Find Fulton County 72 Hour Booking Records

Fulton County 72 hour booking records are kept by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, which runs four jail sites in and near Atlanta. If you need to look up a recent arrest or find out if someone is in custody, the sheriff's online inmate search tool is the best place to start. You can search by name or booking number any time of day. Fulton County processes more bookings than most counties in Georgia, and the main jail on Rice Street handles all first arrests. New booking records can take a few hours to show up in the system, so check back if you do not see what you need right away.

Fulton County Sheriff's Office Bookings

Sheriff Pat Labat runs the Fulton County jail system. His office is at 185 Shirley C. Franklin Blvd SW, Floor 9, Atlanta, GA 30303. You can call the main line at 404-612-3280 for general questions. For arrest info, call (404) 613-2002 or (404) 662-3516. The Fulton County inmate search page lets you look up anyone who has been booked in. You can search by name or booking ID. Each result shows current charges, bond amount, where they are housed, their next court date, and the booking date and number.

The main jail sits at 901 Rice St NW, Atlanta, GA 30318, and you can reach it at (404) 613-2000. This is where all first arrests in Fulton County are processed. A lobby kiosk at the Rice Street facility also lets visitors search for inmates on site. Keep in mind that new bookings can take hours to show up on the search tool. The system updates as jail staff process each person, and busy nights or weekends may cause longer waits before a Fulton County booking record appears online.

The inmate search tool on the sheriff's site shows all of the current bookings held in Fulton County.

Once you pull up an inmate record, you will see the charges list, court dates, and bond details. If someone was booked in the last 72 hours, it should show up here. Booking records in Fulton County are public under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72, which is the Georgia Open Records Act. That means anyone can look them up for any reason.

Fulton County Jail Facilities and Booking

Fulton County runs four jail sites. The main facility on Rice Street is the largest and handles all initial bookings. Three annexes hold inmates as well. Each site has its own phone line. If you are trying to find someone who was just arrested in Fulton County, start with the Rice Street facility since all new arrests go there first.

The North Annex is at 2565 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30009, and you can call (404) 612-3432. The Marietta Annex is at 781 Marietta Blvd, Atlanta, GA 30318, with a phone of (404) 613-2149. The South Annex is at 6500 Watson Street, Union City, GA 30291, at (404) 613-6637. After someone gets booked in at Rice Street, they may be moved to one of these annexes based on their charges and space. The Fulton County jail information page has more details on each site, visitation rules, and how to reach staff at the booking desk.

The jail info page from the Fulton County Sheriff's Office covers all four sites and their rules.

You can also call the arrest line at (404) 613-2002 for booking updates at any of the four Fulton County facilities. This line can tell you if a person has been booked and which jail they are at.

Note: Inmates may be moved between Fulton County jail sites after initial booking, so always check the online tool for the most current location.

Fulton County 72 Hour Booking Rules

Georgia law sets the rules for how fast a person must see a judge after arrest. Under O.C.G.A. § 17-4-26, if someone is arrested with a warrant, they must go before a judge within 72 hours. This is where the term "72 hour booking" comes from. The clock starts at the time of arrest. If the arrest happens on a weekend, the 72 hours still runs, but courts may hold a first appearance on Monday morning. Fulton County sees a high volume of arrests, so this 72 hour window stays busy for the courts and the jail staff alike.

For arrests made without a warrant, the time frame is shorter. O.C.G.A. § 17-4-62 says the person must have a hearing within 48 hours. This comes up a lot in Fulton County when officers make on-the-spot arrests for things like fights, traffic stops, or other incidents. The 48 hour rule is strict. If the hearing does not happen in time, the person can ask a judge to let them go. Both the 72 hour and 48 hour rules apply at all four Fulton County jail sites.

Note: The 72 hour and 48 hour rules are separate from bond hearings, which may take place at the same first appearance or at a later date in Fulton County.

Booking Photos in Fulton County

Booking photos are part of the arrest record in Fulton County. O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 is the Georgia law that covers how booking photos can be shared. Under this statute, a law enforcement agency cannot give a booking photo to someone who will post it on a website or in a print publication if that site or publication charges a fee to take the photo down. This law was put in place to stop so-called "mugshot" websites from making money off arrest records.

Fulton County booking photos are still part of the public record. You can ask for them through an open records request, and the sheriff's office will decide if the request falls within the law. The Fulton County government portal has info on how to file a records request. If you just need to see who was booked recently, the inmate search tool may show a photo along with the booking data.

Statewide 72 Hour Booking Search Tools

If you are not sure a person is in Fulton County, a few statewide tools can help. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search covers anyone who has been sentenced to state prison. This is useful if a booking in Fulton County led to a conviction and the person was moved to a state facility. The search is free and shows current location, sentence dates, and release info.

The VINE notification system is another way to track a case after a Fulton County booking. VINE lets you register for alerts when an inmate's status changes. You can get a call, text, or email when someone is released, moved, or has a court date. The VINE phone line is (877) 994-8463. This is a free service run in partnership with Georgia law enforcement, and it covers Fulton County and most other counties in the state. The Georgia Sheriffs' Association also lists contact info for every sheriff's office in the state, which is handy if your search goes beyond Fulton County.

The Fulton County main portal has links to courts, clerk offices, and public services that connect to booking records.

Between the sheriff's site, the state corrections database, and VINE, you can track most arrests that start with a Fulton County booking from the initial 72 hours all the way through sentencing.

Cities in Fulton County

Fulton County stretches from north to south across a large part of the Atlanta metro area. All arrests in these cities are processed through the Fulton County jail system, starting at the Rice Street facility. The booking record will list the arresting agency, which is often the city police department, even though the jail is run by the county sheriff.

Other cities in Fulton County include College Park, Hapeville, Fairburn, and Palmetto. Arrests in those areas also go through the Fulton County booking system.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Fulton County. If you are not sure which county handled a booking, check the arrest location. City limits can be hard to tell apart in the metro area, and a booking may end up in a neighboring county jail instead of Fulton County.