Twiggs County Arrest Records and Busted Mugshots

Twiggs County sits in central Georgia just east of Bibb County and Macon, with its county seat in Jeffersonville, and the Twiggs County Sheriff's Office is responsible for all local bookings and arrest records in the county. If you want to find Twiggs County busted mugshots, check on a current inmate, or access arrest records tied to this county, the sheriff's office is the primary source, and the statewide tools listed on this page provide additional avenues to search criminal history connected to Twiggs County cases.

Twiggs County Sheriff Inmate and Booking Records

The Twiggs County Sheriff's Office in Jeffersonville processes all local arrests and maintains booking records for the county. Twiggs County has a population of around 8,100 residents, putting it among Georgia's smaller counties. The jail operates on a smaller scale than facilities in the nearby Macon-Bibb area, but the record-keeping obligations are the same. All booking data is maintained as part of the official arrest log, and these records are public under Georgia law.

Twiggs County busted mugshots are taken at the time of booking. Under Georgia's 2014 statute, law enforcement agencies cannot post these photos publicly online, so you won't find a web gallery at the sheriff's office. To get a booking photo for a specific individual, you need to file an open records request in writing. The sheriff's office must respond within three business days. Searches of 15 minutes or less and the first 20 pages of copies are provided at no charge.

Twiggs County is served by the Dublin Judicial Circuit for some court matters and the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit for others, depending on the type of case. Superior court clerk records include case filings, indictments, and dispositions. These are held separately from the sheriff's booking files. If you need to know what happened after an arrest in Twiggs County, court records from the appropriate circuit are the right place to check. The Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Authority maintains a statewide portal that may include Twiggs County case data.

The screenshot below shows the GCIC division information page from the GBI website, which outlines how criminal history records are maintained statewide, including for Twiggs County arrests.

GCIC collects and maintains arrest and conviction data from all Georgia counties, making it a key statewide tool for Twiggs County criminal history searches.

Georgia Statutes Covering Twiggs County Arrest Records

Three Georgia laws are directly relevant to anyone searching Twiggs County busted mugshots or booking records. The first is O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19, which prohibits law enforcement from publishing booking photos online. This is why Twiggs County has no public mugshot gallery. The photos exist and are public records, but they require a formal request to access rather than a simple web search.

The second is O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5, which governs private mugshot websites. If a Twiggs County booking photo appears on a commercial mugshot site, state law requires removal within 30 days of a certified mail request when the arrest qualifies for record restriction. There is no fee for removal. The Georgia Consumer Protection Division maintains guidance on this process and which businesses must comply.

The third is the Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70. This law gives anyone the right to request and inspect public records from Georgia government agencies. The Twiggs County Sheriff's Office must respond to open records requests within three business days. Booking records and arrest logs are covered. The first 15 minutes of staff time and the first 20 pages of documents are free.

Statewide Tools for Twiggs County Criminal Record Searches

For a broader search that goes beyond the local sheriff's office, several Georgia state tools are available. The GCIC, run by the GBI, maintains criminal history records for all counties. You can request a history check through the GBI to see arrests and convictions tied to a person from any Georgia county, including Twiggs. This is useful when you want a full statewide view rather than just local records.

The Georgia Felon Search costs $15 and gives instant results for felony conviction data statewide. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search is free and covers state prison inmates, including those from Twiggs County. Someone held in the county jail has not yet been transferred to state prison, so they may not appear in the GDC database. The Georgia Sex Offender Registry is free, searchable by name or location, and includes Twiggs County registrants with photos.

The screenshot below shows the Georgia statute page for § 35-1-19, the law restricting booking photo publication by law enforcement agencies in Georgia.

This statute explains why Twiggs County Sheriff cannot post busted mugshots online, and why formal records requests are needed to access booking photos.

The GBI's open records request portal is the right channel for formal state-level requests tied to Twiggs County arrest records or GBI-held data.

Cities in Twiggs County

Twiggs County includes Jeffersonville and a small number of rural communities. None of these cities meet the population threshold for a dedicated city page on this site. For Twiggs County busted mugshots and arrest record searches tied to any community in the county, use the sheriff's office and the Georgia statewide tools listed above.

Nearby Counties

Twiggs County borders six other central Georgia counties. Each has its own arrest records, jail roster, and inmate booking information.