Access Murray County 24 Hour Booking

Murray County 24 hour booking records are kept at the Sheriff's Office in Chatsworth, Georgia. Located in the mountains of northwest Georgia, Murray County processes all local arrests at the county jail. The sheriff's office runs intake operations day and night and creates a booking record for every person who comes through. You can reach out to the office by phone or in person to find out about recent arrests, check on someone in custody, or request copies of Murray County booking data.

Murray County Sheriff 24 Hour Booking Office

The Murray County Sheriff's Office sits at 810 G.I. Maddox Parkway in Chatsworth. You can call (706) 695-4592 to ask about anyone who was recently arrested or currently in the Murray County jail. The office handles law enforcement for the unincorporated parts of the county and runs the jail facility where all local bookings take place.

Chatsworth has its own police department, but arrests made by city officers still get processed at the Murray County jail. The same goes for any state patrol or other agency arrests within county lines. That means the Murray County Sheriff's Office has the complete picture of who was booked in the past 24 hours regardless of which law enforcement agency made the arrest. All roads lead to the same jail in Murray County.

The booking process involves collecting personal information, fingerprints, a photo, and a list of charges. Bond amounts are set during intake. Once all of that is done, the record enters the system and becomes part of the public file. Murray County jail staff handles this around the clock.

Note: The Murray County jail processes bookings at all hours, so you can call about recent arrests even outside normal business hours.

Requesting Murray County 24 Hour Booking Data

Georgia law gives you the right to access booking records from the Murray County Sheriff's Office. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 treats booking data as a public record. You can ask for it orally or in writing, and the Murray County jail must respond within three business days under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71.

Fees are minimal for most requests. Copies cost about $0.10 per page. The first 15 minutes of search time are free. For a single booking record from Murray County, you might pay nothing at all. Requests that would run past $500 in fees may need prepayment, but that is extremely rare for individual lookups. You do not need to provide a reason for your request under Georgia's Open Records Act.

Georgia 24 Hour Booking Resources for Murray County

Several state tools can help you track down information tied to Murray County arrests. The GDC offender search lets you look for people in state prison. If someone was arrested in Murray County and later sent to a state facility, they would appear in the GDC database instead of the county jail roster.

The GBI homepage is the starting point for criminal history records, background checks, and other statewide resources that connect to Murray County arrest data.

The GBI FAQ page covers how to get criminal history records, what they include, and how the restriction process works. The Governor's Office open records page has details about your rights under the Open Records Act as they apply to Murray County and every other jurisdiction in Georgia.

Murray County Criminal History Records

A single booking record from Murray County is just one piece of a bigger puzzle. Criminal history records from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation show a person's full arrest record over time. The Georgia Crime Information Center maintains these files. You can get your own history from the Murray County Sheriff's Office or most law enforcement agencies in Georgia.

Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34, getting another person's criminal history requires their signed consent. Felony conviction records are the exception. They are public under subsection (d.2) with just a name, race, sex, and date of birth. For fingerprint-based checks, the Georgia Applicant Processing Service provides results in 24 to 48 hours.

Record restriction applies to Murray County arrests that ended without a conviction. O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 allows the prosecutor to approve restriction for dismissed charges, dead docket cases, and cases not presented to a grand jury. Guilty dispositions do not qualify. The First Offender Act under O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60 provides a path for first-time offenders to seal their Murray County arrest after completing their sentence successfully.

Note: Record restriction hides the arrest from private searches but keeps it accessible to courts and law enforcement in Georgia.

Booking Photos from Murray County

Georgia's booking photo law under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18 applies to the Murray County Sheriff's Office. Law enforcement cannot post booking photos on a website. If you want a booking photo from Murray County, you need to file a request and sign a statement about how you will use it. Making a false statement is a criminal offense.

Mugshot websites that publish Murray County booking photos must remove them within 30 days if you qualify for record restriction. O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5 sets this requirement. Your written request should include your name, date of birth, date of arrest, and the name of the arresting agency. File complaints about noncompliance with the Georgia Department of Law Consumer Protection Division.

Cities in Murray County

Chatsworth is the county seat and largest city in Murray County. All arrests in Murray County get processed at the county jail in Chatsworth. Other communities include Eton and Spring Place.

Nearby Counties

Murray County is in northwest Georgia near the Tennessee border. These neighboring counties maintain their own jails and 24 hour booking records.