Floyd County Booking Reports

Floyd County booking reports are public records held by the Floyd County Sheriff's Office in Rome, Georgia. These records document every person booked into the county jail, including charges, booking dates, bond amounts, and custody status. Rome is the county seat and the largest city in northwest Georgia. This page covers how to search Floyd County booking records and what resources are available for finding inmate information.

Floyd County Sheriff and Jail Records

The Floyd County Sheriff's Office in Rome is the primary agency for booking records and jail operations in Floyd County. Under O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7, the sheriff must keep a docket of every person held in custody, recording charges, intake dates, and release dates. This docket is a public record. The Floyd County Sheriff's main line is 706-291-4111.

Floyd County is a mid-size county in northwest Georgia with Rome as its county seat. Rome has its own police department that also generates arrests and bookings. The Rome Police Department can be reached at 706-238-5111 for city-specific inquiries. All persons arrested in Rome or elsewhere in Floyd County who are held in the county jail will have booking records at the sheriff's office.

The sheriff's office runs the detention center where all county bookings are processed. This facility houses pretrial detainees, sentenced inmates, and anyone held on state warrants. Booking records from this facility are open to the public under Georgia law.

Note: If you are looking for a specific person and cannot find them in Floyd County records, they may have been transferred to another facility or released on bond. Call the jail directly to confirm current status.

How to Request Floyd County Booking Records

You have a clear legal right to request booking records from the Floyd County Sheriff's Office under Georgia's Open Records Act. The exemptions to that right are in O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72. Routine jail booking data is not among those exemptions. The agency must respond to a written request within three business days and either provide the records or state a specific legal reason for withholding them.

To request records, you can visit the Floyd County Sheriff's Office in Rome during business hours. For current custody status, a phone call to 706-291-4111 is the fastest option. For older records or formal documentation, submit a written Open Records request by mail or in person. Include the person's full name and approximate date of arrest to help staff locate the record quickly.

Copy fees are permitted by law at a reasonable per-page rate. The agency cannot charge you for staff time spent searching records unless the request involves an unusually large volume and they provide notice in advance. Get a fee estimate upfront if you expect to request many pages.

What Floyd County Booking Records Show

A Floyd County booking record includes the person's full legal name, date of birth, the date and time of booking, charges filed at intake, the arresting agency, and bond amount if one was set. It will also show custody status — whether the person remains held or has been released. Multiple charges may appear on a single booking record if the person was arrested for more than one offense.

Booking photos are taken at intake at the Floyd County jail. Georgia law at O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 governs how these photos may be distributed and used commercially. Third-party sites that publish mugshots for profit face legal constraints. Individuals can seek removal of their photos from commercial websites under conditions the law specifies.

Keep in mind that charges in a booking record are what was filed at arrest. A Floyd County prosecutor will review the case and may change, reduce, or drop charges. Court records held by the Floyd County clerk of superior court show what happened after booking — pleas, verdicts, and sentences. Always check both booking records and court records for a full picture of a case.

State Resources for Floyd County Bookings

State-level tools supplement local records for Floyd County. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation's GCIC database at 404-244-2639 holds criminal history records from all Georgia counties, including Floyd. This database includes prior arrests and court dispositions that go beyond what is in any single county's jail docket.

The Georgia Sheriffs Association data shows statewide inmate counts and trends. In January 2026, Georgia held about 25,487 county jail inmates, with 67.9% awaiting trial. Floyd County, as one of the larger northwest Georgia counties, contributes meaningfully to these totals.

VINE at vinelink.com covers Floyd County. Register for free alerts when an inmate is released or transferred. Notifications come by phone, email, or text and are available any time of day.

Georgia Department of Corrections and Floyd County

The Georgia Department of Corrections operates a separate database for state prison inmates at gdc.georgia.gov. If someone was convicted in Floyd County and sentenced to a state prison term, they will appear in the GDC system rather than the county jail booking records. County jail records and state prison records are entirely separate systems. The GDC search covers people serving state sentences, while the county sheriff's booking records cover pretrial detainees and those serving county sentences.

If you are not sure which system to check, start with the Floyd County Sheriff's Office. If the person is not in the county system, check GDC. Cases that resulted in short sentences are often served locally, while longer felony sentences usually mean a transfer to a state facility.

Court Records That Follow Floyd County Arrests

Floyd County has a Superior Court, State Court, Magistrate Court, and Probate Court. The Superior Court handles felonies and is part of the Cherokee Judicial Circuit. The clerk of superior court in Rome holds criminal case files that are open to the public. You can search by name or case number during normal business hours.

Georgia Courts at georgiacourts.gov has contact information for Floyd County courts. If a case was resolved under Georgia's First Offender Act (O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60), the record may be restricted after the defendant completes all sentence requirements. Record restriction rules are at O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37. These restrictions apply to background checks but do not necessarily remove the jail docket entry.

Cities in Floyd County

Rome is the qualifying city in Floyd County with its own booking records page.

Nearby Counties

Check these bordering counties if you need to search for bookings in adjacent jurisdictions.