Find Rockdale County Jail Mugshots

Rockdale County jail mugshots are handled by the sheriff's office in Conyers, Georgia. The county sits east of Atlanta in the metro area and processes a steady flow of bookings year round. The Rockdale County jail has a capacity of 720 beds and holds inmates from across the county. You can search for current inmates online through the county's jail search portal. This page shows you how to look up Rockdale County jail mugshots, what tools are available, and how state law affects your ability to get booking photos.

Rockdale County Sheriff's Office

The Rockdale County Sheriff's Office runs the county jail and handles bookings for all local arrests. The Rockdale County Sheriff's website has info on the jail, patrol divisions, and how to contact the office.

The sheriff's office serves the entire county, including the city of Conyers and unincorporated areas. Deputies make arrests throughout Rockdale County, and all bookings go through the same jail facility. The jail has 720 beds and holds pretrial detainees, sentenced inmates, and people waiting for transfer to state prison or other facilities.

When someone is booked at the Rockdale County jail, staff take a mugshot, log the charges, and record bond information. All of this becomes part of the county's records. The booking data feeds into the online jail search tool, so people outside the jail can look up who is in custody. The process is the same whether the arrest came from a county deputy, a Conyers police officer, or another agency working in Rockdale County.

Rockdale County Inmate Lookup

Rockdale County has an online jail search tool powered by Tyler Technologies. You can access it at the Rockdale County Jail Search page. This lets you look up current inmates by name and see their booking details.

The search portal shows basic info about each inmate. This typically includes their name, booking date, charges, and bond amount. Results update as new bookings happen and inmates are released from the Rockdale County jail. The tool is free to use and does not need you to create an account. Just type in a name and search.

Keep in mind that the jail search only shows people currently held at the Rockdale County jail. Once someone is released or transferred, they drop off the list. For people who have been sentenced and moved to a state prison, the Georgia Department of Corrections offender search is the right tool. That system covers state inmates and shows mugshots when available.

Mugshot Records and Georgia Law

Jail mugshots from Rockdale County are public records under the Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70. Anyone can request booking photos, arrest reports, and jail logs from the sheriff's office. The law requires agencies to respond within three business days. You do not need to state a reason for wanting the records.

Georgia adds restrictions on how mugshots can be shared. O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 says law enforcement cannot post booking photos on public websites unless certain conditions are met. If you get a mugshot from the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office, you must sign a written statement that you will not post it on a site that charges for removal. This protects people from being exploited by commercial mugshot operations.

Fees for copies of records are governed by O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71. Paper copies cannot cost more than 10 cents per page. Electronic copies may carry a charge based on the staff time needed to compile them. For a simple mugshot request in Rockdale County, the cost is usually minimal.

Rockdale County Record Restriction

If your arrest in Rockdale County did not result in a conviction, you might qualify to have your records restricted. O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 allows record restriction for arrests that ended in dismissal, non-prosecution, or acquittal. Once restricted, your Rockdale County jail mugshot and booking data are sealed from public view.

You apply through the arresting agency or the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The GBI runs the Georgia Crime Information Center, which stores criminal history records for all of Georgia. They can process restriction requests from any county, including Rockdale. There is a processing fee and the timeline is several weeks. Check the specific rules under the statute before you file.

The state goes further with O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5, which makes it illegal to post mugshots and charge for removal. If your Rockdale County booking photo ends up on one of these sites, the Georgia Consumer Protection Division can help. Send a written request to the site first. If they do not remove the photo within 30 days, file a complaint with the state.

Note: Record restriction in Rockdale County does not affect law enforcement access to the arrest data.

Nearby Counties

These counties are next to Rockdale County in the metro Atlanta area. Jail mugshots stay with the county that processed the booking. If you are not sure where someone was arrested, check the neighboring county pages below.