Find Colquitt County Criminal History

Colquitt County criminal history records are managed by offices in Moultrie, the county seat in south Georgia. The Superior Court Clerk at 101 1st Street SE files and stores all criminal case records from the county court system. This is where you go to find felony charges, plea deals, trial results, and sentencing data for cases in Colquitt County. The Sheriff's Office at 200 2nd Avenue SE keeps arrest records and jail booking data from its law enforcement work across the county. To look up a criminal record tied to Colquitt County, you can visit these offices in Moultrie, call by phone, or use state search tools from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Colquitt County Clerk of Superior Court

The Colquitt County Clerk of Superior Court is the main keeper of criminal case records in the county. The office is at 101 1st Street SE in Moultrie, GA 31768. You can reach them at (229) 616-7425. The clerk handles all records from criminal cases heard in Colquitt County Superior Court. Felony cases are the largest part of the criminal docket. The clerk also processes certain misdemeanors that get moved up from lower courts in the county.

The Colquitt County Clerk of Courts website offers details on accessing criminal case files and other court records in the county.

Each criminal case file at the clerk's office contains the indictment or accusation, motions from the prosecution and defense, hearing dates, plea entries, and the final judgment. You can make walk-in requests during business hours at the courthouse on 1st Street. Certified copies cost a per-page fee and come stamped with the official court seal. If you need a document for legal proceedings, you want the certified version. Plain copies are available at a lower cost. Records restricted under O.C.G.A. Section 35-3-37 will not come up in a public search. Those files are sealed from everyone except law enforcement and a few authorized agencies.

You can ask the clerk to run a name search on the case index. This tells you if any criminal cases exist for a given person in Colquitt County. Juvenile records and restricted cases will not appear in the search results.

Colquitt County Sheriff's Office Records

The Colquitt County Sheriff's Office is at 200 2nd Avenue SE in Moultrie, GA 31768. Call them at (229) 616-7400. The sheriff provides law enforcement across the county and runs the county jail. Booking records from the jail are a central part of the criminal history system. Every booking record includes the arrest date, charges at intake, bond amount, and whether the person was released or held.

All arrests made by the Colquitt County Sheriff's Office get reported to the Georgia Crime Information Center. O.C.G.A. Section 35-3-34 requires every law enforcement agency in Georgia to send arrest data to the GCIC. So an arrest in Colquitt County enters the statewide criminal history database. The Moultrie Police Department follows the same rule for arrests made within city limits.

You can get copies of arrest reports and incident records from the sheriff's office. Call (229) 616-7400 and ask for records. Some reports may not be available if there is still an active investigation. The staff can let you know what is ready for release and what the copy fees are. These records give you the law enforcement side of a case before it reaches the court system.

Criminal Record Restriction in Colquitt County

Georgia uses "record restriction" as the legal term for sealing criminal history records from public access. In Colquitt County, when a record gets restricted, the public can no longer see it through standard searches. Law enforcement keeps access. But the average person or private background check service will not find a restricted record.

Several types of cases can qualify for restriction. Charges that were dismissed qualify in most situations. Cases where the person was not indicted or where no charges were ever filed can also be restricted. The biggest category is the First Offender Act, which is found in O.C.G.A. Section 42-8-60. Under this law, a first-time offender who completes their sentence gets discharged without a formal conviction. Once that happens, the record is restricted from public view. This applies to Colquitt County cases just like it does everywhere else in Georgia.

There is also a retroactive path. If someone was sentenced in Colquitt County and should have gotten First Offender treatment at the time but did not, they can petition the court to apply it after the fact. If the court agrees, the conviction changes status and the record gets restricted. The GBI FAQ page explains the full restriction process at the state level, including rules that apply in Colquitt County.

You need to have no pending charges when you apply for restriction. Waiting periods exist for certain offenses. Contact the Colquitt County Clerk of Superior Court at (229) 616-7425 to start a restriction request or to ask about the process for a specific case.

State-Level Tools for Colquitt County Criminal History

Beyond the offices in Moultrie, state tools can pull criminal history records from Colquitt County and the rest of Georgia. The Georgia Felon Search is $15 per search. It checks the GCIC database for felony convictions statewide, which includes Colquitt County. You need a first name, last name, date of birth, and sex. Results come back right away. The fee applies even when no record is found for the name you searched.

The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search is free. It covers people currently in a GDC state prison or on active supervision. Someone convicted in Colquitt County who is serving time at a state facility will appear in these results. The tool does not show people in the Colquitt County jail or those who have already finished their sentence.

The GBI FAQ page is a good resource for understanding how the statewide criminal history system works. It covers what records exist, who can access them, and the steps to submit a formal request. The GBI handles fingerprint-based background checks for people who need a certified criminal history report.

How to Look Up Colquitt County Criminal Records

You have several options for finding criminal history records in Colquitt County. Which one works best depends on the type of record and how you want to get it.

• Go to the Colquitt County Clerk of Superior Court at 101 1st Street SE in Moultrie for court case records
• Call the clerk at (229) 616-7425 for case lookups and document requests
• Contact the Colquitt County Sheriff at (229) 616-7400 for arrest and jail booking data
• Run a Georgia Felon Search for statewide felony conviction records
• Use the GDC offender search for people in state prisons

Each source covers a different piece of the criminal history picture in Colquitt County. Court records from the clerk show charges, pleas, and final outcomes. The sheriff holds arrest data and booking records. State tools add felony convictions and corrections info from across Georgia. To build a full view of someone's criminal history in the county, you may want to check more than one of these sources.

Criminal History in Colquitt County Cities

Moultrie is the county seat and the main city in Colquitt County. The county also includes smaller communities like Norman Park, Doerun, Berlin, Ellenton, and Funston. All criminal history records for the county are handled through the county-level offices in Moultrie. The Moultrie Police Department makes arrests within city limits, but those records flow into the statewide GCIC system the same way sheriff's office arrests do. For court-level criminal records from anywhere in Colquitt County, the Clerk of Superior Court is the central access point.

Nearby Counties With Criminal Records

Colquitt County is in south Georgia, surrounded by several other counties. If the record you need is not in the Colquitt County system, a neighboring county may hold it.