand jury, you may qualify. The prosecutor in the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit reviews restriction requests for Greene County. Once approved, the arrest is sealed on the state criminal history database and can only be seen by judges and law enforcement.

The First Offender Act at O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60 seals charges for people who complete their first offender sentence successfully. This covers Greene County cases just like any other county in Georgia. Guilty dispositions on standard sentences do not qualify for restriction anywhere in the state.

Greene County 24 Hour Booking Photo Rules

Georgia law under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18 prevents the Greene County Sheriff's Office from posting booking photos on any website. If you need a copy of a booking photograph, submit a written statement about your planned use. False statements violate O.C.G.A. § 16-10-20. Third-party mugshot websites must remove photos within 30 days of a written request if the arrest qualifies for restriction, per O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5. You need to provide your name, date of birth, arrest date, and the arresting agency in the request.

The GDC Find Offender tool covers state prison inmates, not those at the Greene County jail. If someone was sentenced to state prison after a Greene County arrest, they can be found through the GDC database. For recent county-level bookings, the Greene County Sheriff's Office is the right contact.

Cities in Greene County

Greensboro is the county seat and largest town in Greene County. Union Point, White Plains, Siloam, and Woodville are smaller communities. All arrests in these areas are processed at the Greene County jail. The Greensboro Police Department and the sheriff's office handle most law enforcement in the county.

Nearby Counties

These counties surround Greene County in central Georgia. Each one has its own jail and 24 hour booking records. If an arrest happened in a neighboring county, contact that county's sheriff's office instead.