Pulaski County 24 Hour Booking Records

Pulaski County 24 hour booking records track every arrest processed at the county jail in Hawkinsville. The sheriff's office runs the jail and handles all intake. Pulaski County is a small, rural county in central Georgia. Hawkinsville is the county seat and the main town. Booking records are public under Georgia law, and you can request them from the sheriff's office by phone or in writing. The jail operates around the clock, so bookings happen at any time of day or night.

Pulaski County 24 Hour Booking Office

The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office is the main law enforcement agency in the county. It is located in Hawkinsville. Call (478) 783-1212 for general questions. The jail is staffed at all hours. When someone gets arrested in Pulaski County, they are taken to the county jail for booking.

During booking, jail staff collect the person's name, date of birth, and home address. They record the charges and take a photo. Fingerprints are taken too. All of this goes into the booking record. A booking number is assigned, and the record stays in the Pulaski County system from that point forward.

Hawkinsville has its own police force. City officers make arrests inside town limits. Those people still get booked at the county jail. The sheriff's office handles everything outside city limits. Either way, the booking process is the same. One jail, one set of records.

Open 24 Hour Booking Records Requests in

Booking records are public in Georgia. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 covers this. Anyone can ask the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office for booking data. You don't have to explain why you want it. A phone call can get you basic details. For a formal copy, write to the sheriff's office and describe what you need.

The office must respond within three business days per O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71. Fees are low for most requests. The first quarter-hour of staff time is free. After that, the county charges based on the hourly rate of the lowest-paid employee who can pull the records. Copies cost around $0.10 a page. If you are just looking for one or two booking records from Pulaski County, the total will be small.

Certain personal data gets removed before the records come to you. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 requires the county to redact social security numbers, bank accounts, personal email, and cell phone numbers. The charges, arrest date, bond info, and booking details all stay in the record. Initial arrest reports from Pulaski County law enforcement are also public, even during an active case.

Bond Process After 24 Hour Booking

Once booked at the Pulaski County jail, the next question is bond. For misdemeanors, there is usually a standard bond amount. Pay it and you leave. The booking record stays on file. For felonies, a judge has to set bond at a hearing. Pulaski County is part of the Houston Judicial Circuit. Court is held at the Pulaski County courthouse in Hawkinsville.

Some people sit in the jail while they wait for a hearing. This can take a few days. Others may get bond set quickly. It depends on the charge, the person's record, and whether the judge sees them as a flight risk. Regardless of the outcome, the booking record created during intake is permanent. Even if bond is posted right away, the data stays in the system.

State Resources for Pulaski County 24 Hour

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation keeps criminal history records for the whole state. A criminal history is broader than a single booking record. It shows every arrest and court outcome tied to a person across Georgia. You can request your own from the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office. For someone else's record, O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34 says you need their signed consent unless you are only looking at public felony conviction data.

The GDC Find Offender search covers state prison inmates. It does not include people in the Pulaski County jail. Only those sentenced to state prison show up in this database. For current jail inmates, call the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office directly.

Fingerprint-based checks go through the Georgia Applicant Processing Service. Results come back within 24 to 48 hours. This is a statewide check, so it covers arrests from Pulaski County and every other county in Georgia. The GBI FAQ page explains what shows up on these reports and how the process works.

Booking Photos and Record Restriction

A booking photo is taken for every arrest at the Pulaski County jail. Georgia law under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18 blocks law enforcement from posting these photos online. To get a copy, you must submit a written statement saying how you plan to use it. False statements are a crime under O.C.G.A. § 16-10-20.

Record restriction is possible under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 if charges were dropped, dismissed, or never prosecuted. The local prosecutor has to agree. Once restricted, only judges and law enforcement see the record. The First Offender Act under O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60 also lets people seal their records after finishing a first offender sentence. If a mugshot website has your Pulaski County photo and you qualify, O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5 gives you the right to demand removal within 30 days for free.

Pulaski County Arrest Lookup

The Georgia Department of Corrections provides statewide search tools for inmates in the state prison system. For Pulaski County jail data specifically, the sheriff's office is your contact point.

The GDC offender search page lets you look up people in state custody. People held at the Pulaski County jail are not included in this database until they are sentenced to a state facility.

For questions about open records or if you get turned down for a records request, the Governor's Office open records page explains how to file a complaint. Pulaski County must follow the same rules as every other county in Georgia.

Nearby Georgia Counties

These counties are next to Pulaski County. Each has its own jail and booking system.