Dade County Booking Releases

Dade County booking releases are handled by the Dade County Sheriff's Office in Trenton, Georgia. This small county in the far northwest tip of the state borders both Tennessee and Alabama. The Sheriff's Office operates the county jail, which processes all local bookings and releases. Despite being one of Georgia's smaller counties, Dade follows the same state record-keeping requirements as every other county. You can request booking release information by contacting the sheriff's office or filing a formal records request.

Dade County Sheriff Booking Releases

The Dade County Sheriff's Office manages the county jail and keeps all booking release records. The main office is in Trenton. You can call (706) 657-4211 for questions about jail records and inmate status. The jail processes arrests from sheriff's deputies and the Trenton Police Department.

Under O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7, every Georgia sheriff must keep a record of each person in the jail. This includes the inmate's name, booking date, charges, and release date. Dade County follows this law and stores all booking data in its system. The records cover years of arrests.

Dade County's location in the northwest corner means it borders two other states. Cross-border arrests involve coordination with Tennessee and Alabama authorities, but the county booking records only cover arrests processed through the Dade County jail. If someone was arrested in another state, their records are kept by that state's system.

How to Search Booking Releases

The easiest way to search for Dade County booking releases is to call the Sheriff's Office at (706) 657-4211. Give the staff a name and any dates you have. They can check the system and give you an answer. This works for current and recent bookings.

Check the Sheriff's Office website to see if Dade County posts a jail roster online. Some smaller Georgia counties do this, and it gives you a list of current inmates with names and charges. If this option is available, it is the fastest free tool.

You can also visit the jail in Trenton during business hours. Staff will search the records for you. For older records or certified copies, file a written open records request with the Sheriff's Office.

The Georgia Sheriffs' Association keeps a directory of all sheriff offices in the state. This is useful if you need to check jails in neighboring counties or across state lines.

Use the association directory to find contact details for Dade County and any other Georgia sheriff's office.

Open Records for Dade County Booking Releases

The Georgia Open Records Act at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 gives anyone the right to request booking release records from Dade County. The law is the same for every county, big or small. No reason is needed for your request.

Put your request in writing and send it to the Dade County Sheriff's Office in Trenton. Include the person's name and any dates or case numbers you know. The county has three business days to respond. The first 15 minutes of search time is free. Copies are $0.10 per page.

Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71, the sheriff's office must provide access during normal business hours. If they deny your request, they have to tell you why in writing.

What Booking Releases Contain

Dade County booking release records include the inmate's full name, date of birth, physical description, charges, booking date, arresting agency, bond amount, warrant numbers, and release date. This standard set of data gets logged at intake and updated at release.

Booking photos may also be part of the file. Georgia law at O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18 sets rules for sharing booking photographs. Dade County follows these guidelines.

Some records may be restricted. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 lists exemptions under the Open Records Act. Records from active investigations, juvenile cases, and sealed orders may not be released. But standard booking and release data for adult arrests is almost always public.

Statewide Booking Release Resources

State databases can add to what Dade County keeps locally. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search shows records for people in state custody. Use it if someone left the Dade County jail for a state prison facility.

The VINE notification system tracks custody changes across all Georgia counties for free. Sign up for alerts and get notified when someone in Dade County is released. Notifications come by phone or email.

For state-level open records requests, the GDC Open Records portal and the GBI Open Records portal handle requests that involve state agencies or cross county lines.

Cities in Dade County

Dade County is home to Trenton and a few other small communities. None have large enough populations for separate pages. All booking releases in the county go through the Dade County Sheriff's Office.

Nearby Counties

For booking releases from areas near Dade County, these neighboring counties each keep their own jail records.