Colquitt County Booking Release Records

Colquitt County booking releases are managed by the Colquitt County Sheriff's Office in Moultrie, Georgia. The county sits in the south-central part of the state and has a sizeable population spread across farming communities and small towns. The Sheriff's Office operates the county jail, which processes all local bookings and releases. Every arrest gets documented in the jail management system, and these records are available to the public through proper request channels.

Colquitt County Sheriff Booking Releases

The Colquitt County Sheriff's Office oversees the jail and keeps booking release records for the county. The main office is located at 340 East Central Avenue in Moultrie. Call (229) 616-7430 for questions about jail records and inmate status. The jail runs around the clock, and staff can help with record inquiries during normal hours.

Under O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7, every sheriff in Georgia must keep a record of each person held in the county jail. This includes the inmate's name, the date they were booked, what charges they face, and when they were let go. Colquitt County follows this requirement. All booking data goes into the jail management system and stays there for years.

The sheriff's deputies and the Moultrie Police Department are the main agencies making arrests in the county. Both agencies bring their arrests to the county jail, where the booking process takes place.

How to Search Records

There are several ways to search for Colquitt County booking releases. Check the Sheriff's Office website first. Some Georgia counties post a daily jail roster online. If Colquitt County has one, it will show current inmates with their names, charges, and booking dates.

If the person is not on the online roster, call the jail at (229) 616-7430. Staff can search the system by name. Give them as much info as you can. They will let you know the booking status and whether the person has been released.

You can walk into the Sheriff's Office in Moultrie during business hours and ask for records. Bring your ID. For recent bookings, the staff can usually help you on the spot. For older records or formal copies, you will need to file an open records request.

The Georgia Sheriffs' Association directory lists all county sheriff offices and can help you find contact details for Colquitt County and surrounding areas.

Use the Sheriffs' Association website to find phone numbers and addresses for any Georgia sheriff's office, including Colquitt County.

Open Records for Colquitt County Booking Releases

The Georgia Open Records Act at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 makes booking release records available to anyone. You can request them from the Colquitt County Sheriff's Office. No reason is needed. The records are public.

Write your request and send it to the office at 340 East Central Avenue, Moultrie, GA 31768. Include the person's name, dates, and any case numbers you know. The first 15 minutes of search time is free. Copies cost $0.10 per page. The county must respond within three business days.

Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71, the county must provide access to records during normal business hours. If they deny your request or part of it, they have to give you a written reason. Most booking release data is public.

What Booking Releases Show

Each Colquitt County booking release record contains the inmate's full name, date of birth, physical description, charges, booking date, arresting agency, bond amount, warrant numbers, and release date. This information gets recorded at intake and updated as things change.

Booking photos may be part of the record. O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18 sets rules for how booking photos can be released in Georgia. Colquitt County follows these rules.

Not everything may be available. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 lists exemptions to the Open Records Act. Records from active investigations, juvenile cases, or sealed court orders may be held back. But the core booking and release data for adult arrests is public.

Statewide Booking Release Resources

Beyond Colquitt County, state-level tools can help you search for booking and release information. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search covers anyone in state custody. If someone left the Colquitt County jail for a state prison, you can find them there.

The VINE notification system tracks custody changes across every Georgia county. It is free and sends alerts by phone or email when someone is released. Use it for Colquitt County or any other county in the state.

For state-level records requests, the GDC Open Records portal and the GBI Open Records portal handle requests tied to corrections and law enforcement at the state level.

Cities in Colquitt County

Colquitt County includes Moultrie, Norman Park, Doerun, Berlin, Funston, and Ellenton. None of these communities meet the population threshold for separate pages. All booking releases in Colquitt County are handled by the county sheriff.

Nearby Counties

Need booking releases from neighboring areas? These counties share borders with Colquitt and each keeps its own jail records.