Floyd County Arrest Records and Mugshots

Floyd County is a northwest Georgia county with Rome as its county seat, and finding Floyd County busted mugshots or arrest records starts with the Floyd County Sheriff's Office, which runs the county jail and handles bookings for people arrested throughout the county. This page covers how to access Floyd County inmate data, booking records, and criminal history information through official Georgia channels, including state tools run by the GBI and GDC.

Floyd County Sheriff Bookings and Inmate Records

The Floyd County Sheriff's Office operates the county detention center and handles all jail bookings for the county. When the sheriff's deputies, the Rome Police Department, or state patrol agencies arrest someone in Floyd County, they bring the defendant to the county jail. The booking creates a record with the person's name, charges, booking date, arresting agency, and bond status. These records are public under Georgia law.

Rome is one of the larger cities in northwest Georgia and generates a steady volume of arrests each year. The Rome Police Department and the Floyd County Sheriff's Office are both active agencies, and their bookings all go through the county jail. To find someone currently held in Floyd County, contact the sheriff's office directly. For written records and historical booking data, submit a formal open records request. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, agencies must respond within three business days. The first 15 minutes of search time and first 20 pages are free, and pages beyond that cost $0.10 each.

Floyd County courts are part of the Rome Judicial Circuit, which also covers Polk and Chattooga counties. Misdemeanor cases go to Floyd County State Court, and felonies are heard in Floyd County Superior Court.

The screenshot below shows the GBI agency homepage, which is the starting point for statewide criminal history checks that include Floyd County arrest records.

The GBI maintains the GCIC and the Sex Offender Registry, both of which cover arrests and convictions from Floyd County.

Statewide Resources for Floyd County Busted Mugshots

Several Georgia state tools can expand what you find in a local Floyd County inmate search. The Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC), operated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, holds criminal history records for every Georgia county, including Floyd County. A GCIC check pulls arrest and conviction data from multiple agencies. It gives a broader view than a single jail search and covers cases going back many years.

The Georgia Felon Search costs $15 and gives instant results for felony conviction records statewide, including Floyd County Superior Court convictions. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search is free and includes photos for people currently serving time in state prison. If someone was convicted in Floyd County and sent to a GDC facility, they will appear in that database. It's often a faster route to a photo than submitting a formal open records request.

The Georgia Sex Offender Registry is free and searchable by name or address. It covers registered offenders in Rome and throughout Floyd County, and it includes photos. The GBI also handles formal open records requests through its online portal.

Georgia Law on Floyd County Booking Photos

Two Georgia statutes are relevant to anyone searching Floyd County busted mugshots. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 (2014), law enforcement agencies cannot post booking photos online. The Floyd County Sheriff's Office and the Rome Police Department do not publish mugshots on their websites. You can get inmate status and charge information from official channels, but photos are not publicly posted by the agencies themselves.

Georgia's O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5 (2013) applies to private mugshot websites. These sites must remove photos at no cost within 30 days when the arrest qualifies for restriction. The request is sent by certified mail to the website operator. The Georgia Consumer Protection Division has detailed guidance on how to make a removal request and which websites are covered by the law. This is the right resource if a Floyd County booking photo appears on a mugshot site.

For a certified copy of a Floyd County booking photo, submit a formal open records request to the Floyd County Sheriff's Office. For GBI records, use the GBI open records portal.

The screenshot below shows the GBI open records request portal, which handles open records requests for state-held criminal history data including Floyd County cases.

The GBI's online portal accepts requests for criminal history records and other state-held data connected to Floyd County arrests and convictions.

Floyd County Criminal Records and Court Case Lookup

After a Floyd County booking, the case moves into the Rome Judicial Circuit. Felony charges are heard in Floyd County Superior Court. Misdemeanor cases go to Floyd County State Court or the Rome city court depending on where the arrest occurred. Court records become public once filed and show whether a case was dismissed, ended in a plea, or went to trial.

The Floyd County Clerk of Superior Court keeps filings and judgments for felony cases. Pairing a booking record from the sheriff with a court record from the clerk gives a full view of a Floyd County arrest. The booking record shows what happened at the jail. The court record shows what followed in court. Together they document the complete path of a Floyd County criminal case from booking through resolution.

For state prison records tied to Floyd County convictions, the free GDC offender search is faster than a formal records request. Check it first. If the person has already been convicted and sentenced to state prison, the photo will appear there automatically.

Cities in Floyd County

Rome is the main city in Floyd County and has its own dedicated page with local arrest record and inmate search information.

Nearby Counties

Floyd County borders several northwest Georgia counties. Each has its own jail booking data and arrest record resources.