Marietta Booking Reports
Marietta booking reports are kept by the Cobb County Sheriff's Office, which operates the Adult Detention Center and handles all jail bookings for the county. Marietta is the county seat of Cobb County and home to about 63,000 people. The Marietta Police Department makes arrests in the city, and those people are transferred into Cobb County custody for booking. You can search the current inmate roster, request booking records, or contact the sheriff directly for custody information.
Marietta Quick Facts
Cobb County Sheriff and Marietta Booking Records
The Cobb County Sheriff's Office is the agency that maintains booking records for everyone arrested in Marietta. As county seat, Marietta is where the sheriff's main operations and the county courts are based. Booking records are public under the Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 et seq., and must be produced within three business days in most cases.
Start your search at cobbsheriff.org. The site has links to inmate search tools, detention center information, and contact details for the records office. You can also call the sheriff at 770-499-4700. O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7 requires Georgia sheriffs to keep jail records available - this is a legal obligation, not a courtesy.
The screenshot below is from the Cobb County Sheriff's website, which serves as the official source for Marietta booking records and inmate information.
The Cobb County Sheriff site is where to start for any Marietta booking report or inmate status question.
Cobb County Adult Detention Center
People arrested in Marietta are held at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center. The facility is run by the sheriff's office and handles intake, housing, and transfer for all county detainees. It is the only county jail in Cobb - Marietta does not run its own separate detention facility.
Details about the detention center, including visiting hours, inmate services, and how to locate someone in custody, are on the sheriff's site at cobbsheriff.org/inmates/adult-detention-center. If you need to confirm whether someone is currently in custody, the detention center page is the right starting point before making a phone call.
The Adult Detention Center page covers everything from visiting rules to how to find someone booked after a Marietta arrest.
Marietta Police Department
Marietta PD can be reached at 770-499-3911 for non-emergency calls. Officers handle all city law enforcement, from traffic stops to felony arrests. After making an arrest, officers transfer the person to Cobb County custody. The police department's records unit handles requests for the reports officers created during the arrest - things like the incident report and arrest narrative.
For booking records - what happened during jail intake - you need the Cobb County Sheriff, not the police department. These are two different records created by two different agencies. The arrest report tells you what the officer saw. The booking report tells you what the jail recorded. Both are public under state law, though some records may be withheld under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72.
Understanding Booking Reports
A booking report captures the key facts from when someone was processed into jail. For a Marietta arrest, it includes the person's name and date of birth, the date and time of booking, the charges they face, and which agency made the arrest. Bond amounts are added once a hearing has occurred. A booking photo is usually part of the file.
Georgia law at O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 bars commercial mugshot sites from charging fees to remove photos. The law targets predatory sites that post booking photos and then demand payment. It does not limit your ability to find records through official channels - Cobb County booking records remain public. Keep in mind that a booking shows an arrest. It doesn't mean the person was convicted of anything.
VINE and Statewide Tools
To get notified when someone in Cobb County custody is released or moved, sign up for VINE at VINELink.com or call 1-877-846-3592. The service is free and sends alerts by phone, email, or text. For statewide criminal history records beyond Cobb County, the GBI's Georgia Crime Information Center holds data from agencies across the state. If the person is in a state prison rather than the county jail, use the GDC offender search.
For inmates at the Cobb County facility, JailATM offers messaging and deposit services. For video calls, check with the sheriff's office for the current approved visitation platform and scheduling options.
Record Restriction
People arrested in Marietta who had charges dropped, were found not guilty, or meet other criteria may be able to restrict their record. O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 covers the process. First-time offenders who completed a sentence under the First Offender Act, O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60, may also apply. Restriction does not erase the arrest - it limits who can view it in most background checks.
Nearby Cities
Other qualifying cities near Marietta with booking record pages:
Cobb County Booking Reports
All Marietta arrests go through the Cobb County Sheriff's Office and its Adult Detention Center. The county page has more on the jail, inmate search tools, and how to submit an open records request.