Randolph County 24 Hour Booking Search

Randolph County 24 hour booking records capture every arrest that goes through the county jail in Cuthbert, Georgia. The Randolph County Sheriff's Office is the sole agency operating the jail in this rural southwest Georgia county. Booking records include names, charges, dates, and other intake data for each person processed. If you need to find out who was arrested in Randolph County recently, the sheriff's office is where that information lives. You can call them directly or submit a formal records request under Georgia law to get the details you need.

Randolph County Sheriff Jail 24 Hour Booking

The Randolph County Sheriff's Office is located at 108 E. Bryan Street in Cuthbert. This office manages all law enforcement and jail services in the county. When deputies or local police make an arrest, the person is brought to the county jail for booking. Staff records the person's identity, notes the charges, and assigns a booking number. The jail operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. New bookings happen at any hour.

Cuthbert is a small city in the southwest part of the state. The Randolph County jail does not handle a large volume of bookings compared to metro areas. But the process is the same. Every arrest gets logged. Every booking creates a record. If you need to check on someone who was arrested in Randolph County, call the sheriff's office at (229) 732-2325. The staff can look up the booking log and give you basic details over the phone.

Randolph County 24 Hour Booking Process

After an arrest in Randolph County, the person goes straight to the jail in Cuthbert. Booking starts with identification. Staff checks IDs, runs the name through state databases, and records personal details. Then they log the charges. Each charge gets a separate entry in the system. Bond information may be set at this stage or determined later by a judge. The whole process creates the booking record that becomes part of the public log.

Randolph County does not have an online inmate search system. This is typical for smaller Georgia counties. The records exist in the sheriff's office system, but there is no public website where you can search them from home. Phone calls and in-person visits are the main ways people check on recent bookings here. Some larger counties nearby might have online tools, but for Randolph County you have to go through the office in Cuthbert.

Requesting Randolph County Booking Data

Georgia law makes booking records public. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 defines public records broadly, and arrest booking data falls under that definition. The Randolph County Sheriff's Office must let you inspect and copy these records when you ask.

The rules for making a request come from O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71. You can ask in person, by phone, or in writing. The Randolph County Sheriff's Office has three business days to respond. Search time is free for the first 15 minutes. After that, the fee is based on the hourly wage of the lowest paid employee who can handle the request. Copies cost roughly $0.10 per page. For requests expected to exceed $500, the office can require you to pay in advance.

Personal data gets redacted from public copies. Social security numbers, bank information, medical records, and personal email addresses come out before you see the file. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 requires this. But the arrest itself, the charges, booking date, and identifying details stay in the public record. Initial arrest reports from Randolph County remain public even while a case is active.

Note: The Randolph County Sheriff's Office in Cuthbert processes all open records requests for booking data by phone or in person.

Georgia Resources for Randolph County

Several state agencies hold records that connect to Randolph County bookings. The Georgia Department of Corrections tracks anyone who ends up in state prison after being booked locally. Their Find Offender tool lets you search by name or ID number. This is separate from the county jail. If you are looking for someone still at the Randolph County jail, call the sheriff's office instead.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation manages the state criminal history database through GCIC. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34, you can request criminal history records with the person's signed consent. Felony convictions are available to the public without consent. For fingerprint checks, the GAPS service runs online and returns results in 24 to 48 hours.

The screenshot below shows a Georgia state records tool that connects to data from all 159 counties.

The Governor's Office page explains the state's open records rules, which apply when you request booking data from the Randolph County Sheriff's Office or any Georgia agency.

24 Hour Booking Photo Access in Randolph County

O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18 prevents the Randolph County Sheriff's Office from posting booking photos online. Any photo taken during jail intake is restricted. To get a copy, you must sign a form confirming you will not use it on a website that charges people for removal. Making a false statement on this form violates O.C.G.A. § 16-10-20.

If a mugshot from a Randolph County arrest shows up on a third-party website, you can ask for removal. O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5 requires those sites to take photos down within 30 days at no charge when the arrest qualifies for restriction. Send a written request with your name, date of birth, arrest date, and the arresting agency's name. If they do not comply, report it to the Consumer Protection Division at the Georgia Department of Law.

Sealing Randolph County 24 Hour Booking Records

Not every arrest stays on your record forever. O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 allows restriction of certain arrest charges when the case outcome meets specific conditions. Dismissed charges, cases not presented to a grand jury, and nolle prosequi results all qualify. The prosecutor must sign off. Once restricted, the arrest from Randolph County becomes invisible on standard background checks. Only criminal justice agencies and judges can see it after that.

The First Offender Act under O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60 offers another option. If a person is sentenced as a first offender and completes all the terms of that sentence, they get exonerated. The charge is sealed. This applies to Randolph County cases the same way it applies everywhere else in Georgia.

Cities in Randolph County

Cuthbert is the county seat and the biggest town in Randolph County. Other communities include Shellman and Coleman. All bookings in the county go through the Randolph County Sheriff's Office in Cuthbert.

Nearby Counties

These counties are next to Randolph County in southwest Georgia. Arrests near a border could be processed in either jurisdiction. Always check which county handled the booking before making your request.