Find Gwinnett County 72 Hour Bookings

Gwinnett County 72 hour booking records are managed by the Sheriff's Office in Lawrenceville. The inmate search tool lets you look up recent arrests by name and booking date. All booking data posted on the Gwinnett County site is unofficial and subject to verification, but it gives you a fast way to check if someone was recently arrested and booked into the county jail. With a population of roughly 957,000, Gwinnett County processes a high number of bookings each week. This page explains how to search Gwinnett County 72 hour booking records and what the results will show you.

Gwinnett County Sheriff Booking Operations

Sheriff Keybo Taylor heads the Gwinnett County Sheriff Office located at 2900 University Parkway in Lawrenceville, GA 30043. The main phone number is 770-822-3140. This office runs the county jail and handles all 72 hour booking records in Gwinnett County. Every person arrested within the county gets processed through this facility. The booking process creates a record that includes the person's name, charges, booking date, and bond information.

Gwinnett County is one of the most populated counties in Georgia. That means a large volume of arrests and bookings flow through the system each day. The sheriff office keeps its booking records current and posts them to the online search tool. For questions about warrants, call (770) 619-6800. The Magistrate Court Criminal Division handles bond hearings and can be reached at (770) 619-6700. You can also email the office at GCSOCommunications@gwinnettcounty.com for general questions about Gwinnett County booking records.

Note: The Gwinnett County Sheriff Office processes all county arrests at its Lawrenceville facility regardless of which city the arrest was made in.

Search Gwinnett County Bookings Online

The Gwinnett County inmate search database is managed by the Sheriff's Office. It lets you search by name and booking date. The tool lists all people who have been arrested and booked into the Gwinnett County jail. Results show the person's name, booking date, charges, and bond status. The county states that "all information provided is unofficial and subject to verification." Still, it gives you a quick way to find someone who was recently arrested in Gwinnett County.

The Gwinnett County inmate services page connects you to the search tool and other jail resources.

This page has links to the inmate search, visitation info, and other services at the Gwinnett County jail.

The search tool lists people booked within the last 24 hours as well as those still held in the jail. You can look up names and see what date they were brought in. Under O.C.G.A. § 17-4-26, a person arrested on a warrant in Gwinnett County must appear before a judge within 72 hours. For warrantless arrests, O.C.G.A. § 17-4-62 cuts that window to 48 hours. The Gwinnett County jail tracks these time limits as part of its booking records. If you cannot find someone on the online tool, they may have already bonded out or been transferred to another facility.

Gwinnett County Government Portal

The Gwinnett County government website is the central hub for all county services. From this portal you can reach the Sheriff Office, court records, and other departments that may hold records related to 72 hour bookings in Gwinnett County.

The Gwinnett County portal links to every county department and service.

Use the county portal to find court dates, pay fines, or access other records tied to a Gwinnett County booking.

The Magistrate Court in Gwinnett County handles bond hearings for people who have been recently booked. Under Georgia law, a bond hearing must take place within 72 hours for warrant arrests and 48 hours for warrantless arrests. The criminal division phone number is (770) 619-6700. If you need details on a specific bond hearing tied to a Gwinnett County 72 hour booking, that office can help. They can tell you the hearing date, the bond amount set, and whether the person has posted bond yet.

Gwinnett County 72 Hour Booking Records Access

Georgia's Open Records Act covers all booking records kept by the Gwinnett County Sheriff Office. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72, these records are public. You can request them in person at the sheriff office or submit a written request. There is no requirement to state why you need the booking records. Anyone can search and access this data in Gwinnett County.

The Georgia Sheriffs Association keeps a full directory of every sheriff office in Georgia. This can be useful if the person you are looking for was booked in a county other than Gwinnett. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search covers state prison inmates. It does not cover county jail bookings. If someone was arrested in Gwinnett County and later moved to a state prison, you would need to search the GDC tool instead.

For real-time alerts on an inmate's status in Gwinnett County, you can register with VINELink. This free service sends you a phone call, text, or email when an inmate is released or transferred. It works with Georgia jails including the Gwinnett County facility. Just enter the inmate's name or ID to set up your notification.

Note: Booking photographs from the Gwinnett County jail are part of the public record, though the online search tool may not always display them.

Gwinnett County 72 Hour Booking Timeline

The 72 hour booking rule in Gwinnett County comes from Georgia state law. It sets the maximum time the jail can hold someone before a judge reviews the case. This applies to people arrested on a warrant. The jail logs the exact time of booking so courts can track the deadline. If that window passes without a hearing, the person may have grounds for release from the Gwinnett County jail.

Warrantless arrests in Gwinnett County follow a tighter schedule. O.C.G.A. § 17-4-62 gives the jail just 48 hours to bring that person before a judge. Weekends and holidays when courts are closed do not count toward either limit. So a Friday night arrest in Gwinnett County could mean the hearing does not happen until the following week. The booking record shows the exact processing time, which is the starting point for calculating whether the county has met the deadline. Defense attorneys regularly check these records when challenging how long someone has been held in the Gwinnett County jail without a court appearance.

Cities in Gwinnett County

Gwinnett County has many cities spread across its large area northeast of Atlanta. All arrests in the county are processed through the Gwinnett County Sheriff Office in Lawrenceville. The 72 hour booking records for each city within the county are held at the same facility.

Other Gwinnett County communities include Snellville, Lilburn, Norcross, Suwanee, and Buford. Booking records for all of these areas are managed by the Gwinnett County Sheriff Office.

Nearby Counties

Several counties border Gwinnett County in the northeast metro Atlanta area. Each one has its own sheriff office and jail. If someone was arrested near the Gwinnett County line, check the neighboring county's booking records as well.