Alpharetta Booking Releases
Alpharetta booking releases are processed through the Fulton County jail system. When Alpharetta police make an arrest, the person is transported to a Fulton County jail facility for booking. All booking and release records for Alpharetta arrests are held by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office. The city sits in the north part of Fulton County and has a police force that handles local law enforcement, but the county jail manages all booking records from that point on.
Alpharetta Quick Facts
Fulton County Handles Alpharetta Booking Releases
Alpharetta is part of Fulton County. That means the Fulton County Sheriff's Office is in charge of all jail bookings for people arrested in the city. When Alpharetta police pick someone up, they take that person to a Fulton County jail for processing. The booking record gets created at the county level, not by the city. This is how it works across Georgia. City police make the arrest, but the county jail does the booking.
The Fulton County jail system runs four facilities. The North Annex at 2565 Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta is the closest one to the city. Many Alpharetta arrests end up at this location first. From there, inmates may be moved to the main jail on Rice Street in Atlanta or to other county facilities depending on space and case needs. All of these locations feed into the same records system.
For full details on how Fulton County manages booking releases and how to search their records, see the county page.
Alpharetta Police Department
The Alpharetta Police Department is located at 2565 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta GA 30009. You can reach them at (678) 297-6300. The department handles all law enforcement for the city, and its officers are often the ones making arrests that lead to booking records in the Fulton County system.
Alpharetta police keep their own records of arrests and incident reports. These are separate from the booking release records held at the county jail. If you need the police report for an arrest that happened in Alpharetta, you would ask the police department directly. But if you need the booking record showing when someone was processed into jail and when they got out, that comes from Fulton County.
You can visit the police department during business hours to ask about local arrest records. Bring a valid ID. Staff can tell you if a report is available and what it costs to get a copy. Police reports and booking releases are two different things, so make sure you know which one you need before you go.
How to Find Booking Releases
There are a few ways to look up booking releases for people arrested in Alpharetta. The fastest option is the Fulton County online inmate search tool. You can search by name or booking number. The tool is free and runs all day and night. It covers all Fulton County jail facilities, including the North Annex near Alpharetta.
If the online tool does not show what you need, try calling the Fulton County jail at (404) 613-2000. Staff can check the system for older records that may not show up in the web search. You can also send an email to the Sheriff's Office open records unit. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, you have the right to request public records from any Georgia government agency. The county must respond within three business days of getting your request.
For records that go back more than a few years, a formal open records request is often the best path. You write a short letter or email saying what records you want, and the county pulls them from their archives. There is a copy fee of $0.10 per page for any documents they print for you. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71, the agency can charge for the time it takes to find and copy the records, but they cannot charge more than the actual cost.
What Booking Releases Show
A booking release record for an Alpharetta arrest will show several key pieces of information. The record lists the person's full name, date of birth, and a physical description. It shows the date and time of booking, which charges were filed, and which agency made the arrest. For Alpharetta cases, the arresting agency is usually listed as Alpharetta PD.
The record also notes the booking number, any warrant numbers tied to the case, and the court that will handle the charges. When the person is released from jail, the release date and method get added. Some people bond out. Others are released on their own recognizance. Still others serve their time and get released at the end of their sentence. Each of these shows up differently in the record.
Georgia law at O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7 says the jail keeper must maintain a record of every person held in the facility. This covers the person's name, charges, dates, and release info. The law applies to all county jails in the state, including the ones that process Alpharetta arrests. Booking photographs may also be part of the record. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18, there are rules about how booking photos can be shared and used.
Statewide Booking Release Resources
The Fulton County inmate search page from the Georgia Department of Corrections lets you look up anyone serving a state sentence in Georgia.
Use the GDC offender search if someone arrested in Alpharetta was later sent to a state prison. The tool is free and shows current location, sentence length, and release dates for state inmates.
The VINE notification system is another useful tool. It sends you alerts when an inmate's custody status changes. You can sign up for phone calls, emails, or text messages. VINE covers Fulton County and every other county in Georgia. If someone you know was booked after an Alpharetta arrest, VINE lets you track their status without calling the jail.
For state-level open records requests, the GDC Open Records portal and the GBI Open Records portal both accept requests online. These are useful if you need records that cross county lines or involve state agencies. The response time is the same three business days set by O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72.
Nearby Cities
These cities are near Alpharetta. Each one routes booking releases through its own county jail system. If you are not sure where an arrest took place, check the nearby city pages too.