Pulaski County Jail Booking Records

Pulaski County booking reports are created and kept by the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office in Hawkinsville, Georgia. Each arrest that goes through the county jail results in a public record showing the charges, booking date, and the person's identifying information. Under Georgia's Open Records Act, these records are available to the public on request. Residents can contact the sheriff's office directly to get current or historical booking data from Pulaski County.

The Sheriff's Office and Jail Records

The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office holds legal responsibility for the county jail and all records generated there. Under O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7, the sheriff is the keeper of the jail and its records. In Pulaski County, that means every arrest made by the sheriff's patrol, the Hawkinsville Police Department, the Georgia State Patrol, and other agencies gets logged into the same booking system at the county facility.

Pulaski County is a small rural county in central Georgia, part of the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit. Hawkinsville serves as both the county seat and the home of the county's only significant municipal police department. The jail population stays modest, but the same public records rules apply here as they do in any larger Georgia county. The docket is open, and the public can access it.

Note: Hawkinsville is the county seat of Pulaski County. It is a separate city with its own police department, but all bookings go to the same county jail.

How to Request Pulaski County Booking Records

A phone call to the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office in Hawkinsville is the quickest way to check on a current inmate. Jail staff can confirm custody status and give you basic booking information. For written records or for data going further back, submit a formal Georgia Open Records Act request to the sheriff's office.

Under the Open Records Act, the agency has three business days to respond to your request. The first 15 minutes of staff time spent finding records is free. Additional time and copying costs may be charged at reasonable rates. You do not have to give a reason for the request.

Services like VINE may have Pulaski County inmates listed. VINE lets you search by name and register for status alerts. JailATM is another platform that aggregates small county jail data in Georgia and may include Pulaski County in its coverage.

Contents of a Pulaski County Booking Report

A standard booking record from the Pulaski County Jail shows the person's full name, date of birth, home address, booking date and time, the charges at intake, the arresting agency, and bond information. Mugshots taken at booking are part of the public record. Georgia's rules on booking photo disclosure are found at O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19.

Records may also note holds from outside agencies. If another county or a federal authority has placed a detainer on the inmate, that appears in the booking file. Court dates may be listed, though they can change as the case moves forward. Direct contact with the Pulaski County clerk of court is the best way to get updated scheduling information.

Open Records Act and Booking Data Access

Georgia's Open Records Act provides strong public access to government records. Booking records for adults are squarely in the public domain. The limited exemptions at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 cover active criminal investigations and victim personal information, but not the basic fact of an arrest or the core booking details. Anyone can request the Pulaski County jail roster or a specific booking record without needing a special reason.

Juvenile records are handled differently. Georgia law protects the records of minors involved in the juvenile justice system from standard public access. If you are looking for a record involving someone under 17 at the time of arrest, contact the Pulaski County Juvenile Court rather than the sheriff's office.

GDC and State Prison Searches

If someone is no longer at the county jail and you think they may have been transferred to a state prison, the Georgia Department of Corrections runs an online offender search. The GDC offender search covers people currently in the state prison system, which is separate from the county jail. If someone was sentenced to more than a year in prison, they will generally be at a GDC facility rather than the Pulaski County Jail.

The GDC offender search is the right tool when you are looking for someone who has been sentenced to a state facility rather than held at a local county jail like Pulaski County's.

For statewide arrest records and criminal history, the GBI Crime Information Center holds data from agencies across the state. GCIC can be reached at 404-244-2639 for information about how to request records through that system.

Record Restriction in Pulaski County

Georgia law gives people options for limiting public access to old arrests in some circumstances. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37, a person can petition for record restriction if charges were dismissed, they were acquitted, or they meet other qualifying criteria. The First Offender Act under O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60 is another tool. Eligible first-time offenders who complete a sentence without violations can avoid a formal conviction and later have the record sealed.

A court order is required for either option. The Pulaski County Superior Court in Hawkinsville handles these petitions. Once a restriction is granted, the record should no longer appear in public searches run by government agencies. Third-party databases are a different matter and may need to be addressed separately through legal channels if they continue to display restricted records.

Note: The sheriff's office cannot issue a record restriction. Only the court can grant that relief, and only if the person qualifies under Georgia law.

Nearby Counties

Pulaski County sits in central Georgia near several other counties with jail records on this site.