South Fulton Booking Reports and Jail Records

South Fulton booking reports are processed through the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, which operates the county jail at 901 Rice Street NW in Atlanta and handles detention for all of Fulton County including the City of South Fulton. When South Fulton Police make an arrest, the person is booked into the Fulton County Jail and a public record is created showing the charges, booking date, and bond status. The Fulton County Sheriff provides an online inmate search tool that you can use to look up current custody data.

Fulton County Sheriff Inmate Search

To find booking records for South Fulton arrests, use the Fulton County Sheriff inmate search tool. The system is run by Tyler Technologies and shows current jail population data. Each record includes the person's name, booking date, charges, and bond information if a bond has been set. The database updates once per day.

South Fulton Police can be reached at 470-809-7300. If you need to talk to the Fulton County Sheriff about a specific inmate, call 404-612-5100. The jail itself is at 901 Rice Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30318. The Fulton County Sheriff also maintains a website at fcsoga.org with more information about the jail and other services.

Keep in mind that the inmate search shows people currently in custody across all of Fulton County — not just South Fulton arrests. Fulton County covers a large area, and the jail holds people arrested by multiple agencies. If you are searching for someone specific, searching by name will get you more accurate results than browsing the full roster.

South Fulton Police make arrests that are booked into the Fulton County Jail system and appear in the Fulton County Sheriff's online inmate search.

The City of South Fulton

South Fulton incorporated as a city in 2017, making it one of the newer cities in Georgia. Before incorporation, the area was unincorporated Fulton County, and the Fulton County Sheriff handled policing directly. After the city formed, South Fulton established its own police department. However, the city does not run its own jail — arrests still go through Fulton County's detention system.

The City of South Fulton's official website is at cityofsouthfultonga.gov. The site has information about city services, the police department, and how to contact various city departments. For booking and jail records specifically, the Fulton County Sheriff remains the right agency to contact.

South Fulton sits in the southwest portion of Fulton County. It borders Atlanta to the north and east, and several other communities in the county. Residents who need help with legal matters related to arrests or records can contact the Fulton County Public Defender's office or local legal aid organizations.

Georgia Open Records and Booking Data

Booking records are public under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, Georgia's Open Records Act. The Fulton County Sheriff's online inmate tool is a way to access this public data without filing a formal request. For records not available online — such as older booking records or specific documents — you can submit a formal Open Records request to the sheriff's office.

Some records are exempt from disclosure. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 lists categories that agencies may withhold, including active investigation files and juvenile records. For routine adult booking data, the presumption is that records are public unless a specific exemption applies.

Georgia law under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 addresses booking photos. It bars commercial websites from posting mugshots and charging money to remove them. The law does not restrict the sheriff from releasing booking photos as part of public records — it targets the pay-to-remove business model used by some private sites.

VINE and Inmate Notifications

VINE (Victim Information and Notification Everyday) lets you track when someone's custody status changes at the Fulton County Jail. If the person is released, transferred, or escapes, you get an alert. The service is free and runs around the clock.

Sign up at VINELink.com or call 1-877-846-3592. You can choose to receive alerts by phone, email, or text message. VINE is designed for victims and people with safety concerns. For general booking data, use the sheriff's online inmate search rather than VINE, since VINE only tracks status changes and does not show charge details.

GBI and State Criminal History Records

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation maintains statewide criminal records through the Georgia Crime Information Center. A GBI GCIC check can show arrests and court dispositions from across Georgia, going beyond what the Fulton County jail roster displays. For more complete criminal history information, visit the GBI GCIC page or call 404-244-2639.

For people who have been convicted and transferred to a state prison facility, the Fulton County jail roster will no longer show them. Use the Georgia Department of Corrections offender search to locate people in state custody.

Record Restriction in South Fulton

Georgia allows some people to restrict criminal records from public view. O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 sets out who qualifies — generally those who were not convicted, had charges dismissed, or completed sentences for certain offenses. People who went through the First Offender Act (O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60) may also petition for restriction once they complete their sentence.

Restriction does not erase the record. Law enforcement still sees it. But most civilian background checks will not return a restricted record. South Fulton residents can contact local legal aid or a private attorney to start the process. The petition goes through both the arresting agency and the GBI.

Nearby Cities

Other qualifying cities near South Fulton with booking record pages:

• Atlanta — Fulton County
• Sandy Springs — Fulton County
• East Point — Fulton County
• Union City — Fulton County

Fulton County Booking Records

South Fulton arrests are processed through Fulton County. The county page covers the full jail system, search tools, and record request information.

View Fulton County Booking Reports