Hinesville Mugshot Search

Hinesville jail mugshots are handled by the Liberty County Sheriff's Office. Hinesville is the largest city in Liberty County with about 36,500 people. The city sits next to Fort Stewart, one of the biggest military installations on the East Coast. That military presence shapes the area in many ways, including the volume of arrests and bookings that go through the county system. All civilian arrests in Hinesville end up at the Liberty County Jail, where the mugshot is taken during intake.

How Hinesville Bookings Work

Arrests in Hinesville go to the Liberty County Jail for booking. The sheriff's office operates the detention center and handles all intake processing. When the Hinesville Police Department or any other agency arrests someone in the city, the person is brought to the county jail. Mugshots, fingerprints, and personal details are recorded at that point.

Liberty County does not have a public online jail roster like some larger counties in Georgia. To check on a booking or find a mugshot from a Hinesville arrest, contact the Liberty County Sheriff's Office directly. They can look up records by name and tell you if someone is in custody. You can also ask about bond amounts and upcoming court dates.

The county jail serves all of Liberty County. Hinesville generates the most arrests since it has the highest population. But the jail also holds people arrested in Midway, Flemington, and other parts of the county. The military police at Fort Stewart handle their own matters on base, but civilian arrests always go through the county system.

One thing to know about Hinesville: the large military presence means a younger population on average. Many arrests involve service members or their families. If someone is arrested off base by civilian law enforcement, they go through the same booking process as anyone else. The county jail does not treat military and civilian arrests differently.

Hinesville Police Department

Hinesville Police is the city's law enforcement agency. They patrol the city and handle calls for service. The department is the most active police force in Liberty County based on the size of the city it covers.

The department does not hold inmates or maintain a mugshot database. Officers arrest people and transport them to the county jail. The police station keeps arrest reports and incident logs. You can get copies of these records through an open records request under O.C.G.A. 50-18-70. For mugshots, contact the sheriff's office.

Hinesville PD works alongside the Liberty County Sheriff on some operations. Joint patrols and task forces are common. Either agency can make an arrest within city limits. Regardless of who makes the arrest, the booking happens at the same county jail.

Finding Hinesville Jail Mugshots

Since Liberty County does not run a public online inmate search, you have a few other paths to find mugshots from Hinesville arrests. The most direct way is to call the Liberty County Sheriff's Office and ask them to check their records. Give them the person's name and they can look it up in the jail management system.

For statewide searches, use the Georgia Department of Corrections tool. The screenshot below shows the GDC search form.

This tool finds inmates serving state prison time, including those convicted in Liberty County courts.

The GDC offender search covers people in state prison. If someone was arrested in Hinesville, convicted, and sentenced to state time, their mugshot and custody info will be in this system. County jail records are separate from GDC. The county shows local holds, while GDC tracks state inmates.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation maintains criminal history records for the state. A GBI background check can reveal arrests from Hinesville and other Georgia agencies. The check has a fee. It does not include mugshot images, but it lists charges and arrest dates.

You can also submit an open records request to the Liberty County Sheriff. Under Georgia's Open Records Act, you have the right to request booking records. The agency must respond within three business days. This is useful when you need an official copy of a booking record from a specific Hinesville arrest.

Mugshot Laws That Apply in Hinesville

Georgia law under O.C.G.A. 35-1-19 regulates how mugshots are released to the public. Anyone who asks for a booking photo from the Liberty County Sheriff or Hinesville Police must sign a written statement. That statement says they will not post the photo on a website that charges fees for taking it down.

This law was passed because of mugshot exploitation sites. These sites would collect booking photos and charge people to remove them. Georgia now stops law enforcement agencies from releasing photos to people who plan to use them that way. The law protects people booked in Hinesville and across the state.

If your mugshot from a Hinesville arrest shows up on one of these sites, send a written removal request first. Wait 30 days. If the site does not take it down, contact the Georgia Consumer Protection Division. File a formal complaint. The state can take action against the site. Do not pay money to get a mugshot removed.

Record Restriction Options

If your Hinesville arrest did not lead to a conviction, you may be able to restrict your record. O.C.G.A. 35-3-37 allows people to apply for restriction when charges are dropped, the case is dismissed, or they were found not guilty. First offenders who completed their sentence can also apply. Restriction hides the mugshot and booking data from public searches.

File a petition in the court that handled your case. For Hinesville arrests, that is the Liberty County court system. The court reviews the petition and makes a decision. Not all cases qualify, so check with a lawyer or legal aid group first. Georgia Legal Aid at georgialegalaid.org has information about the process and may be able to help with forms.

Military members arrested in Hinesville should also check with their JAG office. The civilian record restriction process is separate from any military proceedings. But getting your civilian record restricted can still help in many ways.

Nearby Cities

These cities in the coastal Georgia region also have jail mugshot pages. Each routes bookings through a different county jail.