Find Pulaski County 72 Hour Booking Records

Pulaski County 72 hour booking records are managed by the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office in Hawkinsville. To check on a recent arrest or find out if someone is in the county jail, call the sheriff's office directly since there is no online inmate search available for Pulaski County.

Pulaski County Sheriff's Office

Sheriff Wayne Wiley heads the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office. The mailing address is PO Box 330, Hawkinsville, GA 31036. Call 478-783-1521 for questions about bookings, charges, and bond amounts. The sheriff's office is the only law enforcement agency running the county jail.

Pulaski County does not have an online jail roster. You need to call or visit the office to ask about inmates. Give the full name of the person you are looking for. Jail staff will check the system and tell you if that person has been booked. They can share charge details and bond info over the phone. In-person visits are handled during regular office hours.

Pulaski County is a small, rural county in central Georgia. Hawkinsville is the county seat and the main city. The Ocmulgee River runs along the edge of the county. The area is mostly farmland and small communities. Despite the small size, the sheriff's office handles a regular flow of calls and arrests. All bookings go through the same process at the county jail in Hawkinsville.

Hawkinsville also has its own police department. Arrests made by city officers still go to the Pulaski County jail for booking. The sheriff's office processes every person the same way. Staff record personal details, log the charges, take a booking photo, and set bond. Some bonds follow a set schedule. Others need a judge to decide the amount at a hearing.

Pulaski County merged its government with the City of Hawkinsville in 2007. This makes it one of the unified city-county governments in Georgia. But the sheriff's office still runs the jail the same way as any other county. The booking process has not changed because of the merger.

How 72 Hour Booking Works in Pulaski County

Georgia law limits how long someone can be held before a judge reviews the case. O.C.G.A. § 17-4-26 requires anyone arrested with a warrant to appear before a judge within 72 hours. That is the basis for the "72 hour booking" term. The clock starts at the time of arrest. It does not begin when the person reaches the Pulaski County jail or when the intake paperwork is finished.

Arrests without a warrant have an even shorter deadline. O.C.G.A. § 17-4-62 requires a probable cause hearing within 48 hours. This comes up when deputies or officers arrest someone on the spot. A traffic stop that leads to a DUI arrest is a typical example. The Pulaski County magistrate court works to schedule hearings within both the 72 hour and 48 hour windows.

Hearings take place at the courthouse in Hawkinsville. The judge reads the charges, explains the person's rights, and may set bond. Weekend arrests can make timing tight. A Friday night arrest on a warrant means the hearing must happen by Monday night. Pulaski County judges hold hearings as needed to stay within the legal deadline. If the window passes without a hearing, the person has the right to ask for release, though this is rare.

Public Access to Pulaski County 72 Hour Booking Records

Booking records in Pulaski County are public under the Georgia Open Records Act. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 gives anyone the right to request government records. No reason needed. The sheriff's office must respond within three business days. Copy fees may apply for printed records, but phone questions about current inmates are free.

To request records, call 478-783-1521 or go to the sheriff's office. Ask for arrest reports, booking sheets, or charge lists. Written requests are best for formal copies. Include the person's name and a date range. That helps staff find the right file.

O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 covers booking photos in Georgia. Law enforcement cannot give photos to people who will post them on sites that charge for removal. The photos remain public records. You can request one through an open records request as long as you are not planning to use it for a mugshot website.

The Georgia Crime Information Center page from the GBI explains how criminal history checks work statewide:

Call GCIC at 404-244-2639 for a criminal background check that covers all Georgia counties.

Georgia Statewide 72 Hour Booking Resources

The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search covers anyone who has been sentenced to state prison. If a Pulaski County booking leads to a prison sentence, this free tool shows the person's current facility, sentence details, and release date. It will not show people still held in the county jail waiting for trial.

The VINE notification system lets you track inmates. Sign up for free phone, text, or email alerts. VINE tells you when an inmate is released, transferred, or has a court date. Call 833-216-6670 to register. The system covers Pulaski County and most other Georgia counties.

The Georgia Sheriffs' Association keeps a directory of every sheriff in the state:

Use this directory if you need to reach a sheriff's office in a nearby county or anywhere else in Georgia.

Record Restriction in Pulaski County

Georgia law allows some arrest records to be restricted after the case ends. O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 says if charges are dropped, dismissed, or the person is acquitted, they can apply to restrict the record. A restricted record will not show on standard background checks. It stays in the system, but the public cannot see it.

The First Offender Act under O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60 is another option. A judge can sentence someone as a first offender if they have no prior felony convictions. When the sentence is done without issues, the conviction gets sealed. A Pulaski County booking that ended with a first offender sentence may not show on later records checks.

To file for restriction, go to the court that handled the original case. The Pulaski County Clerk of Court in Hawkinsville can help with the forms and filing fees. The process takes several weeks to work through state databases. Law enforcement keeps access to restricted records. The general public does not.

Cities in Pulaski County

Pulaski County and Hawkinsville share a unified government. Hawkinsville is the county seat and the biggest community. All arrests go through the Pulaski County jail for booking.

Other small communities in the county include Pineview and Hartford. Arrests anywhere in Pulaski County are processed through the same booking system at the sheriff's office.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Pulaski County. If you are not sure where an arrest took place, try the neighboring sheriff's offices. An arrest near a county line might end up in a different county jail.