Access Cartersville Busted Mugshots and Arrest Records

Cartersville busted mugshots and arrest records are processed through the Bartow County Sheriff's Office, which books defendants arrested by Cartersville Police Department into the Bartow County Jail. As the county seat of Bartow County with a population of about 25,100, Cartersville generates most of the county's bookings, and the Bartow County public inmate search is the main free resource for finding arrest data, charges, and custody status tied to Cartersville arrests.

Cartersville Arrest Booking and Bartow County Jail

Cartersville Police Department arrests result in transport to the Bartow County Jail for booking. The county facility handles fingerprinting, photographing, and charge entry for all Cartersville arrests. Records typically appear in the public inmate search within a few hours of the booking process being completed. Cartersville does not operate its own jail, so all arrest bookings go into the county system.

The Bartow County Sheriff's Office operates the public inmate search at jailroster.bc-cville.org. Anyone can search by name and see current and recently released inmates, along with their charges, booking dates, and custody status. The tool is free and requires no account. This is the main resource for finding Cartersville busted mugshots and booking data in the county system. The Bartow County page on this site has more on the jail and additional local resources.

Cartersville is the county seat of Bartow County, which means the main courthouse and jail are both in the city. Arrests from elsewhere in the county flow through the same jail that handles Cartersville bookings. Bartow County sits north of the Atlanta metro along the I-75 corridor, and Cartersville is the largest city in the county.

Cartersville Police Department

The Cartersville Police Department is located at 178 W Main Street, Cartersville, GA 30120. The non-emergency number is 770-382-5400. Officers handle arrests throughout the city and transfer defendants to the Bartow County Jail for booking. CPD does not maintain a public inmate database of its own, and the county inmate search is the place to go for Cartersville arrest records.

For records from city police specifically, Cartersville handles open records requests through city channels. For booking records and jail data, the Bartow County Sheriff is the right contact. Most searches for Cartersville busted mugshots will return results through the county inmate search at jailroster.bc-cville.org rather than through a direct city police request. City police and county jail records are separate systems, and the county holds the booking data after an officer makes an arrest.

The city portal below shows Cartersville's official web presence. For arrest records specifically, the Bartow County inmate search is the tool you need rather than the city portal.

The Cartersville city portal provides access to municipal services. Arrest records and booking data are maintained separately by the Bartow County Sheriff's Office at jailroster.bc-cville.org.

Bartow County Inmate Search for Cartersville Busted Mugshots

The Bartow County Sheriff's inmate search at jailroster.bc-cville.org is the primary public tool for Cartersville arrest records. Search by name to pull up current and recent inmates. Results include charges, booking dates, and custody status. Free to use. No registration required.

For records older than what appears in the live search, submit a formal open records request to the Bartow County Sheriff. The Georgia Open Records Act at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 requires a response within three business days. The first 15 minutes of staff time and the first 20 pages cost nothing. Additional pages run $0.10 each. The Bartow County page has contact details and additional information on the local jail system.

Georgia Law on Cartersville Booking Photos and Mugshot Sites

State law shapes how Cartersville busted mugshots are handled at the agency level. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19, Georgia law enforcement agencies cannot post booking photos on their websites. The Bartow County Sheriff's inmate search shows arrest data and charges but does not display photos in the public portal. Booking photos are part of each arrest record but are not made publicly available online by the agency under this statute.

If a Cartersville arrest photo ends up on a third-party mugshot website, Georgia's O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5 provides a removal path. The site must remove the photo free of charge within 30 days of receiving a written request by certified mail. The Georgia Consumer Protection Division has guidance on how to make the request and which arrests are eligible. Not every arrest qualifies, so check the rules before writing the letter.

Formal access to Cartersville booking photos and arrest records falls under the Georgia Open Records Act at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70. The Bartow County Sheriff must respond within three business days. Booking photos held by the sheriff are public records even though they are not displayed in the online portal, and anyone can request them through the formal open records process.

The screenshot below shows the Georgia Consumer Protection Division guidance page on mugshot websites, which explains removal rights under state law for anyone with a Cartersville booking photo on a third-party site.

Georgia law requires covered mugshot sites to remove photos free within 30 days of a certified mail request when the underlying arrest qualifies, and this page explains the process step by step.

Statewide Resources for Cartersville Arrest Records

Several Georgia-wide tools are available when searching beyond the Bartow County inmate database. The Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC), operated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, is the statewide criminal history repository. A GCIC check returns arrest and disposition data from all Georgia counties, including Bartow. The Georgia Felon Search at georgia.gov costs $15 and gives instant results for felony conviction records statewide. It's useful for checking whether a Cartersville arrest led to a felony conviction anywhere in Georgia.

The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search is free and covers state prison inmates, showing photos automatically. Someone convicted after a Cartersville arrest and sent to a state facility will appear in the GDC database. Local jail bookings stay in the Bartow County system at jailroster.bc-cville.org. The Georgia Sex Offender Registry, maintained by the GBI, is free and searchable by name or address. It covers all Georgia counties including Bartow and includes photos of registered offenders in the Cartersville area.

The screenshot below shows the GBI GCIC division page, the statewide criminal history resource for Cartersville and Bartow County arrest records beyond the local jail search.

GCIC is the central Georgia criminal history database and is a useful supplement to the Bartow County inmate search when a broader records check is needed for Cartersville arrests.

Bartow County Resources

Cartersville is the county seat of Bartow County. The county page has full details on the jail, inmate search, and arrest record resources for the area.