Fayette County Booking Releases

Fayette County booking releases are managed by the Fayette County Sheriff's Office in Fayetteville, Georgia. Located south of Atlanta in the metro area, Fayette County is a well-populated suburban county that handles a steady flow of jail bookings throughout the year. The Sheriff's Office runs the county jail and keeps records for every person who is booked in and released. Fayetteville is the county seat, and the jail and administrative offices are located there. Access to these booking release records is governed by Georgia's open records laws.

Sheriff's Office and Records

The Fayette County Sheriff's Office manages the county jail and all booking release records. The office is at 155 Johnson Avenue in Fayetteville. You can call (770) 461-6353 for information about inmates, releases, and records requests. The jail operates around the clock and processes bookings at all hours.

Under O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7, the sheriff must keep a record of every person held in the county jail. This law applies across Georgia and Fayette County follows it strictly. Records must include the inmate's name, booking date, charges, and release date. The jail management system stores these records going back years.

The Fayette County Sheriff's Office website provides agency details and records request information.

Visit the sheriff's website for current contact numbers, office hours, and instructions on how to submit records requests.

Multiple police departments operate in Fayette County, including the Fayetteville Police Department and the Peachtree City Police Department. Arrests made by any agency in the county lead to bookings at the Fayette County Jail. The Sheriff's Office keeps the records for all of them.

How to Search Booking Releases

Fayette County may offer an online inmate lookup tool through the Sheriff's Office website or a third-party jail management platform. Check the Fayette County Sheriff's website for the most current search tools. Online systems typically let you search by name and show booking dates, charges, bond amounts, and release status.

If you cannot find what you need online, call the jail at (770) 461-6353. Staff can look up current inmates and recent releases. They can also tell you whether a record exists for a specific person. For older records or certified copies, you will need to file a formal open records request.

Georgia's Open Records Act at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 gives you the right to request booking release records. The county must respond within three business days. Put your request in writing and send it to the Sheriff's Office. The first 15 minutes of search time are free, and copies cost $0.10 per page.

Include as much information as you can. The person's full name is essential. A date of birth, booking number, or approximate arrest date all help the staff find the right record. Be specific and you will get results faster.

Open Records Process

Formal open records requests for Fayette County booking releases go to the Sheriff's Office. You can mail them, drop them off, or check whether the office takes email requests. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71, the law does not require you to explain why you want the records. Just describe what you need clearly enough for staff to find it.

The three-day response window starts when the county receives your request. Fayette County can provide the records, deny the request with a legal citation, or notify you that they need more time. Most booking release requests do not take long because the records are well organized in the jail system.

Standard fees apply. Copies are $0.10 per page. No charge for the first 15 minutes of search time. If the request requires extra work, there may be an additional charge at a reasonable rate.

What Booking Releases Contain

Fayette County booking release records include the inmate's full name, date of birth, physical description, charges, booking date, arresting agency, bond amount, and release date. The release method is also recorded. This could be bond, time served, transfer, or another reason. Each booking gets a unique number that links all the data together.

Booking photographs are governed by O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18, which has specific rules about how and when mugshots can be shared. Certain records may fall under the exceptions listed in O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72. Juvenile cases, sealed court orders, and active investigations are the most common reasons a record might be withheld.

The vast majority of adult booking releases in Fayette County are public. You should have no trouble getting them through a standard request.

Statewide Booking Release Resources

State-level databases can supplement your search of Fayette County booking releases. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search covers anyone serving a state sentence. This tool is useful if someone booked in Fayette County was later transferred to a state prison.

The VINE notification system works for all Georgia counties including Fayette. Register for free and get alerts when an inmate is released or moved. For state-level open records, the GDC Open Records portal and the GBI Open Records portal handle requests beyond the county level.

Cities in Fayette County

Peachtree City is the largest city in Fayette County and the only city with a dedicated page on this site. All jail bookings in the county route through the Fayette County Sheriff's Office. Other cities like Fayetteville, Tyrone, and Brooks also have their bookings handled by the county jail.

Nearby Counties

Fayette County borders several counties south of Atlanta. Check the correct county if you need booking releases from a neighboring area.