Chatham County Arrest Records Reference

If you want to obtain a copy of Chatham County Arrest Records, you can get it at the local County Sheriff’s Office. The office of the County Clerk also has copies of arrest records in the county. The records are made available to the public per the Freedom of Information Act in the United States. However, there are certain guidelines that need to be followed depending on what kind of information you want to obtain. If you do not know which county to look for, you can try doing a state-wide search at the Georgia Department of Corrections.

If you want to get access to the full details of an arrest record, you have to be the owner of the record, the lawyer of the offender or the victim, a member of the law enforcement agency conducting the investigation, or the presiding judge. If you are not any of the aforementioned, you will only be given the basic details of the record.
 
A full arrest record contains the basic details of an arrest such as the name of the offender, nature of offense, where the offense was committed, name of officer who made the arrest, and others. It also contains other details such as the occupation of the offender, his/her address, height, weight, hair and eye color, and detailed description of the offense. The names of the victims of offenses that are sensitive such as rape and murder are kept from the general public to protect their privacy. Such pieces of information are useful when you want to do a background check on somebody. Arrest records, along with criminal records, are highly requested by people such as employers, parents, landlords, businessmen and others to get information about people that they interact with.

Government agencies maintain their own websites where they keep soft copies of all records under their jurisdiction. Citizens are allowed to search the websites for records but have to ask for permission and submit the requirements to get a hard copy of the record. The Sherrif’s office has it’s own website. The County Clerk’s office has a Court Case Search System. And the Georgia Department of Correction has an Offender Search option.

To start a search, secure the correct request form for arrest records. Once you get the records, supply the required pieces of information. Verify the information you provide so the search will be accurate, otherwise, you will be mislead in your search. Provide the name of the offender, the case number, or the inmate number to start the search. Do not forget to mention your reason for requesting the records and your personal information. If the custodian of the records does not find your reason to be valid enough to grant you access, your request will be denied.

Another avenue to obtain Chatham County Arrest Logs is through websites, not owned by the government, that are authorized by the court to maintain and provide the records to the public. There are a number of such websites on the Internet, you just have to find out which one will best suit your search needs. Be sure to run a quick background check on them first before using any of their services so you can assure that you will only be provided with legit information.