Carrollton Booking Release Search

Carrollton booking releases are managed by the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, which operates the county jail and stores all booking data. Carrollton is the county seat of Carroll County with a population of about 28,306. The Carrollton Police Department handles law enforcement in the city, but once an arrest is made, the person is taken to the Carroll County jail for booking. The county holds the records, not the city police department.

Carroll County Handles Carrollton Booking Releases

In Georgia, city police do not run jails for holding inmates. When the Carrollton Police Department arrests someone, officers bring that person to the Carroll County jail. The sheriff's staff creates the booking record at the jail. They log the charges, take a photo, and process the person into the facility. All booking release records for Carrollton arrests end up with Carroll County.

Georgia law supports this arrangement. Under O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7, the sheriff must keep a record of every person in the jail. The record includes the inmate's name, booking date, charges, and release information. Carroll County stores all this in its jail management system. Records cover every arrest processed at the county jail, from Carrollton and all other parts of the county.

Visit the Carroll County page for full details on how to access booking releases.

Carrollton Police Department

The Carrollton Police Department is at 115 W Center St, Carrollton, GA 30117. Call (770) 834-4451 to reach the department. The police handle all law enforcement within the city, including patrol, investigations, and traffic enforcement. Carrollton is home to the University of West Georgia, which means the department also works near the campus area. The university has its own police force for campus grounds, but city arrests go through Carrollton PD.

After an arrest, Carrollton officers complete their paperwork and transport the person to the Carroll County jail. Since Carrollton is the county seat, the jail is close by. The booking process starts at the county level. Jail staff log the arrest, note the arresting agency as Carrollton PD, and enter the charges. The booking number they assign is how you track the case from that point on.

If you need the police report from the arrest, contact Carrollton PD's records division. For the booking release record showing jail processing and release details, go through Carroll County. These are two separate documents that cover different parts of the same event.

How to Find Carrollton Booking Releases

Check the Carroll County Sheriff's website for an online inmate search tool. Many Georgia counties offer these, and they let you look up current inmates and recent bookings by name. If available, this is the fastest and easiest way to check on someone arrested in Carrollton. The search is free and usually available around the clock.

If you need records that are not online, file an open records request. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, Georgia's Open Records Act gives you the right to request booking release data from any government agency. Carroll County must respond within three business days. Copies cost $0.10 per page. Include the person's full name and any additional details like a date of birth or estimated arrest date.

You can send the request by mail or email. No special form is needed. You do not have to explain why you want the records. Georgia law does not require a reason. If the county denies your request, they must tell you which exemption under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 applies and cite the specific statute.

What Booking Releases Show

A booking release record from the Carroll County jail lists the person's full name, date of birth, and physical description. It shows the booking date and time, all charges, the arresting agency, and any warrant numbers. The bond amount and court assignment also appear. For Carrollton arrests, the arresting agency will show as Carrollton PD.

Release details get added when the person leaves custody. The record shows the release date and method, which could be bond, time served, transfer to another facility, or charges dropped. Georgia law at O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18 sets rules for booking photographs. Carroll County follows these rules when handling photo requests for Carrollton bookings.

Most booking release records in Carroll County are public. The law provides limited exemptions under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71 for active investigations and sealed court orders. Outside of those situations, anyone can request and receive booking release records.

Statewide Booking Release Resources

People arrested in Carrollton who later enter the state prison system can be found through the Georgia Department of Corrections. The GDC offender search shows state inmates with their current facility, sentence length, and projected release date.

The Georgia Sheriffs' Association keeps a directory of every county sheriff office in the state.

Use this directory to find contact information for the Carroll County Sheriff's Office and other county agencies across Georgia.

Sign up for VINE to get free alerts when an inmate at the Carroll County jail is released or moved. The service covers all Georgia jails. For state-level records, use the GDC Open Records portal or the GBI Open Records portal.

Nearby Cities

These cities near Carrollton route their booking releases through their respective county jails. Check the right page if the arrest happened in another area.