Find Screven County 24 Hour Booking

Screven County 24 hour booking records track all arrests processed at the county jail in Sylvania, Georgia. The Screven County Sheriff's Office runs the jail and keeps the booking log for every intake. Located in eastern Georgia along the Savannah River, this county covers a large rural area with a small population. Searching for recent booking records in Screven County means reaching out to the sheriff's office, since they hold all the jail data. You can call them, visit in person, or file a formal open records request to get the information you need.

Screven County Sheriff Booking Operations

The Screven County Sheriff's Office is at 202 S. Community Drive in Sylvania. This is the central hub for law enforcement in the county. The jail here processes bookings around the clock. When a deputy or local officer makes an arrest anywhere in Screven County, the person ends up at this facility. Staff takes their information, logs the charges, and enters everything into the booking system.

Call (912) 564-2013 to reach the Screven County Sheriff's Office. You can ask about someone in custody, check on booking details, or find out about bond amounts. The staff can look up the most recent bookings quickly. For older records, they may need a little more time to pull files. Sylvania is the only place in Screven County where jail intake happens, so every booking record originates from this office.

Screven County is a large county by land area. It borders the Savannah River and the South Carolina state line. Deputies cover a lot of ground, and arrests can happen far from the county seat. But all booking takes place at the jail in Sylvania no matter where in Screven County the arrest occurred.

Screven County 24 Hour Booking Process

Jail intake in Screven County follows the same steps you find across Georgia. The arresting officer brings the person to the jail. Staff starts the booking process by verifying the person's identity. They check for outstanding warrants in other jurisdictions. Charges get logged one by one. The system assigns a booking number. Personal property is inventoried and stored. A photograph is taken as part of the intake record.

Bond amounts may be set during booking for standard offenses. Screven County follows a local bond schedule for misdemeanors and some lower-level felonies. Serious charges require a bond hearing with a judge. Either way, the bond information becomes part of the booking record. This is what most people want when they call asking about someone who was just arrested.

Screven County 24 Hour Booking Data Access

Georgia's Open Records Act makes booking records from the Screven County jail available to anyone. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 classifies them as public documents. You have the right to see them and get copies. No reason is required.

The rules for filing a request come from O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71. The Screven County Sheriff's Office must respond within three business days. Oral or written requests both work. The first quarter hour of search time is free. After that, fees are based on the lowest paid qualified employee's wage. Copy costs are about $0.10 per page. If your request is going to run over $500, they may ask for prepayment. These are the same rules that apply to every Georgia county.

O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 requires that social security numbers, bank information, insurance data, and personal email addresses get taken out before records are released. Initial arrest reports stay public even if the case is still active. The Screven County Sheriff's Office follows all of these provisions for every records request they process.

Screven County Criminal History Records

Each booking at the Screven County jail adds one entry to a person's statewide criminal history. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation maintains these records through the Georgia Crime Information Center. All arrest data, court outcomes, and custody changes from every county flow into this central database over time.

Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34, you can get another person's criminal history with their written consent. Felony convictions do not require consent. You just need the person's full name, race, sex, and date of birth. For fingerprint-based background checks, use the GAPS service online. Results usually come back in 24 to 48 hours.

Record restriction under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 can seal a Screven County arrest when charges are dismissed or not presented to the grand jury. The local prosecutor approves each restriction. The First Offender Act at O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60 seals records for people who complete their sentence under that program. Guilty dispositions cannot be restricted.

Note: Criminal history checks through the GBI cover all Georgia arrests, not just those from Screven County.

24 Hour Booking Photos Rules in Screven County

Booking photos taken at the Screven County jail fall under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18. This law prevents Georgia law enforcement from posting mugshots online. The Screven County Sheriff's Office must follow this rule. If you need a booking photo, submit a signed statement confirming you will not use it on a pay-to-remove website. Lying on the form is a crime under O.C.G.A. § 16-10-20.

Third-party mugshot sites must remove booking photos for free under O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5 when the arrest qualifies for restriction. Write to the site with your name, birth date, arrest date, and the arresting agency. They have 30 days. The Georgia Department of Law handles complaints if the site does not respond.

Georgia Resources for Screven County 24 Hour Booking

The GDC Find Offender tool covers state prison inmates only. It does not show people held at the Screven County jail. Once someone is sentenced and transferred to state custody, the GDC database picks them up. You can search by name or ID on the website. The GDC recommends verifying results through written correspondence at PO Box 1529, Forsyth, GA 31029.

The screenshot below shows a state-level records tool that applies to all 159 Georgia counties, including Screven.

The Department of Administrative Services page outlines how Georgia handles open records requests at the state level. County agencies like the Screven County Sheriff's Office follow similar rules.

The GBI criminal history FAQ covers how records work in Georgia. The Governor's Office open records page explains the general framework. For Screven County booking data specifically, contact the sheriff's office in Sylvania.

Cities in Screven County

Sylvania is the county seat and largest community in Screven County. Other small towns include Rocky Ford, Newington, Oliver, and Hiltonia. All arrests in Screven County go to the sheriff's office in Sylvania for booking.

Nearby Counties

Screven County borders several counties in eastern Georgia. An arrest near the county line could be processed in a neighboring jurisdiction. Check the arrest location to determine which county holds the booking record.