Martinez, Georgia Busted Mugshots and Arrest Record Search
Martinez busted mugshots and arrest records are handled by the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, which provides all law enforcement and booking services for this unincorporated community in the Augusta metro area. Martinez has a population of about 33,019 and does not have its own police department or city government, so all arrest activity flows through the county. The Columbia County Sheriff is the primary contact for any Martinez inmate or booking record search.
Martinez Quick Facts
How Martinez Arrests and Bookings Are Handled
Martinez is an unincorporated community in Columbia County. It has no city charter and no municipal police force. The Columbia County Sheriff's Office covers all law enforcement in Martinez, including patrol, investigations, and arrests. When someone is arrested in Martinez, they are booked into the Columbia County Detention Center in Appling, the county seat.
Because Martinez has no independent government, there is no separate Martinez records office to contact. Everything related to arrests, inmate status, and booking records goes through Columbia County. The sheriff's office number for non-emergency calls is 706-541-0754. For anyone looking up inmate status or trying to confirm whether someone was arrested in Martinez, that is the agency to call. New bookings typically take several hours to appear in public search tools after an arrest is made.
Martinez sits adjacent to Evans, the other large unincorporated community in Columbia County. Both communities share the same sheriff's office, the same detention center, and the same records systems. If you are unsure whether an arrest took place in Martinez or Evans, the Columbia County Sheriff can clarify.
Columbia County Sheriff and Martinez Inmate Records
The Columbia County Sheriff's Office is the only agency handling arrest and booking records for Martinez. The non-emergency line is 706-541-0754. Staff can confirm custody status and direct you to the right records contact for formal requests. For anyone held in the Columbia County Detention Center after a Martinez arrest, the sheriff's records division processes both inmate status checks and formal open records requests.
Georgia law under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 bars law enforcement from posting booking photos online. So public tools for Columbia County return arrest data and charge information but not photos. Getting a booking photo from a Martinez arrest requires a formal written request to the Columbia County Sheriff under the Georgia Open Records Act. Agencies must respond within three business days. The Columbia County page on this site has more information on the detention center and how the records process works.
The screenshot below shows the Georgia Crime Information Center page, which is the GBI's division for statewide criminal history records covering Martinez and Columbia County.
GCIC maintains criminal history records for every Georgia county. A GCIC request can return arrest history, charges, and case outcomes for anyone with a Martinez or Columbia County record.
Georgia Law on Martinez Booking Photos and Mugshot Websites
Several Georgia statutes directly affect how Martinez busted mugshots and arrest records are accessed and handled. O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 bars Georgia law enforcement agencies from posting booking photos on the internet. This means the Columbia County Sheriff's Office does not publish mugshots in its public-facing tools. Arrest data with charges and custody status is accessible, but photos need a formal records request.
Third-party mugshot websites are subject to O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5. If a Martinez arrest photo appears on one of those sites, the subject can send a certified-mail removal request and the site must respond within 30 days at no cost. Georgia passed this law in 2013. The Georgia Consumer Protection Division has guidance on what qualifies and how to structure the request. Read it before sending anything because not every arrest type is eligible for removal under the statute.
The Georgia Open Records Act at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 governs how the Columbia County Sheriff handles records requests for Martinez arrests. Agencies must respond within three business days. The first 15 minutes of staff research time and first 20 pages are free. Additional pages are $0.10 each.
Statewide Resources for Martinez and Columbia County Arrest Records
Georgia offers several statewide tools for searching Martinez arrest and criminal history records. The Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC), run by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, keeps the statewide criminal history database. It covers arrests and convictions from Columbia County including Martinez. A GCIC criminal history check is one of the most thorough ways to look at someone's full record in the state. The GBI also handles formal open records requests online.
The Georgia Felon Search at georgia.gov costs $15 and delivers instant statewide felony conviction results. If you need to verify whether someone has a felony tied to a Martinez or Columbia County arrest, this is a fast tool. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender query is free and shows photos for anyone in state prison. It does not include people still in the local Columbia County jail. The Georgia Sex Offender Registry is free and searchable by name or address for the Martinez area.
The screenshot below shows the Georgia Department of Corrections offender query tool, which covers state prison inmates with convictions from Martinez and Columbia County cases.
The GDC database is free and shows photos. Anyone convicted in Columbia County and sent to state prison after a Martinez arrest may appear in this database.
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County Resources
Martinez is in Columbia County. The county page covers the detention center, booking process, and how to access arrest records in the county.