Wilkinson County Arrest Records

Arrest records are those records containing reports on individuals who had been arrested. These records are used by the public to check on the background of persons, in particular, those persons found therein. More often than not, these records are used by businesses who wish to confirm the history of persons who have applied for work with them. Georgia arrest records contain the person’s identification data, arrest data, final judicial disposition data, and custodial data if already incarcerated. Wilkinson County Arrest Records are available at the local sheriff office or police departments, in addition to being provided electronically by the state government in accordance with Georgia Law.

As the principal law enforcement agency in the County, the Wilkinson County Sherriff has arrest records. One of the primary duties of the Sherriff is the service of warrants and is also the official jailer of the county. As they are in the frontlines, the Sherriff’s Office have arrest records available for the public, but a request for records from the office of the Sherriff takes time and is not always available given their other duties. It may be advisable to take the search online instead. It must be noted, however, that the Office of the Sherriff is the only office that could provide a certified copy of an arrest record, though to obtain this; one must first go to their main office located in Irwinton, Georgia.

Georgia Law – O.C.G.A. 35-3-35C – allows criminal history record information showing in-state felony convictions, pleas and sentences to be requested and released electronically without fingerprint comparison or consent of the person whose record is requested, subject to exemptions such as when the offender is a minor or had requested for their records to be restricted in accordance with O.C.G.A. 35-3-37.

Electronic information of arrest records are released through the Georgia Crime Information Center. The records available from this office pertain to records found not only in Wilkinson County but also to the entire state of Georgia. A search using the database of the Georgia Crime Information Center costs fifteen dollars per search, but the results are near instantaneous. It must be noted that all searches costs fifteen dollars, and this is true even if the search returns a no records found. In order for the search to be as accurate as possible, all pertinent information regarding the individual and the arrest must be supplied by the searcher.

In accordance with O.C.G.A. 42-1-12, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is the central repository for Georgia’s Violent Sexual Offender Registry. In relation to this, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation maintains a separate database of sex offenders not only for Wilkinson County but also for the rest of the state of Georgia. The use the database, one simply has to visit the website and supply the information requested. The database has near instantaneous results and does not cost anything to use.

Finally, arrest records for Wilkinson County may also be found using other online databases. These databases provide not only arrest records but other vital records of a person and may be of more use to those who wish to conduct background checks. Like most online searches, the results are near instantaneous and are often times free. In addition, they also do not require the searcher to stand in long lines or event to leave the comforts of their own homes.

Tips on how Wilkinson County arrest records can be obtained legally these days:

• – Visit the Office of the Sheriff to get started with the search
• – Office address is at Irwinton, Georgia 3102
• – Find out information about the forms and fees so you will know which form to use and how much you are going to spend in order to acquire a copy of an arrest record
• – Once the form is completed, you submit it to the Wilkinson County Sheriff Office’ address as mentioned above

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Wilkinson County Sherriff Arrests

For other questions, the following links may be of further assistance.

• – Sherriff’s Office
• – Superior Court
• – District Attorney
• – Public Defender