Find Cartersville Mugshots

Cartersville jail mugshots are taken at the Bartow County Jail when a person is booked after arrest. Cartersville is the county seat of Bartow County and has about 25,000 residents. It sits along Interstate 75 between Atlanta and Chattanooga. The Cartersville Police Department patrols the city, but all bookings go through the Bartow County Sheriff's Office. The county jail processes every arrest made in Cartersville and takes the booking photo there.

Bartow County Jail Handles Cartersville Bookings

The Bartow County Jail is where all Cartersville arrests are booked. The Bartow County Sheriff's Office runs the detention center and manages intake. When a Cartersville Police officer makes an arrest, the person goes to the county jail. Staff takes a mugshot, records the charges, and enters everything into the booking system.

To check if someone is currently in the Bartow County Jail, call 770-382-5050 ext. 6000. Staff can confirm names, booking dates, charges, and bond info. This is the fastest way to find out if someone was recently booked in Cartersville. You can also use Georgia's VINE system at www.vinelink.com to register for free custody alerts.

The jail holds inmates from the entire county. Cartersville makes up the biggest share of bookings since it is the county seat and the most populated area. The sheriff's deputies, Georgia State Patrol, and other agencies also bring their arrests to the same facility.

Cartersville Police Department

Cartersville Police handle law enforcement within city limits. Officers respond to calls and make arrests for offenses that range from minor violations to serious crimes. The department works out of the station on West Main Street in downtown Cartersville.

The police department does not run its own jail. They keep arrest reports and incident reports at the station. For mugshots and booking data, you need to go through the Bartow County Sheriff's Office. Cartersville PD can provide copies of police reports through an open records request, though. Georgia law under O.C.G.A. 50-18-70 gives you the right to request these documents.

How to Search Cartersville Mugshots

Your first step is to call the Bartow County Jail at 770-382-5050 ext. 6000. Staff can look up current inmates by name and share booking details for recent Cartersville arrests. You can also register for custody alerts through VINE at www.vinelink.com.

If the person has already been released from the county jail, the roster may not show them. In that case, you can contact the Bartow County Sheriff's Office by phone and ask about past booking records. They can look up older entries in their system.

Below is the Georgia Department of Corrections offender search form. This tool covers people who have been convicted and sent to state prison.

Use the GDC search when someone has left the Bartow County Jail and entered the state prison system.

The GDC offender search shows mugshots, sentence details, and current facility for state inmates. It is free and open to anyone. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation also offers criminal history searches that may include Cartersville arrest data. GBI checks have a fee and are used for background reviews.

Georgia Mugshot Protection Law

Georgia has a specific law about mugshot distribution. O.C.G.A. 35-1-19 says that anyone requesting a booking photo must sign a written statement. The statement confirms they will not post the mugshot on a site that demands payment for removal. This covers the Bartow County Sheriff, Cartersville Police, and every other agency in the state.

Before this law, mugshot exploitation was a real problem. Websites would grab booking photos from public sources and charge people to take them down. Some people paid hundreds of dollars. Georgia cut off the supply by making law enforcement agencies check the requestor's intent before handing over the photo.

If your Cartersville mugshot appears on one of these sites, you have rights. Send the site a written request to take it down. Keep a record of your letter or email. If the site does not remove it within 30 days, report them to the Georgia Consumer Protection Division. The state investigates these complaints. Never pay a site to remove a booking photo.

Restricting Your Arrest Record

Georgia law lets some people seal their arrest records from public view. O.C.G.A. 35-3-37 spells out who can apply. If your Cartersville arrest was dismissed, you were acquitted, or you completed a first offender program, you may qualify. A restricted record means the mugshot and booking details no longer show up in standard public searches.

You file a petition in the court that handled your case. For Cartersville arrests, that is the Bartow County court system. The court reviews the petition and decides whether to grant restriction. The Bartow County Clerk of Court can tell you which forms to use.

Georgia Legal Aid at georgialegalaid.org has guides for people who want to restrict their records. If you need help with the paperwork and cannot pay for a lawyer, contact them. Some local legal aid groups also serve Bartow County and can walk you through the steps.

Bartow County Court System

All Cartersville criminal cases go through the Bartow County courts. The county seat is Cartersville, so the courthouse is right in town. Superior Court hears felonies. State Court handles misdemeanors. Magistrate Court deals with warrants, bond hearings, and small claims.

After a booking at the county jail, the inmate appears before a magistrate within 48 hours if no bond has been posted. The judge sets bail and goes over the charges. From there, the case moves to the appropriate court. Every step creates records linked to the original booking.

For complete information on how Bartow County processes jail bookings and maintains records, see the Bartow County jail mugshots page.

Nearby Cities

Cartersville sits along the I-75 corridor between Atlanta and northwest Georgia. These nearby cities have their own jail mugshot pages.