Wilkes County 24 Hour Booking Records

Wilkes County 24 hour booking records document arrests at the county jail in Washington. The Wilkes County Sheriff's Office manages the detention facility and processes every booking. Washington is the county seat, located in east-central Georgia. The jail operates at all hours, and booking records are public under Georgia's Open Records Act. You can request them from the sheriff's office by phone or in writing.

Wilkes County 24 Hour Booking Sheriff's Office

The Wilkes County Sheriff's Office is at 23 E. Court Street, Washington, GA 30673. The phone number is (706) 678-2222. The office provides law enforcement for the county and runs the jail. All arrests in Wilkes County are processed here.

Booking is a standard process. Staff take down the person's name, birth date, and address. They enter the charges. A photo is taken. Fingerprints are recorded. A booking number gets assigned. This creates the 24 hour booking record for that arrest. The data goes into the Wilkes County system permanently.

Washington has a city police department. Officers there make arrests within town limits. Those arrests still go to the county jail for booking. Tignall and Rayle are smaller communities in the county. All law enforcement routes arrested individuals to the same facility. One jail handles everything.

Wilkes County 24 Hour Booking Records Requests

Booking data from the Wilkes County jail is public. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 guarantees access. You can ask without giving a reason. Call (706) 678-2222 for quick info. Write for formal copies. The office must respond in three business days per O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71.

The first 15 minutes of search time are free. After that, the cost is based on the lowest-paid employee who can do the work. Copies cost about $0.10 per page. A single Wilkes County booking record will be cheap. If a request exceeds $500, the sheriff's office can ask for prepayment.

O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 sets rules for what gets redacted. Social security numbers, bank details, email addresses, and cell phone numbers are taken out. The charges, arrest date, bond info, and arresting officer all stay. Initial arrest reports from Wilkes County are public even during open cases.

Bond and Court in Wilkes County

After booking, the question is bond. Misdemeanors may have a set amount. Pay it and walk out. Felonies require a judge. Wilkes County is in the Northern Judicial Circuit. Bond hearings happen at the Wilkes County courthouse in Washington. The judge looks at the charges, past record, and flight risk before setting bond.

If bond is not posted, the person stays in the jail. The booking record is set at intake. It does not change based on bond or case outcomes. Even after charges are dismissed, the booking data remains in the system. Getting it removed requires the formal restriction process under Georgia law.

Georgia State Tools for Wilkes County

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation keeps criminal history data for all Georgia counties. A criminal history includes every arrest and court result for a person statewide. You can request your own from the Wilkes County Sheriff's Office. For someone else's, O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34 says you need their signed consent. Public felony convictions are an exception.

State prison inmates are searchable through the GDC Find Offender tool. It does not include people in the Wilkes County jail. Only those who have been sentenced to state prison show up. For current Wilkes County jail inmates, call (706) 678-2222.

The Georgia Applicant Processing Service handles fingerprint-based background checks. Results arrive in 24 to 48 hours. The GBI FAQ on criminal history records gives a full breakdown of what these checks include.

Booking Photos and Record Sealing

Booking photos from the Wilkes County jail cannot be posted online by the sheriff's office. O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18 says so. To request a copy, submit a written statement about your planned use. False claims carry criminal penalties under O.C.G.A. § 16-10-20.

Record restriction is possible under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 for Wilkes County arrests that ended without a conviction. The prosecutor must approve. After sealing, only judges and law enforcement have access. O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60, the First Offender Act, covers first offenders who complete their sentences.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5.

Wilkes County Record Lookup

The Georgia Department of Corrections offers search tools for state prison inmates. For Wilkes County jail records, contact the sheriff's office directly.

The GDC website lets you search for offenders in state custody. People booked at the Wilkes County jail are not in this database unless they have been transferred to a state facility.

For direct help with Wilkes County records, call (706) 678-2222 or write to 23 E. Court Street, Washington, GA 30673. Visit the Governor's Office open records page if you need to file a complaint about access.

Wilkes County 24 Hour Booking Access

These counties border Wilkes County in east Georgia. Each keeps its own jail and booking records.