Search Turner County 24 Hour Booking

Turner County 24 hour booking records log every arrest at the county jail in Ashburn. The Turner County Sheriff's Office runs the jail and keeps all intake data on file. Ashburn is the county seat, located in south-central Georgia along Interstate 75. Booking happens around the clock. These records are public under Georgia law and can be requested from the sheriff's office by anyone.

Turner County 24 Hour Booking Sheriff's Office

The Turner County Sheriff's Office sits in Ashburn and provides law enforcement for the county. The phone number is (229) 567-4391. The jail runs day and night. Every arrest in Turner County ends at this facility for booking, whether it starts with a sheriff's deputy or the Ashburn Police Department.

Staff at the jail handle the intake process. They take down the person's name, birth date, and address. Charges go into the system. A photo is taken. Fingerprints are collected. A booking number gets assigned. All of that data becomes the 24 hour booking record. It stays in the Turner County system going forward.

Ashburn is the only city of any size in the county. The population of Turner County is around 8,000. That means booking volume is low. But every arrest still goes through the full process. The rules are no different here than in a big metro county. It just happens less often.

Getting Turner County Booking Data

Georgia's Open Records Act under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 makes jail booking records public. You can ask the Turner County Sheriff's Office for this data without saying why. Phone calls get you quick answers. Written requests get you formal copies. The office has three business days to respond per O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71.

Costs are minimal. The first 15 minutes of search work cost nothing. After that, the hourly rate of the lowest-paid worker who can find the records applies. Copies run about $0.10 a page. One or two Turner County booking records will cost very little. If a request goes past $500, the office may ask for prepayment before starting.

O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 says certain personal info must be removed from records before release. Social security numbers, bank accounts, personal email, and cell phone numbers all come out. Arrest charges, the booking date, bond amount, and arresting officer stay in. Initial police reports are public too.

Bond and Hearings in Turner County

After booking, bond is the next concern. Minor offenses have a set bond amount in many cases. Pay it and you are out. Felony charges need a judge. Turner County is in the Tifton Judicial Circuit. Hearings happen at the Turner County courthouse in Ashburn.

If the person cannot post bond, they stay in the jail. The wait for a hearing can vary. The booking record, though, is set at intake. It does not change based on bond. Even after release, the 24 hour booking data stays in the Turner County system. Removing it requires the formal restriction process under Georgia law.

State-Level Resources for Turner County

A single booking record from the Turner County jail tells you about one arrest. For a complete criminal history, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is the source. The GBI manages criminal history data for all Georgia counties. You can get your own record at the Turner County Sheriff's Office. For someone else's history, O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34 requires their signed consent. Felony convictions can be checked without it.

The GDC Find Offender search covers the state prison system. People in the Turner County jail who are awaiting trial or serving short sentences are not in this database. Contact the sheriff's office for local inmates. Fingerprint-based checks go through the Georgia Applicant Processing Service, with results in 24 to 48 hours.

The GBI FAQ on criminal history covers the full process of getting records and what types of data are available in Georgia.

Booking Photos and Restriction

A photo is part of every booking at the Turner County jail. O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18 stops the sheriff's office from posting booking photos on a website. To get a copy, you need to write a statement about your intended use. Making a false statement is punishable under O.C.G.A. § 16-10-20.

If your Turner County arrest did not end in a conviction, record restriction may be an option. O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 covers this process. The district attorney must approve. After restriction, the record is only visible to judges and law enforcement. O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60, the First Offender Act, also allows sealing for people who complete first offender sentences.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5.

Turner County 24 Hour Booking Search

The Georgia Department of Corrections has a statewide inmate search tool. For Turner County jail records, call the sheriff's office.

The GBI site provides access to criminal history services that cover Turner County and every other county in the state. Use it when a single booking record is not enough.

If the Turner County Sheriff's Office does not respond to your request, the Governor's Office open records page explains how to file a complaint and enforce your rights.

Turner County 24 Hour Booking Access

Turner County shares borders with these south Georgia counties. Each has its own jail and booking system.