Spalding County 24 Hour Booking Lookup

Spalding County 24 hour booking records show all arrests processed at the county jail in Griffin, Georgia. The Spalding County Sheriff's Office operates the jail and handles every booking in the county. Griffin is about 40 miles south of Atlanta, and the county sees a moderate level of arrest activity. The sheriff's office keeps a log of all bookings that includes names, charges, arrest dates, and bond details. Searching for recent Spalding County booking records means contacting the sheriff's office or using available resources to check who was arrested and when they were brought in.

Spalding County Sheriff 24 Hour Booking Office

The Spalding County Sheriff's Office is at 401 E. Solomon Street in Griffin. This is the main law enforcement hub for the county. The jail runs around the clock and processes all bookings in Spalding County. Deputies, Griffin police officers, and state patrol all bring arrested individuals here for intake. The booking desk is always staffed. New arrests can come in at any hour, and each one generates a record that goes into the system right away.

Call the Spalding County Sheriff's Office at (770) 228-2145 to check on recent bookings. The staff can verify if someone is in custody and share basic details about their charges and bond. Griffin has a population of about 23,000, and the county overall has around 67,000 residents. That puts Spalding County in the mid-range for booking volume in Georgia. Not as busy as metro Atlanta, but active enough that the jail processes intakes regularly.

The Griffin Police Department makes many of the arrests that end up at the Spalding County jail. City police handle patrol and investigations within Griffin. But the county jail is where everyone goes for booking. That keeps all the 24 hour booking records in one place at the sheriff's office.

How Spalding County 24 Hour Booking Works

The arrest-to-booking process in Spalding County moves in steps. The officer transports the arrested person to the jail on Solomon Street. Intake staff verifies identity, checks for warrants, and records personal information. Charges are entered one by one. A booking number is assigned. Personal property is inventoried. A photograph is taken. The record is then live in the system.

Bond determination happens during or shortly after intake in most cases. Spalding County follows a bond schedule for standard offenses. Lower-level misdemeanors may have a set amount. Felonies and serious charges typically need a judge to rule on bond. Either way, the bond information becomes part of the Spalding County booking record and is available to the public.

Multiple agencies work within Spalding County. The sheriff's office covers unincorporated areas. The Griffin Police Department handles the city. Georgia State Patrol can make arrests on highways. Regardless of which agency makes the arrest, all bookings happen at the same jail. This makes the Spalding County Sheriff's Office the single source for all booking records in the county.

Note: Spalding County booking records include arrests from both the sheriff's office and the Griffin Police Department.

Spalding County 24 Hour Booking Record Access

Booking records from the Spalding County jail are public. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 classifies them as public documents open to inspection. You can request them without stating a reason. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72, initial arrest reports are public even when a case is still under investigation. The Spalding County Sheriff's Office cannot withhold basic booking data.

O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71 gives the sheriff's office three business days to respond to your request. You can ask by phone, in writing, or in person at the Griffin office. The first quarter hour of search time is free. After that, the fee is based on the lowest paid employee's hourly wage who can perform the search. Copy fees are around $0.10 per page. Requests projected to exceed $500 may require prepayment in Spalding County.

Social security numbers, bank details, and medical information get removed from public copies per O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72. Cell phone numbers and personal email addresses are also redacted. The rest of the booking record stays intact for public viewing.

Spalding County Criminal History 24 Hour Booking Records

Every booking at the Spalding County jail becomes a data point in the statewide criminal history system. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation manages this through the Georgia Crime Information Center. Arrest data, court outcomes, and custody changes from every Georgia county flow into one database. A person's Spalding County bookings sit alongside any arrests from other jurisdictions in their complete history.

Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34, you can request criminal history with the person's signed consent. Felony conviction records are public without consent. You need the full name, race, sex, and date of birth. For a fingerprint-based check, the GAPS service processes requests online with results in 24 to 48 hours.

Booking Photos in Spalding County

Georgia law under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18 stops law enforcement from posting booking photos on the internet. The Spalding County Sheriff's Office follows this rule. If you request a mugshot from the jail in Griffin, you have to sign a statement saying you will not post it on a pay-to-remove site. A false statement on that form is a crime under O.C.G.A. § 16-10-20.

O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5 requires mugshot websites to remove photos for free when the arrest qualifies for record restriction. Send a written request with your name, date of birth, arrest date, and the arresting agency. The site has 30 days. The Georgia Department of Law handles complaints if they refuse.

Georgia Resources for Spalding County

The GDC Find Offender tool searches for people in state prison. This is different from the Spalding County jail. After sentencing to state time, an inmate moves from the county jail to a GDC facility. The GDC warns that you should verify search results through written correspondence with Inmate Records at PO Box 1529, Forsyth, GA 31029. For people still at the Spalding County jail, contact the sheriff's office in Griffin.

The screenshot below shows one of Georgia's statewide record systems that applies to all 159 counties.

The GBI homepage provides links to criminal history services, the GCIC system, and record restriction information that covers arrests from Spalding County and every other county in the state.

Record restriction under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 can seal a Spalding County arrest when charges were dismissed or resulted in nolle prosequi. The local prosecutor must approve. The First Offender Act at O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60 seals records for those who finish a first offender sentence. Both paths are available to people with Spalding County bookings on their record.

The GBI criminal history FAQ and the Governor's Office open records page cover how to navigate the Georgia records system. For Spalding County jail bookings, the sheriff's office on Solomon Street in Griffin is the direct contact.

Cities in Spalding County

Griffin is the county seat and the largest city in Spalding County. Other smaller communities include Sunny Side and Orchard Hill. All arrests in these areas are booked at the Spalding County jail in Griffin. The Griffin Police Department handles city arrests, and the sheriff's office covers the rest of the county. Both agencies process bookings at the same facility.

Nearby Counties

Spalding County shares borders with several counties south of Atlanta. Arrests near the edges of Spalding County could end up in a neighboring jurisdiction. Check where the arrest took place to find the right booking record.