Chattooga County Booking Release Records

Chattooga County booking releases are maintained by the Chattooga County Sheriff's Office in Summerville, Georgia. Sitting in the northwest corner of the state near the Alabama line, Chattooga County processes all jail bookings and releases through its detention facility. The Sheriff's Office records every arrest, from intake to release, and makes this information available through proper channels. You can search for booking release data by contacting the jail or filing an open records request.

Sheriff and Booking Releases

The Chattooga County Sheriff's Office handles all jail operations and booking release records. The office is located at 32 West Court Street in Summerville. Call (706) 857-0706 for questions about jail records and inmate status. The staff processes bookings around the clock and can check records for you by phone.

Georgia law at O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7 requires the sheriff to maintain a record of every person held in the jail. This includes the inmate's name, booking date, charges, and release date. Chattooga County keeps all of this in its jail management system. Records go back years and cover every person who has been through the facility.

The jail also handles bond processing. When someone posts bail or a judge releases them, the record gets updated. Staff log the release date and method so the record stays current.

Searching Chattooga County Booking Releases

To find Chattooga County booking releases, start by contacting the Sheriff's Office. The county may post a jail roster on its website. Check for a current list of inmates that shows names, charges, and booking dates. This roster updates regularly but may not include older records.

For records not shown online, call the jail at (706) 857-0706. Give them the person's name and any other info you have. Staff can look through the system and tell you the booking status. This works for both current and recent bookings.

You can also request records in writing. Send a letter to the Sheriff's Office with the details of what you need. The county treats this as an open records request and must respond within three business days.

The GBI's Georgia Crime Information Center keeps criminal history data that may relate to Chattooga County bookings.

The GCIC maintains statewide criminal records that can supplement what you find in Chattooga County's local jail system.

Filing Open Records Requests

Georgia's Open Records Act at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 makes booking release records available to anyone who asks. You don't need a reason to request them. The records are public.

Send your request to the Chattooga County Sheriff's Office at 32 West Court Street, Summerville, GA 30747. Put it in writing and be specific. Include the person's name, any dates you know, and the type of record you want. The first 15 minutes of search time is free. After that, you pay for staff time and copies at $0.10 per page.

The county has three business days to respond under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71. They will either give you the records, ask for more time, or explain any exemptions. Most booking release data is public and available without issues.

Details in Booking Releases

Each Chattooga County booking release record has the inmate's full name, date of birth, physical description, charges, booking date, release date, arresting agency, bond amount, and warrant numbers. This data gets entered at intake and updated when the person leaves.

Booking photos are sometimes included. O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18 sets rules about sharing these photos. The Chattooga County Sheriff's Office follows state law on this.

Not all records are fully open. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 lists exemptions that apply across the state. Active investigations, juvenile cases, and sealed records may be withheld. But the core booking and release information for adult arrests is public.

Statewide Tools

The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search helps you find people who went from the Chattooga County jail to state prison. It shows sentence details, current facility, and release projections.

Use the VINE notification system to track custody status changes in Chattooga County. It is free and sends alerts by phone or email when an inmate is released. This covers all Georgia counties.

The GDC Open Records portal and GBI Open Records portal handle state-level requests. Use them for records that span multiple counties or involve corrections and law enforcement at the state level.

Cities in Chattooga County

Chattooga County is home to Summerville, Trion, Lyerly, and Menlo. None of these communities have populations large enough for separate pages. All booking releases for arrests in Chattooga County are processed by the county sheriff.

Nearby Counties

Looking for booking releases from nearby areas? These counties share borders with Chattooga and each maintains its own jail and records system.