Statesboro Booking Reports Lookup
Statesboro booking reports are held by the Bulloch County Sheriff's Office. Statesboro is the county seat of Bulloch County and home to about 35,000 people, including the Georgia Southern University community. Any arrest made in Statesboro by city police or county deputies results in a booking record at the Bulloch County detention facility. This page explains how to request those records, what they contain, and how Georgia's open records laws apply to Statesboro booking data.
Statesboro Quick Facts
Bulloch County Sheriff and Statesboro Arrest Records
The Bulloch County Sheriff's Office is the official keeper of booking records for all Statesboro arrests. The Sheriff's Office can be reached at 912-764-8888. Under O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7, Georgia sheriffs are required by law to maintain jail records. This duty includes booking reports for every person processed at the Bulloch County detention facility, whether they were arrested by Statesboro Police or county deputies.
The Bulloch County Sheriff's website experienced technical difficulties at the time this page was compiled. If the online portal is unavailable, contact the Sheriff's Office at 912-764-8888 for help with a specific inquiry. Staff can tell you whether someone is currently in custody and explain how to submit a formal records request. The Sheriff's Office is the right starting point for any Statesboro booking report search.
Georgia's statewide jail statistics offer some context. As of January 2026, the Georgia Sheriffs' Association reported 25,487 inmates held in county jails statewide, with about 67.9% awaiting trial rather than serving sentences. This pattern holds in Bulloch County as well, where pre-trial detainees make up a large share of the jail population. Many Statesboro booking records are for people who have not yet been convicted of anything.
Statesboro Police Department
The Statesboro Police Department handles local law enforcement within the city. Their number is 912-764-9911. Officers patrol Statesboro, respond to calls, and make arrests. However, they do not operate their own jail. Everyone arrested by Statesboro Police is transported to the Bulloch County jail for booking.
The Statesboro city website at statesboroga.gov includes city department contacts and local government information. For booking records and inmate data, you need the Bulloch County Sheriff's Office. The city police can provide incident details for calls they handled, but the actual booking file is held at the county level.
How to Request Statesboro Booking Reports
Georgia's Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 et seq., gives any person the right to request public records from government agencies. Booking reports are public records in Georgia. You do not need to give a reason for your request. The Bulloch County Sheriff's Office must respond within three business days of receiving a written request.
To request a Statesboro booking report, submit your request in writing to the Bulloch County Sheriff's Office. Include the name of the person you are searching for, the approximate date of arrest if you know it, and your own contact information. The agency will tell you if there is a fee for copying or printing the records. Basic booking data is inexpensive to reproduce, and fees are typically minimal.
Some records may be withheld under exemptions listed in O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72. Active investigations may be protected. Records that could endanger someone's safety can be redacted. But the core booking facts, name, charges, and date, are almost always public. If the Sheriff's Office denies your request, they must tell you the specific legal reason.
What a Statesboro Booking Report Contains
A booking report is created when a person arrives at the Bulloch County jail after an arrest in or around Statesboro. It records the facts of the intake process and creates an official record of the arrest. This document is separate from the court file, which the Bulloch County Superior Court Clerk maintains and which documents the legal proceedings that follow.
A standard Statesboro booking report includes the person's full legal name and date of birth, physical identifiers like height, weight, and race, the charges listed at the time of arrest, the arresting agency, the booking date and time, any bond amount or hold status, and the booking photograph. Some records also show the inmate's assigned jail ID number. These facts are what make a booking report useful for those trying to confirm whether someone was arrested or is currently held in Bulloch County.
Note: Booking records show charges as they exist at the moment of arrest. Charges can change, be reduced, or be dropped entirely as the case moves through the court system.
Booking Photo Policy in Georgia
Under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19, Georgia law enforcement agencies may not charge a fee to release a booking photograph unless the person requesting it plans to use the photo commercially. This statute was enacted specifically to address websites that post mugshots and then charge subjects to have them removed. For any non-commercial request, the Bulloch County Sheriff's Office should provide a Statesboro booking photograph at no cost.
If a private website has posted a Statesboro booking photo and is demanding payment for removal, the site may be in violation of this Georgia statute. An attorney familiar with O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 can advise on how to proceed in that situation.
Inmate Notification Services
VINE (Victim Information and Notification Everyday) provides free alerts for people who want to track an inmate's custody status. Register at vinelink.com to receive notifications when someone held in the Bulloch County jail is released, transferred, or when their status changes in any other way. You can choose to receive alerts by phone, text, or email.
JailATM at jailatm.com allows family members to send money to inmates and, at some facilities, to send mail. Check the site for availability at the Bulloch County jail. For people who have been sentenced to state prison and transferred out of Bulloch County, the Georgia Department of Corrections offender search at services.gdc.ga.gov is where you track them. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Georgia Crime Information Center maintains statewide criminal history records and handles inquiries about GCIC database records.
Clearing a Statesboro Arrest Record
Georgia law gives some people the option to restrict public access to their arrest records. O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 sets out the process for record restriction when charges were dropped, dismissed, or did not lead to a conviction. A restricted record is hidden from most public searches. The application process runs through the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and eligibility depends on the specifics of the case.
The First Offender Act under O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60 provides another route. A person charged with a first offense who completes all terms of their sentence may have the record treated as a non-conviction under Georgia law. The record still exists in restricted form but is not visible in standard public searches. If you search for a Statesboro booking report and find no results, the record may have been restricted. For formal restriction requests, contact the GBI's Georgia Crime Information Center.
Bulloch County Booking Reports
Statesboro is the county seat of Bulloch County, and all local booking records are managed by the Bulloch County Sheriff's Office. For county-level information on the detention facility, inmate search options, and records request procedures, visit the Bulloch County page.