Kennesaw Booking Release Records
Kennesaw booking releases are processed through the Cobb County Sheriff's Office, which runs the county jail in Marietta. Kennesaw sits in the northwest part of Cobb County with a population around 37,700. When someone is arrested by the Kennesaw Police Department, they are transported to the Cobb County Adult Detention Center. All booking and release records for Kennesaw arrests are kept by the county sheriff, not the city.
Kennesaw Quick Facts
Cobb County Manages Booking Releases
Cobb County is one of the most populous counties in Georgia, and its jail handles bookings from multiple cities including Kennesaw. The Cobb County Adult Detention Center on Camp Circle in Marietta is the main facility where all arrests are processed. When Kennesaw police bring someone in, the county jail staff take over from there.
Under O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7, the Cobb County Sheriff must keep a record of every person held in the jail. The record includes the person's name, charges, booking date, and release date. Cobb County stores all of this in its jail management system. The sheriff's office phone number for jail questions is (770) 499-4200.
The Cobb County page covers everything about how the county handles booking releases, online searches, and open records requests.
Kennesaw Police Department
The Kennesaw Police Department is the local law enforcement agency for the city. Their station is at 2380 Cherokee Street in Kennesaw, GA 30144. Call (770) 429-4533 for non-emergency questions. The department handles patrols, investigations, and arrests within Kennesaw. Once an arrest is made, the person goes to the Cobb County jail.
You go to Kennesaw PD if you need an arrest report or incident report. These are separate from booking release records. The arrest report covers what the officer saw and did. The booking release record covers what happened at the jail. Both may be useful, but they come from different places. Kennesaw police can tell you how to get copies of their reports.
| Agency | Kennesaw Police Department |
|---|---|
| Address | 2380 Cherokee St, Kennesaw, GA 30144 |
| Phone | (770) 429-4533 |
Kennesaw is home to Kennesaw State University, which has its own campus police force. Arrests made by campus police on university property also go through the Cobb County booking system. The booking release records from those arrests are held by the county just like any other Kennesaw arrest.
How to Find Booking Releases
The Cobb County online inmate search is the best starting point. This tool lets you look up inmates by name and see their booking details, charges, and release status. The search is free. It covers current inmates and recent releases from across the county, including Kennesaw.
If you cannot find what you need in the online system, file an open records request with the Cobb County Sheriff's Office. Georgia law at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 gives everyone the right to ask for public records. Write down the person's full name and date of birth in your request. The county must get back to you within three business days. Copies cost $0.10 per page.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation open records portal accepts requests for state-level records that may relate to Kennesaw arrests.
Use this portal when you need GBI records connected to cases that started in Kennesaw or Cobb County.
A phone call to the Cobb County Jail also works. Staff at (770) 499-4200 can check if a person is currently held or has been released. They can confirm booking details over the phone. For copies of the actual records, though, you need to submit a formal request or come in person.
Details in Booking Records
Each booking release record from Cobb County for a Kennesaw arrest includes a standard set of information. The person's full name, date of birth, and physical description are recorded. All charges are listed along with the arresting agency. For Kennesaw arrests, the arresting agency is typically the Kennesaw Police Department.
The record also shows the booking number, the date and time of intake, any bond amount that was set, and when the person was released. If the person bonded out, that gets noted. Transfers to other facilities show up too. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72, certain records or parts of records may not be available to the public. Ongoing investigations and sealed court files can limit what you can see.
Booking photos are sometimes included with the release record. Georgia law at O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18 governs the release of booking photographs. Cobb County follows these rules when responding to photo requests for Kennesaw arrests.
State Search Tools
State resources can fill gaps when county records are not enough. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search shows anyone serving a state prison sentence. If someone booked in Kennesaw got transferred to a state facility, you can find them there.
The VINE notification system covers Cobb County and every other county in Georgia. Track an inmate for free and get alerts by phone, text, or email when something changes. For state records requests, use the GDC Open Records portal or the GBI Open Records portal.
Nearby Cities
Kennesaw is surrounded by other cities in the north metro Atlanta area. Arrests in these cities go through different agencies and county jails.