Walton County Jail Mugshots Lookup

Walton County jail mugshots are managed by the sheriff's office in Monroe, Georgia. The county is located east of the Atlanta metro area and has been growing steadily over the past decade. The Walton County Sheriff's Office runs the jail, handles bookings, and maintains inmate records. You can search for current inmates through the county's online inmate inquiry tool. This page explains how to look up Walton County jail mugshots, what info the search tool gives you, and how Georgia law controls access to booking photos and arrest records.

Walton County Sheriff's Office

The Walton County Sheriff's Office is at 350 Georgia Ave, Monroe, GA 30655. The main phone number is 770-267-6557. The sheriff's office handles patrol, investigations, court services, and jail operations for the entire county. All bookings go through the Walton County jail, regardless of which agency made the arrest.

The Walton County Sheriff's website has department info, contact numbers, and links to jail services.

From the website you can find info about the jail, patrol divisions, and how to reach specific departments. The sheriff's office also posts updates and press releases that sometimes include info about arrests and bookings in Walton County. The jail operates around the clock, processing new inmates at any hour of the day or night.

When deputies or local police make an arrest in Walton County, the person gets brought to the jail for booking. Staff take a mugshot, log the charges, record bond info, and enter everything into the system. This data goes into the county's inmate inquiry tool, making it searchable online.

Search Walton County Inmates

The Walton County Sheriff's Office has an online inmate inquiry tool. You can find it at the Walton County Inmate Inquiry page. This tool lets you search for current inmates by name.

The inquiry tool shows booking details for people held at the Walton County jail. Results include the inmate's name, booking date, charges, and bond amount. The data updates as new bookings come in and people are released. It is free to use and does not require any kind of account or login.

This tool only covers people currently in custody at the Walton County jail. If someone has been released or transferred to a state facility, they will not show up in this search. For state prison inmates from Walton County, use the Georgia Department of Corrections offender search. That covers people serving state sentences and shows mugshots when the state has them on file.

Georgia Law on Mugshot Access

Booking photos from the Walton County jail are public records under the Georgia Open Records Act. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 gives anyone the right to request records from government agencies, including jail mugshots and booking data. Agencies must respond within three business days. No reason is required for the request.

Georgia puts limits on how mugshots can be used after you get them. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19, law enforcement cannot post booking photos on websites unless certain conditions are met. Anyone who gets a Walton County jail mugshot must sign a written statement that the photo will not go on a website that charges for removal. This law was passed to stop the commercial mugshot industry from profiting off arrest photos.

Copy fees for records from the Walton County Sheriff's Office fall under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71. Paper copies cost 10 cents per page at most. The cost for electronic records depends on how long it takes staff to compile them. Most simple mugshot requests are inexpensive.

Walton County Record Restriction

Georgia law allows record restriction for certain arrests that did not lead to a conviction. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37, if your case in Walton County was dismissed, not prosecuted, or you were found not guilty, you can apply to have the records restricted. This seals your Walton County jail mugshot and booking info from general public access.

To start the process, contact the arresting agency in Walton County or the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The GBI handles criminal history records through the Georgia Crime Information Center. They process restriction requests for any county in the state, including Walton. There is a fee and the process takes several weeks. Not all arrests qualify, so review the statute before applying.

O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5 deals with mugshot websites that charge people to remove their photos. This practice is illegal in Georgia. If a site posts your Walton County booking photo and demands payment, file a complaint with the Georgia Consumer Protection Division after sending a written removal request to the site.

Note: Record restriction does not destroy arrest data but blocks it from most public searches in Walton County and statewide systems.

Nearby Counties

Walton County borders several counties in the northeast Atlanta metro area. Jail mugshots are kept by the county where the booking happened. Check these neighboring counties if you are unsure where someone was arrested.