Alpharetta Booking Reports Database
Alpharetta booking reports are managed by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, which runs the county jail and handles all intake for people arrested in the city. Alpharetta is in northern Fulton County with about 67,000 residents. The Alpharetta Police Department makes arrests, but the county handles booking and detention. To find out if someone is currently in custody or to look up recent booking data, search the Fulton County inmate database online. It's free and updates once daily.
Alpharetta Quick Facts
Access Alpharetta Inmate Records Online
When someone is arrested in Alpharetta, they are transported to the Fulton County Jail at 901 Rice Street NW in Atlanta. That's where the booking record is created and where the person will be held until released or transferred. To search who is currently in custody, go to the Fulton County Sheriff's inmate search page. Type in the person's name and browse current results. The roster updates once each day - bookings from the previous night may appear the following morning.
You can also access the Tyler Technologies jail manager portal for a more detailed view of the same data. Both tools are publicly available and require no account. For phone inquiries, the Fulton County Sheriff's Office can be reached at 404-612-5100. The main office is at 185 Central Ave SW, Atlanta, GA 30303.
Alpharetta Police and Arrest Process
The Alpharetta Police Department operates independently within the city and can be reached at 678-297-6300. Officers patrol city streets and make arrests for local ordinance violations, state misdemeanors, and felonies. After an arrest, the person is transported to Fulton County custody for booking and processing. Alpharetta PD does not operate a holding facility of its own beyond a brief temporary hold.
For police reports, incident documents, and records created by Alpharetta PD, contact the department directly. These records are separate from the booking report created at the county jail. Both types of records fall under the Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 et seq. Under that law, agencies must respond to public records requests within three business days for most documents. Records that fall under exemptions listed in O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 - such as active investigation files - may be withheld or partially redacted.
Note: Requesting an arrest report from the police department and requesting a booking report from the sheriff are two different processes with two different agencies.
What's Inside a Fulton County Booking Report
A booking report is the formal record created when someone goes through intake at the jail. For an Alpharetta arrest, that means the Fulton County Jail. The report captures the person's full name, date of birth, physical description, booking date and time, charges, and the agency that made the arrest. Bond information is added after the initial appearance before a judge.
Booking photos - often called mugshots - are usually part of the file. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19, commercial websites cannot charge a fee to remove someone's booking photo from their site. This law exists because some sites were profiting from posting mugshots and then demanding payment to take them down. The statute shuts that down but doesn't restrict access to the records themselves - they remain public.
Georgia sheriffs are required by O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7 to maintain these records and make them available. The Fulton County Sheriff follows this requirement through their online portal and records office.
Tracking Custody Status with VINE
VINE (Victim Information and Notification Everyday) lets you monitor when a person held at the Fulton County Jail is released, transferred, or has a change in custody status. The service is free. Register at VINELink.com or call 1-877-846-3592. Alerts can be sent by phone, email, or text. VINE does not provide booking details or charge information - for that, use the inmate search portal.
Broader Criminal History Searches
The Fulton County inmate search only shows who is currently in the county jail. It won't show past bookings for someone who has since been released, and it won't show records from other counties. For a statewide view, contact the GBI's Georgia Crime Information Center. The GCIC keeps statewide arrest and conviction records from agencies all over Georgia. Certified history reports require fingerprints and a fee.
If someone is serving time in a state prison rather than a county jail, search the Georgia Department of Corrections offender search. The GDC system covers people housed in state facilities, which is separate from county detention.
The GDC offender search is the right tool when looking for someone sentenced to a state prison rather than a county jail like Fulton's facility on Rice Street.
Record Restriction in Georgia
People who were arrested in Alpharetta and had charges dropped, were found not guilty, or completed certain programs may qualify to restrict their record under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37. Restriction limits who can see the arrest in background checks. First-time offenders who completed a sentence under the First Offender Act, O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60, may also be eligible. Restriction does not delete the record from law enforcement databases - it limits access for civilian or commercial purposes.
Nearby Cities
Other qualifying cities near Alpharetta with booking record pages:
- Roswell - Fulton County
- Milton - Fulton County
- Johns Creek - Fulton County
- Sandy Springs - Fulton County
Fulton County Booking Reports
Alpharetta arrests are booked through Fulton County. The county page has more information on the jail, inmate search tools, and records request procedures.