Glascock County 72 Hour Booking Records

Glascock County 72 hour booking records are held by the Glascock County Sheriff's Office in Gibson. This is one of the least populated counties in Georgia, so the jail sees far fewer bookings than most. If you need to check on a recent arrest, the sheriff's office is the sole point of contact for booking data in Glascock County.

Glascock County Sheriff's Office

Sheriff Jeremy Kelley leads the Glascock County Sheriff's Office. The mailing address is PO Box 7, Gibson, GA 30810. You can call them at 706-598-2881. This is a small office. It handles all law enforcement and jail operations for the county. Staff is limited, so call during normal business hours for the best chance of getting someone on the line.

There is no online lookup tool for Glascock County bookings. To find out if someone was booked in, you need to call the sheriff's office or go there in person. When you call, give them the full name and date of birth of the person you are looking for. They can tell you if that person is in custody and what the charges are. Walk-in visits work too, but call first to make sure the office is open.

Because Glascock County is so small, the jail holds very few people at any given time. Some arrests lead to transfers to a larger facility in a nearby county. If the sheriff's office says they don't have the person you are looking for, ask if they were moved. The staff can usually point you in the right direction.

How 72 Hour Booking Works in Glascock County

Georgia law sets strict time limits for how long someone can sit in jail after an arrest before they see a judge. Under O.C.G.A. § 17-4-26, a person arrested with a warrant must have a first appearance hearing within 72 hours. That is where the name "72 hour booking" comes from. The clock starts at the time of arrest, not at the time they reach the jail.

For warrantless arrests, the rule is tighter. O.C.G.A. § 17-4-62 says the person must go before a judicial officer within 48 hours. This applies when a deputy makes an arrest on the spot, such as after a traffic stop or a call about a disturbance. Glascock County handles these hearings through the local magistrate court.

The first appearance hearing is not a trial. The judge tells the person what they are charged with and sets bond if it applies. In a small county like Glascock, the magistrate may hold these hearings on set days rather than every day. Even so, the 72 hour and 48 hour rules still hold. If the hearing does not happen in time, the person can ask to be released. That said, this rarely becomes an issue here because the low volume of arrests means the court can keep up.

The Georgia Sheriffs' Association directory lists contact details for every county sheriff in the state, including Glascock County.

If you are trying to track an arrest from start to finish, knowing these time limits helps you figure out when to check for updates on a Glascock County booking.

Public Access to Glascock County 72 Hour Booking Records

Booking records in Georgia are public. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 is the Georgia Open Records Act, and it gives anyone the right to ask for government documents, including arrest and booking records. You do not need to give a reason. The sheriff's office must respond to your request within three business days.

To file a request in Glascock County, you can write a letter or call the sheriff's office. Ask for the booking record by name and date if you have that info. The office may charge a small fee for copies, but the records themselves are open to the public. There is no special form you need to fill out.

O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 also matters here. This law controls how booking photos can be shared. A law enforcement agency cannot hand over a booking photo to someone who plans to put it on a website or in a publication that charges money to take the photo down. This rule was made to stop "mugshot" sites from profiting off arrest records. You can still get booking photos through a proper open records request, but how you use them has limits under this statute.

Keep in mind that some parts of a booking record may be redacted. Juvenile records, sealed cases, and certain sensitive info will not be released. But for standard adult arrests, the booking data is fair game.

Georgia State Resources for 72 Hour Booking Searches

When a Glascock County booking leads to a state prison sentence, the person moves out of the county jail and into the state system. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search lets you look up anyone serving time in a state facility. It is free and shows current location, sentence length, and release dates.

The Georgia Department of Corrections database covers all state prisons and probation records for sentenced offenders across the state.

If you want to know when someone gets released from custody, sign up with VINE. This is a free notification service that sends you a call, text, or email when an inmate's status changes. You can register for alerts about any inmate in Glascock County or across Georgia. The VINE phone line is 833-216-6670.

For a full criminal background check, the Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) handles those through the GBI. You can request a criminal history report on yourself or, in certain cases, on another person. The GCIC number is 404-244-2639. This is a more in-depth search than just checking local booking records, and it pulls from databases across the state.

Between the sheriff's office, the state corrections database, and VINE, you can track most cases that start with a Glascock County booking from the first 72 hours through sentencing and beyond.

Record Restriction in Glascock County

Georgia law allows some criminal records to be restricted from public view. O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 is the main statute for record restriction. If charges were dropped, dismissed, or the person was found not guilty, they may be able to get the arrest record restricted. This means the record will not show up on most background checks.

First offender cases also have a path to restriction. Under O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60, someone who completes a first offender sentence may have their record restricted. This does not erase the record entirely, but it limits who can see it. Law enforcement can still access restricted records. The general public cannot.

To start the restriction process in Glascock County, you would file a petition with the court that handled the case. It helps to have a lawyer, but it is not required. The court will review the case and decide if restriction is appropriate. If granted, the booking record and arrest data tied to that case are pulled from public view. This process can take several weeks to complete.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Glascock County. If you are not sure which county handled a booking, check the arrest location. The lines between small rural counties can be hard to tell apart, and a booking may end up in a neighboring county jail.