Access Kennesaw 72 Hour Booking Records

Kennesaw 72 hour booking records are held by the Cobb County Sheriff's Office. The Kennesaw Police Department handles arrests in the city, but all bookings go through the Cobb County Adult Detention Center.

Kennesaw Police Department

The Kennesaw Police Department is at 1760 N Roberts Rd NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Their phone number is 770-429-4533. The department patrols the city, responds to calls, and makes arrests. Kennesaw does not have its own jail. After an arrest, officers transport the person to the Cobb County Adult Detention Center for booking.

Kennesaw is in the northwest part of Cobb County, near Town Center Mall and I-75. The city gets a lot of traffic from commuters and shoppers. Arrests here include DUI, shoplifting, drug charges, domestic calls, and warrant service. Every arrest creates a booking record at the Cobb County jail, not at the Kennesaw Police Department.

Call the police department if you want to know about a specific arrest. They can tell you the arresting officer, the date, and the charges. For booking details like bond amount and court date, you need to check with Cobb County.

Cobb County Sheriff and Jail Bookings

The Cobb County Sheriff runs the Adult Detention Center, which is the jail that handles all bookings in the county. This includes every Kennesaw arrest. The Cobb County inmate search tool lets you look up anyone currently in custody. You can search by name and see charges, bond amounts, booking dates, and housing info.

Cobb County is one of the larger counties in metro Atlanta. The jail processes a high volume of bookings every day. New records from a Kennesaw arrest may take several hours to appear in the online system. Busy nights and weekends can push that even longer. If you do not see a record yet, try again in a few hours or call the jail directly.

The detention center handles the full booking process: photos, fingerprints, charge entry, and bond setting. Once the booking is done and a bond is set, the person can post bond. Cash bond, surety bond through a bail bondsman, and property bond are the options. Bond amounts depend on the charges. Misdemeanors often have schedule bonds that are set quickly. Felony charges may need a judge to set bond at a first appearance hearing.

You can call the Cobb County Sheriff's Office for booking questions. The jail has a phone system that lets you check on inmates. Staff can tell you if someone is in custody, what their charges are, and what the bond amount is.

Georgia 72 Hour Booking Rules

Under O.C.G.A. § 17-4-26, a person arrested with a warrant must see a judge within 72 hours. The clock starts when the arrest happens. This is the "72 hour booking" rule that applies across Georgia, including all Kennesaw arrests processed through the Cobb County jail.

Warrantless arrests have a 48 hour limit under O.C.G.A. § 17-4-62. Many Kennesaw arrests happen without a warrant. Traffic stops, shoplifting incidents, fights, and domestic calls often lead to on-the-spot arrests. The 48 hour hearing deadline is strict. If the hearing does not happen in time, the arrested person can ask for release.

Cobb County Magistrate Court handles first appearance hearings. The court runs hearings regularly to keep up with the volume of bookings. Weekend arrests typically see a judge by Monday. Both the 72 and 48 hour time limits apply regardless of the day of the week.

72 Hour Booking Public Access

Booking records are public in Georgia. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72, the Open Records Act, gives anyone the right to request government records. No reason needed.

For Kennesaw arrest records, you can ask the Kennesaw Police Department for the arrest report. For booking records, contact the Cobb County Sheriff's Office. The inmate search tool gives you basic booking info for free. For more detailed records, file an open records request. Copy fees are small.

O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 covers booking photos. Law enforcement cannot give them to anyone who will post them online and charge for removal. The photos are still public records. You can get them through a standard open records request.

State Resources for 72 Hour Booking Searches

The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search covers anyone in state prison. If a Kennesaw arrest led to a state prison sentence, this tool shows the current facility, sentence info, and release dates. Free to use.

GCIC, the Georgia Crime Information Center, maintains criminal history records under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37. You can request a background check through the GBI. This covers all Georgia counties and shows a more complete picture than a single booking search.

The VINE notification system tracks inmates across Georgia jails. Sign up for free alerts when an inmate is released, moved, or has a court date. The phone number is (877) 994-8463. It covers the Cobb County jail.

The Georgia Sheriffs' Association has contact info for every sheriff's office in the state. Useful if your search goes beyond Cobb County.

72 Hour Booking Record Restriction

Charges from a Kennesaw arrest that were dismissed, dropped, or ended in a not guilty verdict can be restricted. O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 allows you to file a petition. A restricted record stays in the system but does not show up on most background checks.

File the petition through Cobb County court. The process is not automatic. You may want a lawyer to help. Under O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60, first offenders who completed their sentence under the First Offender Act can also petition for record restriction. The court that handled the original case must approve the request.

Nearby Cities

These cities are near Kennesaw. Marietta, Smyrna, and Mableton are also in Cobb County and their bookings go to the same Cobb County jail. Cities in other counties use their own county jail.

Cobb County Booking Records

For full details on the Cobb County jail, booking procedures, and all cities in the county, visit the Cobb County page.