Whitfield County, GA Public Records

Courts in Whitfield County

Court Records in Whitfield County, Georgia

To get court records in Whitfield County, you can start by downloading and completing an Open Records Request Form from the Whitfield County Board of Commissioners portal. Court Records can also be accessed by making an in-person formal request to the Whitfield County Clerk of Superior Court. Specific court records can also be requested from the court in Whitfield County that has custody of the records in question. These courts are:

• The Whitfield County Superior Court
• The Whitfield County Probate Court
• The Whitfield County Juvenile Court
• The Whitfield County Magistrate Court
• The Municipal Court of Varnell
• The Municipal Court of Dalton
• The Municipal Court of Cohutta
• The Municipal Court of Tunnel Hill

Requesters will typically have to provide the name of the record subject and the case number to conduct an effective search. Certain Whitfield County court records cannot be inspected or copied. They include:

• Records Of Juvenile Offenses
• Family Records That pertain to adoption, child custody, domestic violence, and guardianship
• Records that have been sealed or expunged
• Records exempted under federal law
• Records that may endanger a confidential witness or law enforcement informant
• Records that may jeopardize an ongoing civil or criminal investigation

Jails and Prisons in Whitfield County

Find Inmate Search and Jail Records in Whitfield County, Georgia

Whitfield County Jail is a four-story detention facility with 552 beds. The jail is supervised by the Sheriff's Office and holds offenders arrested by all local law enforcement agencies operating in the county. To obtain information on an inmate held in the detention facility, visit the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office website to search the Police to Citizen app for records of such offenders.

Police Departments and Sheriff Offices in Whitfield County

Arrest Records in Whitfield County, Georgia

Whitfield County arrest records can be obtained from the Sheriff's Office or any of the county's other police departments. In addition to the Sheriff's Office, the police departments operating in the county include Dalton PD, Tunnel Hill PD, Cohutta PD, Varnell PD, and Dalton College Police. To obtain a copy of a record for an arrest that occurs in the county, contact the policing agency in charge of the area. Although arrest records in Whitfield County are regarded as public records, certain information in them may be redacted if the information has been sealed by law or pertains to an ongoing investigation.