Carroll County Arrest Records and Mugshots

Carroll County is a growing west Georgia county with Carrollton as its seat, and if you need to search Carroll County busted mugshots or arrest records, the Carroll County Sheriff's Office handles jail bookings and maintains inmate records for the county. This page explains how to access Carroll County arrest data through local and statewide sources, including GBI tools and Georgia's open records process that covers booking photos and criminal history files.

Carroll County Sheriff Inmate Search and Booking Records

The Carroll County Sheriff's Office runs the county detention center and processes all bookings for the county. Arrests made by the Carroll County Sheriff's deputies, the Carrollton Police Department, and other local law enforcement agencies in Carroll County all flow through the county jail. Each booking generates an arrest record with the defendant's name, charges, arresting agency, booking date, and bond information.

To find someone currently held in the Carroll County jail, contact the Carroll County Sheriff's Office directly. The sheriff's office is the primary source for current inmate status in Carroll County. For written arrest records, booking reports, and historical data, you can submit a formal open records request. Georgia's Open Records Act, codified at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, gives you the right to access these documents. Agencies must respond within three business days. The first 15 minutes of staff time and first 20 pages are free, and additional pages cost $0.10 each.

Carroll County arrest records are public documents in Georgia. They cover bookings for offenses ranging from traffic violations to felony charges filed in Carroll County Superior Court.

The screenshot below shows the GBI's Georgia Crime Information Center page, a statewide resource for criminal history data that includes Carroll County arrest and conviction records.

GCIC holds criminal history data for all Georgia counties, including Carroll County, and can be accessed through the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Georgia Databases That Cover Carroll County Busted Mugshots

Several statewide tools supplement what the Carroll County Sheriff's Office provides. The Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC), run by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, maintains criminal history records for all Georgia counties, including Carroll County. A GCIC background check pulls arrest and conviction data from multiple agencies. It goes deeper than a single jail search and can show a person's full record across Carroll County and the rest of the state.

The Georgia Felon Search costs $15 and gives you fast results on felony conviction records statewide. If you want to know whether someone has a felony conviction from a Carroll County court case, this is a quick way to check. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search is free and includes photos for people currently in state prison. A person convicted of a felony in Carroll County Superior Court who was sent to a GDC facility will appear in this database.

The Georgia Sex Offender Registry is free and searchable by name or address. It includes photos and covers registered sex offenders in Carroll County. The GBI also accepts formal open records requests through its online portal for state-held criminal history records.

Georgia Law on Mugshots and Carroll County Booking Photos

Two key Georgia statutes shape how Carroll County busted mugshots can be accessed and used. The first is O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19, passed in 2014. This law bars Georgia law enforcement agencies from posting booking photos online. The Carroll County Sheriff's Office does not put mugshots on its website as a result. You can still request booking photos through a formal open records request, but the agency won't post them publicly on its own.

The second is O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5 (2013), which targets private mugshot websites. Under this law, those sites must remove a booking photo for free within 30 days if the arrest is eligible for restriction. The request goes by certified mail to the website operator. The Georgia Consumer Protection Division has detailed guidance on this process, including which sites are covered and what information to include in the removal request.

These two laws work together. Law enforcement can't post photos online, and private sites that do must remove them on request when the law requires it. Both rules apply to Carroll County arrest records.

The screenshot below shows the GBI open records request portal, which you can use to request state-held criminal history data linked to Carroll County arrests.

The GBI's online portal accepts open records requests for criminal history data, including records tied to Carroll County bookings and convictions.

Carroll County Court Records and Arrest Dispositions

Carroll County is served by the Coweta Judicial Circuit, which also covers Coweta, Heard, Meriwether, and Troup counties. After a booking in Carroll County, the case moves to the Carroll County State Court (for misdemeanors) or the Carroll County Superior Court (for felonies). Court records become public once filed and give you information on how an arrest was resolved.

The Carroll County Clerk of Superior Court keeps case filings, judgments, plea records, and related documents. If you want to know the outcome of a Carroll County arrest, the clerk's records can show whether charges were dismissed, if the person pled guilty, or if the case went to trial. This is separate from the booking record itself and adds context about what happened after the arrest.

Court records for Carroll County cases can also be found through the Georgia courts online system. Search by name or case number to find filings tied to a specific Carroll County arrest record.

Requesting Carroll County Arrest Records Under Open Records Law

To get a Carroll County arrest record or booking report, submit your request in writing to the Carroll County Sheriff's Office. Include the full name of the person you are searching for, and add a date of birth or arrest date if you have it. A booking number makes the search faster. Under Georgia's Open Records Act, the agency must respond within three business days and either provide the records or explain any delay or exemption that applies.

The cost is limited. The first 15 minutes of search time and first 20 pages are free. After that, pages cost $0.10 each. Booking photos may be included if you ask for them specifically. Some agencies handle photos as a separate request from the written booking report, so be clear about what you need. For GBI-held records, use the GBI open records portal. For state prison records tied to Carroll County convictions, the GDC offender search is free and faster than a formal records request.

Cities in Carroll County

Carrollton is the largest city in Carroll County and has its own dedicated arrest record page with local booking information.

Nearby Counties

Carroll County borders several west Georgia counties. Each county has its own arrest record resources and jail booking data.