Franklin County Booking Releases
Franklin County booking releases are maintained by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office in Carnesville, Georgia. This northeast Georgia county sits along the Interstate 85 corridor between Atlanta and the South Carolina border. The Sheriff's Office operates the county jail and keeps records of every booking and release. Carnesville is the county seat and where the jail and sheriff's offices are based. All arrests in Franklin County lead to bookings at this facility, and the resulting records are available to the public through Georgia's open records process.
Franklin County Quick Facts
Sheriff and Jail Records
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office handles all jail operations and booking release records. The office is in Carnesville. You can call to ask about current inmates and recent releases. Staff process bookings from arrests made by sheriff's deputies, local police, and state patrol troopers who stop people along the I-85 corridor that runs through the county.
Under O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7, the sheriff must maintain a record for each person held in the county jail. This includes the inmate's name, booking date, charges, and release date. Franklin County stores all this information in the jail management system. Records are kept for years and cover every booking at the facility.
Because I-85 passes through the county, the jail sometimes holds people from outside the area who were arrested on the highway. Those bookings are part of the Franklin County records too.
How to Search Booking Releases
Franklin County may not have a public online inmate search system. Many counties of this size handle inquiries by phone or in person. Call the Sheriff's Office and ask about the person you are looking for. Staff can check the jail system for current inmates and recent releases.
For official copies of booking release records, file an open records request under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70. Write up your request and send it to the Sheriff's Office in Carnesville. Include the person's name and any other identifying information. The county has three business days to respond.
The VINE system lets you track inmates across all Georgia counties, including Franklin.
Register for free on VINE and get notified when an inmate in Franklin County is released or transferred.
The first 15 minutes of search time are free. Copies run $0.10 per page. If you know the approximate date of the arrest, include that in your request. Specific details help the staff find records faster.
Open Records Process
Open records requests for Franklin County go to the Sheriff's Office. You can mail the request or take it in person. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71, you do not need to give a reason for your request. The law only requires a clear description of what records you want.
The county must respond within three business days. They can provide the records, deny the request with a legal basis, or ask for more time. Most requests for booking releases are simple and should be filled quickly. Fees are standard at $0.10 per page with no charge for the first 15 minutes of search time.
What Booking Releases Include
Franklin County booking release records show the inmate's full name, date of birth, physical description, charges, booking date, arresting agency, and release date. The release method is also recorded. Common methods include bond, transfer, time served, and court order. Each record has a booking number that ties all the information together.
Rules about booking photographs are in O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18. Some records may be exempt from public access under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72. This covers juvenile records, sealed cases, and records connected to active investigations. Adult booking releases are public in Franklin County.
Statewide Booking Release Resources
State databases can supplement Franklin County records. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search covers anyone in state prison. If someone was booked in Franklin County and later moved to a state facility, you can find them there.
The VINE notification system covers all Georgia counties. It is free to use and runs around the clock. The GDC Open Records portal and GBI Open Records portal handle state-level records requests that go beyond what the county maintains.
Nearby Counties
Franklin County borders several other counties in northeast Georgia. If you need booking releases from a nearby area, reach out to the right county's sheriff's office.