Twiggs County Booking Reports and Jail Records
Twiggs County booking reports are public records managed by the Twiggs County Sheriff's Office in Jeffersonville, Georgia. The sheriff's office has a formal open records process in place, and the public records custodian handles all requests for booking data, incident reports, and monthly jail booking summaries. Twiggs County provides monthly jail booking reports as required under Georgia law. This page covers how to get those records, what to expect from the request process, and where else to find related information.
Twiggs County Quick Facts
How to Request Twiggs County Booking Records
The Twiggs County Sheriff's Office has a formal open records process with a designated public records custodian. All requests must be submitted in writing. The records custodian is Erica Snelgrove. You can reach her by phone at 478-945-3357 or by email at erica.snelgrove@twiggssheriff.org. For more information on the process, visit the Twiggs County Sheriff open records page.
All requests must include what records you want, why you need them, and who is asking. Written form is required. You can send the request by email, by mail, or deliver it in person to the sheriff's office in Jeffersonville. The office will process the request and respond within the time frame required by the Georgia Open Records Act. For most booking records and incident reports, that response comes within three business days.
Twiggs County provides monthly jail booking reports as required by O.C.G.A. § 42-4-14 and O.C.G.A. § 42-4-16. These monthly summaries are part of the public record and can be requested through the same open records process. If you want to see who was booked during a specific month, a written request for that monthly report is the right approach.
Note: Vehicle crash reports cost $5.00 for parties not involved in the crash. Individuals named in a report receive one free copy. Additional copies are $0.25 per page.
What Twiggs County Booking Reports Contain
A booking report from the Twiggs County Jail documents each person taken into county custody. Under O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7, the sheriff is required to keep a record of the full name, age, sex, race, the offense charged, the date of booking, and the date of release. This is the minimum standard for all county jails in Georgia, and Twiggs County follows it for every booking.
The record may also show the arresting agency, bond information, and the court assigned to handle the case. Arrests made by Twiggs County deputies, state troopers, and local law enforcement in Jeffersonville all go through the same county jail booking process and appear in the same records. Booking photos are taken at intake. Georgia law under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 prohibits the Twiggs County Sheriff from sharing those photos with commercial mugshot sites. This law protects people from having their booking photos used for profit by private websites.
Some information in a booking record may be redacted. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72, details tied to active investigations, victim information in certain case types, and personal data that could compromise ongoing prosecutions may be withheld or blacked out before a record is released. The Twiggs County Sheriff will note any redactions in writing when responding to your request.
Open Records Law and the Twiggs County Sheriff
Twiggs County Sheriff open records page showing request procedures and contact details
The Twiggs County Sheriff's Office open records page outlines the written request process, contact information for the records custodian, and what types of records are available.
Georgia's Open Records Act is found at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 et seq. It gives any member of the public the right to request and inspect records held by government agencies. The Twiggs County Sheriff's Office is covered by this law. Under the act, the office has three business days to respond to any written request. They must either produce the records, give a date when they will be ready, or explain in writing why a record is being withheld.
The open records law also states that the first 15 minutes of staff time spent on a search is free. Beyond that, the office may charge for the actual cost of retrieving and copying records. The Twiggs County Sheriff's process for requesting records follows the statewide standard, with the added structure of a named records custodian and a clear email address for written submissions. This makes the request process more straightforward than counties that handle requests informally.
The law that appoints a records custodian, O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, requires each public agency to designate someone to handle records requests. In Twiggs County, that person is Erica Snelgrove at the sheriff's office. If you have questions about the status of your request or need to follow up, she is the right contact.
State Resources and Third-Party Tools for Twiggs County Records
When someone is convicted in Twiggs County and sent to a Georgia state prison, their records transfer out of the county jail system and into the Georgia Department of Corrections database. The county no longer holds those records. To search for state prison inmates, use the GDC offender query form or the GDC Find Offender page. Both are free and searchable by name.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation runs the GCIC system, which is the statewide criminal history database. GCIC covers arrests and case outcomes from courts and law enforcement across all 159 Georgia counties. To learn how to access criminal history records through GCIC, visit the GBI GCIC page and read the FAQ on obtaining criminal history records. Access requires an appointment; no walk-ins are accepted.
VINE is a free custody notification service. You can register at VINELink.com to get alerts when an inmate at the Twiggs County Jail is released or transferred. Set your preferred alert method, phone, text, or email, and the service handles monitoring automatically. It covers all Georgia county jails.
Note: The Georgia Sheriffs' Association tracks jail population data and booking trends for all counties, including smaller rural ones like Twiggs.
Record Restriction and First Offender Act in Georgia
Georgia law gives some people a path to limit or seal parts of their criminal record. The First Offender Act at O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60 allows a qualifying person to serve their sentence without a formal conviction being entered. After completing probation or other terms, the case is discharged and sealed from public criminal history records in GCIC. This does not erase the original booking record at the jail, but it changes what a background check would return in the statewide database.
O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 covers record restriction for people whose charges were dropped, who were acquitted, or whose prosecution was declined. In those cases, the arrest can be restricted in GCIC so it no longer shows up in standard criminal history queries. If you believe a record should be restricted, you would typically need to file a petition with the relevant court. This is a separate process from requesting booking records and has different procedures depending on the county and the case. The Twiggs County booking log itself is not affected by restriction, but what the statewide database returns when someone searches for that person's criminal history can change.
Nearby Counties
Twiggs County sits in central Georgia and borders several other counties, each with its own sheriff's office and separate booking records.