Woodstock 72 Hour Booking Records

Woodstock 72 hour booking records are kept by the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office. If someone gets arrested in Woodstock, their booking goes through the Cherokee County jail in Canton, and you can look up recent arrests online at any time.

Cherokee County Sheriff Handles Woodstock Bookings

All arrests in Woodstock are processed through the Cherokee County jail. The sheriff's office is at 498 Chattin Dr, Canton, GA 30115. Sheriff Frank Reynolds runs the detention center. You can call the sheriff's office at 678-493-4200 for questions about recent bookings or to ask if someone is in custody. The jail sits in Canton, which is the county seat, so anyone arrested in Woodstock gets transported there for processing.

The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office runs an online inmate search tool that lets you look up current inmates. You can search by first name, last name, or booking number. Each result shows the person's charges, bond amount, booking date, and housing info. The tool is free and works around the clock. It is the fastest way to find out if someone was booked into the Cherokee County jail after an arrest in Woodstock.

The Cherokee County inmate search page is the main tool for finding Woodstock booking records online.

New bookings can take a few hours to show up. If someone was just arrested in Woodstock, give it some time before checking. The jail staff have to process each person, take photos, log charges, and enter the data. Busy nights and weekends can slow things down. You can also call the jail line directly if you need an answer right away and the online tool has not been updated yet.

Cherokee County Sheriff's Office Details

The Cherokee County Sheriff's website has information about the jail, how to visit inmates, and how to post bond.

Woodstock does not have its own jail. The city's police force handles patrols and arrests within city limits, but once someone is taken into custody they get booked at the Cherokee County detention center. The arresting agency field on the booking record will still show the Woodstock Police Department, so you can tell which department made the arrest even though the county runs the jail. If you need a copy of the police report itself, that comes from the Woodstock Police. The booking record comes from the Cherokee County Sheriff.

The Cherokee County jail has a capacity for several hundred inmates. It handles all bookings from across the county, not just Woodstock. That includes arrests from Canton, Holly Springs, Ball Ground, and the unincorporated parts of Cherokee County. Bond can be posted at the jail, and some charges may allow for release on a signature bond set by a magistrate judge.

How 72 Hour Booking Works in Woodstock

Georgia law sets strict time limits for how fast someone must see a judge after arrest. Under O.C.G.A. § 17-4-26, anyone arrested with a warrant must appear before a judicial officer within 72 hours. This is where the term "72 hour booking" comes from. The clock starts at the time of arrest, not when the person reaches the jail. If an arrest happens late on a Friday in Woodstock, the 72 hours still runs through the weekend, though most first appearance hearings happen on the next business day.

For arrests without a warrant, the time frame is shorter. O.C.G.A. § 17-4-62 says a person arrested without a warrant must have a hearing within 48 hours. This comes up often. Officers make on-the-spot arrests for fights, DUI stops, drug cases, and other incidents. The 48 hour rule is strict, and if the hearing does not happen in time, the person can ask a judge to be released.

Cherokee County Magistrate Court handles first appearance hearings for Woodstock arrests. The court is in Canton at the Cherokee County Justice Center. Both the 72 hour and 48 hour rules apply to all people booked through the Cherokee County jail, no matter which city or agency made the arrest.

Public Access to Woodstock 72 Hour Booking Records

Booking records in Georgia are public. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 is the Georgia Open Records Act. It gives anyone the right to ask for government records, including arrest and booking data. You do not need a reason. You do not have to be a lawyer or a relative. The law says the agency must respond within three business days.

O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 covers booking photos. A law enforcement agency cannot give a booking photo to someone who will post it on a site that charges a fee to take the photo down. This law targets mugshot websites. You can still get booking photos through a standard open records request, but the sheriff's office checks that your request meets the rules.

For Woodstock arrests, you can send an open records request to the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office or to the Woodstock Police Department, depending on what you need. The police department has the arrest report. The sheriff's office has the booking record. If you want both, you may need to file two separate requests. Viewing the online inmate search is free, but certified copies or large records pulls may cost a small fee.

72 Hour Booking Record Restriction

Georgia allows certain arrest records to be sealed. O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 lets a person ask for their arrest record to be restricted if charges were dropped, they were found not guilty, or the case was never prosecuted. A restricted record will not show up on most background checks. Law enforcement can still see it.

O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60 covers first offender treatment. If someone was sentenced under this law and finished all the terms, they can petition to have the record restricted. The process starts by filing in the court where the case was heard. A judge must approve it, and not all charges qualify. Violent felonies are generally not eligible for restriction.

If a booking record has been restricted, it may not show up on the Cherokee County inmate search anymore. The online tool only shows current and recent bookings. For older or restricted records, you would need to go through the formal records request process with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office.

Georgia 72 Hour Booking Search Tools

If you are not sure someone is held in Cherokee County, or if you need to track a person after they leave the county jail, a few state tools can help. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search covers anyone sent to state prison. This is useful when a Woodstock arrest leads to a conviction and a state sentence. The search is free and shows current facility, sentence length, and release dates.

The Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) runs the state criminal history database. You can call them at 404-244-2639 for questions about background checks or criminal records. For a formal check, you may need to submit fingerprints and pay a fee. The GCIC handles records from all Georgia counties, not just Cherokee.

The VINE notification system lets you track an inmate after booking. You can sign up for alerts by phone, text, or email when someone's status changes. VINE covers Cherokee County and most other Georgia counties. The VINE phone line is 833-216-6670. This is free. The Georgia Sheriffs' Association also keeps a directory of every sheriff's office in the state, which helps if your search goes beyond Woodstock and Cherokee County.

Nearby Cities in Cherokee County

Other cities in Cherokee County also send arrests through the same county jail. If someone was picked up near a city line, the booking could be under a different jurisdiction. Check the arresting agency field on the booking record to see which department made the arrest.

Other Cherokee County communities include Holly Springs, Ball Ground, and Waleska. Arrests in those areas also go through the Cherokee County booking system.

Cherokee County Booking Records

For full details on the Cherokee County jail, bond info, visitation rules, and the complete inmate search tool, visit our county page.