Peachtree City 72 Hour Booking Records

Peachtree City 72 hour booking records are held at the Fayette County jail in Fayetteville. The Peachtree City Police Department makes arrests in the city, but all bookings go through the Fayette County Sheriff's Office.

Peachtree City Police Department

The Peachtree City Police Department is at 350 Hwy 74 N, Peachtree City, GA 30269. Call them at 770-631-2510. They handle law enforcement for the city, which means they make the initial arrests. But the police department does not run a jail. Once someone is arrested in Peachtree City, they get taken to the Fayette County jail for booking and processing.

Officers patrol the city and its well-known golf cart paths. Peachtree City has a lower crime rate than most cities its size, but arrests still happen. DUI stops, drug charges, theft, and domestic calls are the most common reasons for an arrest here. Each arrest results in a booking record at the county level.

If you want to ask about a recent arrest, you can call the police department during business hours. They can tell you if they made the arrest and where the person was taken. For booking details, though, you will need to check with the Fayette County Sheriff's Office.

Fayette County Sheriff and Booking Process

Sheriff Barry Babb runs the Fayette County jail. His office is at 155 Johnson Ave, Fayetteville, GA 30214. The phone number is 770-461-6353. All Peachtree City arrests end up here. The sheriff's office handles booking, which includes taking a photo, recording charges, setting bond amounts, and entering the person into the jail system.

New bookings usually show up in the system within a few hours. If someone was just arrested, it may take time for the record to appear. The booking record will show the person's name, date of birth, charges, arresting agency (Peachtree City Police in this case), bond amount, and booking date. The Fayette County jail is not a large facility, so processing tends to be faster than in bigger metro counties.

You can call the jail at 770-461-6353 and ask if a person is in custody. Staff can look up current inmates by name. If the person has already bonded out, the booking record still exists but they will no longer show as an active inmate. Fayette County does not always have a public-facing inmate search on its website, so calling may be the quickest way to get info on a recent Peachtree City booking.

The Fayette County Magistrate Court handles first appearances for people booked into the jail. This is where the 72 hour rule comes into play. A judge must see the arrested person within the time set by Georgia law.

Georgia 72 Hour Booking Rules

Georgia law sets strict time limits for how long someone can sit in jail before seeing a judge. Under O.C.G.A. § 17-4-26, a person arrested with a warrant must go before a judge within 72 hours. This is the source of the "72 hour booking" term. The clock starts at the time of arrest, not when the person arrives at the Fayette County jail.

For warrantless arrests, the time frame is tighter. O.C.G.A. § 17-4-62 says a hearing must happen within 48 hours. This comes up often with Peachtree City arrests, since many happen on traffic stops or domestic calls where no warrant was issued ahead of time. If the hearing does not happen in time, the person can ask a judge for release.

Weekends and holidays can push things around a bit. Courts may hold first appearances on the next business day. But the law still requires the hearing within 72 or 48 hours depending on the arrest type. Fayette County Magistrate Court handles these hearings for all arrests in the county, including those from Peachtree City.

72 Hour Booking Public Access

Booking records in Georgia are public. The Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72, gives anyone the right to ask for government records. That includes booking logs, arrest reports, and jail rosters. You do not need to give a reason for your request.

To get Peachtree City arrest records, you can file an open records request with either the Peachtree City Police Department or the Fayette County Sheriff's Office. The police department keeps arrest reports. The sheriff keeps booking records. Each agency may charge a small fee for copies, but the records themselves are public.

Georgia law on booking photos is worth knowing too. O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 says law enforcement cannot give booking photos to anyone who will post them on a website or in print and then charge a fee to take them down. This targets mugshot extortion sites. The photos are still public records, but the law puts limits on how they can be used for profit.

State Resources for 72 Hour Booking Searches

If you need to search beyond Fayette County, Georgia has a few statewide tools. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search covers anyone in state prison. This helps if a Peachtree City arrest led to a conviction and the person was sent to a state facility. The search is free and shows current location, sentence dates, and release info.

The Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC), run by the GBI, keeps criminal history records under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37. You can request a background check through their office, but this is not the same as a booking search. It shows a person's full criminal history in Georgia.

The VINE notification system lets you track an inmate's status. You can sign up for alerts when someone is released, moved, or has a court date. The VINE phone line is (877) 994-8463. This works for the Fayette County jail and most other jails in Georgia. It is free to use.

The Georgia Sheriffs' Association lists every sheriff's office in the state. If you are not sure which county handled a booking, this is a good place to start.

72 Hour Booking Record Restriction

Georgia allows some arrest records to be restricted. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37, if charges were dropped, dismissed, or the person was found not guilty, they can ask to have the record restricted. This means it will not show up on most background checks. The record still exists, but access is limited.

Record restriction does not happen on its own. You have to file a petition. For arrests in Peachtree City, you would go through the Fayette County court system. A restricted record will still be visible to law enforcement but not to most employers or the general public. If you need to restrict a booking record from Peachtree City, talk to a lawyer or contact the Fayette County Clerk of Court for the forms.

Under O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60, first offenders who complete their sentence under the First Offender Act may also get their records restricted. This is separate from the general restriction process and has its own rules. The court that handled the case has to approve it.

Nearby Cities

These cities are close to Peachtree City. Each one has its own police force but relies on the county sheriff for jail bookings. If you are not sure where an arrest was processed, check the county page for more details.

Fayette County Booking Records

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