Search Carrollton Mugshots

Carrollton jail mugshots are kept by the Carroll County Sheriff's Office. Carrollton is the county seat of Carroll County in west-central Georgia, with about 28,300 people. It is home to the University of West Georgia. When someone is arrested in Carrollton, the booking takes place at the Carroll County Jail. The sheriff's office handles all intake, including the mugshot, fingerprinting, and charge entry. Carrollton Police make the arrests, but the county runs the jail.

Carroll County Jail Handles Carrollton Bookings

Every arrest in Carrollton goes through the Carroll County Jail. The Carroll County Sheriff's Office operates the detention center. After an arrest, the person is brought to the jail for intake. Staff takes a mugshot, records fingerprints, and enters charges into the booking system. Bond gets set based on the offense type and any prior history.

Carroll County has an online inmate search. Go to interopweb.com/Carroll to look up people currently held in the jail. You can search by name and see booking dates, charges, and bond info. This is the quickest way to check on a recent Carrollton arrest. The system is free and does not need an account.

The jail holds inmates from all of Carroll County. Carrollton is the county seat and generates the most bookings. But the facility also receives inmates from Villa Rica, Temple, Whitesburg, and other areas in the county. Everyone goes through the same intake process, and all records end up in the same system.

Carrollton Police Department

The Carrollton Police Department serves as the city's law enforcement agency. They patrol city streets and handle calls ranging from noise complaints to serious felonies. The department is in the heart of downtown.

Carrollton PD does not run a jail or maintain mugshot records. When an officer makes an arrest, the person goes to the Carroll County Jail. The police department keeps arrest reports and incident files. You can request copies through an open records request. Georgia's Open Records Act under O.C.G.A. 50-18-70 gives you the right to those documents.

For mugshots and booking data, the Carroll County Sheriff's Office is your contact. The city police and county sheriff keep separate records. Know which agency has what you need before you reach out.

Finding Carrollton Mugshots Online

Start with the Carroll County inmate search at interopweb.com/Carroll. Search by name to see current jail inmates. The tool shows recent bookings from across the county, including Carrollton arrests. You can view charges and bond status. It updates as new people are booked in and others are released.

If the person is no longer in the county jail, state databases are the next step. The screenshot below shows the Georgia Department of Corrections search form.

Use GDC when someone has been convicted and transferred from the Carroll County Jail to a state prison facility.

The GDC offender search is free and open to everyone. It shows mugshots, sentence lengths, and current facility for state inmates. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation also maintains criminal history records that may cover Carrollton arrests. GBI background checks have a fee and list arrests and charges from agencies across the state.

You can also contact the Carroll County Sheriff's Office by phone to ask about specific booking records. They can look up past bookings that may no longer appear on the online roster. For official copies, submit a written open records request.

Mugshot Law in Georgia

O.C.G.A. 35-1-19 puts rules on mugshot distribution in the state. Before the Carroll County Sheriff or Carrollton Police release a booking photo, the person requesting it must sign a written statement. They agree not to use the photo on a website that charges money to remove it. This applies across all of Georgia.

Mugshot exploitation was the reason for this law. Websites would take booking photos from public sources and post them. Then they charged the people in the photos hundreds of dollars for removal. Georgia stepped in and required agencies to check the requestor's intent first. This cuts off the supply of images to those sites.

The Georgia Consumer Protection Division handles complaints about mugshot sites. If your Carrollton mugshot is on one of these sites, send a written removal request to the website. If they do not comply within 30 days, file a complaint with the state. Georgia law says you do not have to pay for removal. The state can investigate and take action.

Restricting Your Carrollton Arrest Record

Georgia lets some people seal their arrest records under O.C.G.A. 35-3-37. If your case in Carrollton was dismissed, you were acquitted, or you completed a first offender sentence, you can apply. Record restriction means the mugshot and booking info will not appear in standard public searches. The data still exists but is hidden from general view.

File a petition in the Carroll County court that handled the case. A judge will review it and decide. The Carroll County Clerk of Court can help you figure out which forms are needed. The process can take some time, so start early if you plan to apply.

University of West Georgia students arrested in Carrollton should consider seeking restriction if eligible. A restricted record can help with job searches after graduation. Georgia Legal Aid at georgialegalaid.org has free guides about the process. Legal aid groups serving the west Georgia area may also provide direct help.

Carroll County Courts

Carrollton is the county seat. All Carroll County courts are in town. The Superior Court handles felonies. State Court covers misdemeanors. Magistrate Court manages warrants, bond hearings, and small claims. Arrests in Carrollton go through these courts based on the seriousness of the charges.

A person booked at the Carroll County Jail sees a magistrate within 48 hours if they have not posted bond. The judge sets bail and reviews the charges. From there, the case goes to the appropriate court. All of these steps create court records tied to the original booking and mugshot.

For the full picture on how Carroll County processes bookings and handles records, visit the Carroll County jail mugshots page.

Nearby Cities

Carrollton sits west of Atlanta in the rolling hills of west Georgia. These nearby cities have their own jail mugshot pages.