Find Worth County Busted Mugshots and Arrest Records

Worth County is located in southwest Georgia with its seat in Sylvester, and the Worth County Sheriff's Office handles all local arrests, bookings, and busted mugshots for the county. Anyone who wants to search Worth County arrest records, look up an inmate currently held in the county jail, or access booking data from Sylvester or elsewhere in Worth County can contact the sheriff's office directly or use the Georgia statewide tools listed on this page for a broader criminal history search connected to Worth County.

Worth County Sheriff Booking Records and Arrest Data

The Worth County Sheriff's Office in Sylvester handles law enforcement and detention for the entire county. Worth County has a population of around 20,600, making it a mid-sized county in the southwest Georgia region. The jail processes arrests from the sheriff's department, the Sylvester Police Department, and other agencies operating in the county. All booking records are created at the time of each arrest and maintained at the sheriff's office. These records are public under Georgia law and available to anyone who asks during normal business hours.

Worth County busted mugshots are taken at booking. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19, the sheriff cannot post these photos publicly online. Worth County does not maintain a web-based mugshot gallery. To get a booking photo or arrest record, submit a written open records request to the sheriff's office in Sylvester. Include the subject's name and arrest date. A booking number helps if you have one. Under state law, the office must respond within three business days. The first 15 minutes of staff time and first 20 pages of copies are free. Additional pages cost $0.10 each.

Worth County is part of the Tifton Judicial Circuit for superior court cases, along with Tift, Irwin, Ben Hill, and Turner counties. The circuit court clerk holds felony case records for Worth County including indictments, arraignments, pleas, verdicts, and sentencing records. These are separate from the sheriff's booking files. Sylvester also has a city police department. City arrests go through the county booking process, so booking records stay with the sheriff. For city police arrest reports, contact the Sylvester Police Department. For court case outcomes, contact the circuit court clerk's office.

The screenshot below shows the Georgia Bureau of Investigation homepage, the state agency that manages GCIC, the sex offender registry, and other tools used to search Worth County criminal history records.

The GBI provides the main statewide tools for searching criminal history tied to Worth County, including GCIC checks and the open records portal.

Georgia Law on Worth County Booking Photos and Mugshot Sites

Georgia enacted O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 in 2014 to prohibit law enforcement from publishing booking photos on public websites. This law applies to Worth County Sheriff and every other Georgia law enforcement agency. Booking photos are still taken and still constitute public records, but the online publication restriction means you cannot find them on a county website. You must submit a formal open records request to access a specific booking photo.

O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5 covers the commercial mugshot website industry. These companies publish arrest photos collected from various public records sources. Under Georgia law, they must remove a photo at no charge within 30 days of a certified mail request when the arrest qualifies for record restriction. The Georgia Consumer Protection Division outlines the removal process in detail and identifies which types of businesses must comply. Worth County residents whose booking photos appear on these sites should consult the Consumer Protection guidance to start a removal request.

The Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, governs public access to Worth County government records. Agencies covered by this law must respond to requests within three business days. Inspection of records is free. The first 20 pages of copies cost nothing. Pages beyond 20 cost $0.10 each. These rules apply to any arrest record or booking data you request from Worth County agencies.

Statewide Resources for Worth County Arrest Records

The Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC), part of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, maintains statewide criminal history data. Arrests from Worth County are reported to GCIC. A history check through the GBI gives you arrest and conviction data from any Georgia county. This is the most thorough option when you want to see someone's full Georgia criminal record rather than just local Worth County data.

The Georgia Felon Search costs $15 and provides instant felony conviction data statewide. For people sentenced to state prison from Worth County, the free Georgia Department of Corrections offender search shows inmate records and photos at no charge. The Georgia Sex Offender Registry covers Worth County registrants and is searchable by name or address. The GBI's open records portal handles formal requests for state-level records tied to Worth County criminal cases.

The screenshot below shows the GDC offender query database, which covers Worth County residents sentenced to state prison after a Georgia conviction.

The GDC search is free and shows photos for anyone from Worth County who is currently or was previously housed in a state prison facility.

For Worth County sex offender data, the GBI Sex Offender Registry at state.sor.gbi.ga.gov shows photos and current addresses for all registered offenders in the county and across the state.

Cities in Worth County

Worth County includes Sylvester and a small number of other communities. None of these cities meet the population threshold for a dedicated city page on this site. For Worth County busted mugshots and arrest records tied to Sylvester or any other location in the county, use the sheriff's office and the Georgia statewide tools listed on this page.

Nearby Counties

Worth County borders ten other south and southwest Georgia counties. Each maintains its own arrest records and inmate booking data through the local sheriff's office.