Marietta Busted Mugshots and Arrest Records
Marietta busted mugshots and arrest records are processed through the Cobb County Sheriff's Office, which runs the county jail serving this city of about 63,122 people. Marietta is the county seat of Cobb County, and most arrests made by the Marietta Police Department lead to bookings at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center. That facility's inmate search portal is the main tool for finding Marietta arrest records and inmate booking data.
Marietta Quick Facts
Which County Handles Marietta Arrest Records
Marietta is the county seat of Cobb County. All arrests made in the city by the Marietta Police Department or the Cobb County Police Department are booked at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center at 1772 County Services Pkwy, Marietta, GA 30008. The Cobb County Sheriff's Office runs the jail and manages the public inmate search system. As the county seat, Marietta is close to the detention center, which makes the booking process fast for most local arrests.
The Marietta Police Department and the Cobb County Police Department are separate agencies, but both feed arrests into the same county booking system. When you search for Marietta busted mugshots and see a record with "Marietta PD" as the arresting agency, city officers made that arrest. Records showing "Cobb County PD" may reflect arrests made in the county area that includes parts of the Marietta zip code outside city limits. Both types of records appear in the same Cobb County Sheriff's inmate search.
The county sheriff's non-emergency line for the Cobb County jail is 770-499-3900. You can call this number to ask about a specific person's booking status if you can't find them in the online portal.
The Marietta city website provides local resources and is shown below. The city police department and city court both serve Marietta residents for arrest and case processing.
The Marietta city portal links to local police, city court, and municipal services that play a role in how Marietta arrest records are created and maintained.
Marietta Police Department
The Marietta Police Department is at 240 Lemon Street, Marietta, GA 30060. The non-emergency number is 770-499-3900. The department handles law enforcement within Marietta city limits, including patrol, investigations, and arrests. Marietta has its own city court that handles traffic and misdemeanor cases within city limits. For more serious charges, cases go through the Cobb County State Court or Superior Court.
When MPD officers make an arrest, the defendant is booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center. The Marietta Police Department does not run its own jail. The booking record created at the county jail is the public arrest record that shows up in the Cobb County inmate search. If you want incident reports or other records held by MPD directly, you submit an open records request to the city department. Booking records go to the county sheriff.
The Marietta Municipal Court handles ordinance violations and city misdemeanors. Records from city court cases are separate from the county booking system. If you are looking for a citation or city court case, contact the Marietta Municipal Court directly rather than the county jail system. For felony cases and most misdemeanor arrests, the county system holds the booking data you are looking for.
Cobb County Inmate Search for Marietta Arrests
The Cobb County Sheriff's Office inmate search at inmate-search.cobbsheriff.org is the main tool for Marietta busted mugshots and booking records. Enter a name to search current inmates at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center. Results show charges, booking date, bond information, and other details from the booking record. The search is free and available to the public without an account.
For formal records, submit an open records request to the Cobb County Sheriff's Office. Under the Georgia Open Records Act, the agency must respond within three business days. The first 15 minutes of staff time costs nothing, and the first 20 pages are free. Pages beyond that run $0.10 each. Certified copies carry additional fees. You can also request records from the Marietta Police Department for incident reports and other city-held documents.
For full coverage of Cobb County's jail system, including facility details and legal resources, see the Cobb County busted mugshots page.
The screenshot below shows the Georgia Felon Search page, which provides instant felony conviction results for $15 and covers all of Georgia including Cobb County.
The Georgia Felon Search is useful when you want to check for felony convictions tied to a Marietta arrest beyond what the county inmate search shows.
Georgia Law on Busted Mugshots and Booking Records
Several Georgia laws shape how Marietta arrest records and mugshots are accessed. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19, law enforcement agencies in Georgia cannot post booking photos on the internet. The Cobb County Sheriff's inmate search shows inmate data without publishing mugshots publicly. This is state law, not a county-specific policy, and it applies to all Georgia sheriff offices.
Third-party mugshot websites do publish arrest photos. If a Marietta booking photo appears on one of these sites, Georgia law provides a path for removal. Under O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5, mugshot companies must remove photos free of charge within 30 days when the arrest is eligible for record restriction. You make the request by certified mail. Guidance on how to do this is available from the Georgia Consumer Protection Division.
The Georgia Open Records Act at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 gives you the legal right to request records from the Cobb County Sheriff, the Marietta Police Department, and any other Georgia government agency. The three-business-day response requirement applies universally. Agencies cannot ignore or indefinitely delay a proper open records request.
The screenshot below shows the Georgia statute page for O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19, the law that prohibits Georgia law enforcement agencies from posting booking photos online.
This 2014 statute explains why official Cobb County and Marietta sources do not display mugshots in their public inmate search tools.
Statewide Arrest Record Tools for Marietta
State-level tools supplement the Cobb County inmate search for Marietta arrest records. The Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC), managed by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, holds criminal history records for all 159 counties. Marietta arrest records flow into the GCIC system after booking and court processing. The GBI handles formal open records requests through its online portal.
The Georgia Felon Search at georgia.gov costs $15 and provides instant felony results statewide. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search is free and shows photos for state prison inmates. If someone was arrested in Marietta and later sentenced to state prison, their record may appear in the GDC database. The Georgia Sex Offender Registry is free and searchable by name or address and includes registrants in Marietta and throughout Cobb County.
The screenshot below shows the Georgia Department of Corrections offender query database, a free public tool for looking up state prison inmates with photo display.
The GDC database is separate from the county inmate search and covers people who have been sentenced to state prison rather than held in a county jail like the Cobb County Adult Detention Center.
Nearby Cities
These nearby cities have arrest record and busted mugshots pages with local search resources.
Cobb County Arrest Records
Marietta is the county seat of Cobb County, and all city arrests go through the Cobb County Sheriff's Office booking system. For complete details on the county jail, inmate search portal, and open records contacts, visit the Cobb County page.