Search Wayne County Busted Mugshots and Booking Records

Wayne County is in southeastern Georgia with its county seat in Jesup, and the Wayne County Sheriff's Office is responsible for all local arrests, bookings, and busted mugshots in the county. If you want to search Wayne County arrest records, check the jail roster, or access booking data for someone held in Jesup, the sheriff's office is the primary contact, and the Georgia statewide tools listed on this page give you additional ways to search criminal history linked to Wayne County cases.

Wayne County Sheriff Booking Records and Arrest Information

The Wayne County Sheriff's Office in Jesup serves as the county's primary law enforcement and detention agency. With a population of approximately 30,000, Wayne County sees a steady volume of bookings. The jail processes arrests from the sheriff's department, the Jesup Police Department, and other agencies that operate in the county. All booking records are maintained at the sheriff's office and are available to the public under Georgia's open records laws.

Wayne County busted mugshots are taken at the point of booking. Georgia law prohibits the sheriff from posting these photos on a public website. There is no online mugshot gallery for Wayne County. To get a booking photo or arrest record, submit a written open records request to the sheriff's office. Have the person's name and arrest date ready. A booking number is helpful but not required. The office must respond within three business days. The first 15 minutes of staff time and first 20 pages of copies are free under state law.

Wayne County is served by the Brunswick Judicial Circuit for superior court cases. The circuit court clerk holds felony case records including indictments, arraignments, pleas, and sentencing. These are separate from the sheriff's booking files. Jesup also has its own police department. City police arrests go through the same booking process at the county jail, so the booking records are held by the sheriff. For city police arrest reports, contact the Jesup Police Department directly. For court outcomes, contact the circuit court clerk.

The screenshot below shows the Georgia Sex Offender Registry, a GBI tool that includes Wayne County registered offenders searchable by name or address.

The sex offender registry is free, searchable by name or location, and shows photos of Wayne County registrants from the GBI database.

Georgia Law on Wayne County Busted Mugshots

Georgia enacted O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 in 2014 to prohibit law enforcement from publishing booking photos online. Wayne County Sheriff cannot maintain a public mugshot database on its website. The law changed how the public accesses arrest photos in Georgia. Photos are still public records, but they require a direct records request rather than a web browse.

Under O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5, passed in 2013, private mugshot websites must remove photos at no cost within 30 days of a certified mail request when the arrest qualifies for record restriction under Georgia law. If a Wayne County booking photo appears on one of these commercial sites, you can request removal following the steps outlined by the Georgia Consumer Protection Division. The Consumer Protection office maintains guidance on which sites are covered and how to structure the removal request.

The Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, is the legal basis for public access to Wayne County Sheriff records. Agencies covered by this law must respond within three business days to any written records request. Inspection of records is free. Copies of pages beyond the first 20 cost $0.10 each. This applies to arrest records, booking logs, and any other public records held by the sheriff's office.

Statewide Resources for Wayne County Arrest and Criminal Records

The Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC), a division of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, is the statewide repository for criminal history data. Arrests from Wayne County are reported to GCIC and included in history checks. The GBI makes these records available to the public through a request process. If you want a statewide view of someone's arrest and conviction history rather than just Wayne County records, GCIC is the broadest tool available.

The Georgia Felon Search at georgia.gov costs $15 and returns instant felony conviction data for any Georgia county. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search is free and shows photos for anyone currently or previously held in state prison after a Georgia conviction, including Wayne County cases. The Georgia Sex Offender Registry covers Wayne County registrants and is searchable at no cost. The GBI's open records portal handles formal requests for state-level records tied to Wayne County cases.

The screenshot below shows the Georgia Consumer Protection page on mugshot removal rights, which applies to Wayne County booking photos that appear on commercial websites.

If a Wayne County booking photo appears on a mugshot website, Georgia law gives you a specific process to request removal at no cost within 30 days.

Cities in Wayne County

Wayne County includes Jesup and a few smaller communities. None of these cities meet the population threshold for a dedicated city page on this site. For Wayne County busted mugshots or arrest records tied to Jesup or any other location in the county, use the sheriff's office and the statewide tools described on this page.

Nearby Counties

Wayne County borders six other southeast Georgia counties. Each county maintains its own arrest records and jail booking information.