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Paulding County Records Contacts

For a current person in the county jail, start with the official custody lookup and then call the office when the result is unclear. The Sheriff's Records Division accepts a public-records request by its form, email link, fax, mail, or in person.

The jail and bonding contact is 770-443-3030. The county jail is listed at 190 Constitution Boulevard, Dallas, GA 30132, and the Bonding and Visitation Center is listed at 90 Constitution Boulevard. Call the responsible office before traveling because hours, procedures, and fees can change.

Use the Sheriff's public-records page and its open-records form for the current request route. The sheriff lists ten cents per standard page, actual cost for other media, and eligible staff time after the first 15 minutes. A separately listed $5 cash amount applies to accident reports, not automatically to a booking photo.

Where to Send Each Question

Choose the record custodian before sending a message. A city police report and a county jail booking record can concern the same arrest without being held by the same office.

• For a person believed to be held now, use the Paulding Online Offender Lookup. It searches by name or book-in date and removes the public entry after release.
• For a released booking sheet or booking photograph, request the specific record from the Sheriff's Records Division. Name the person, date, booking number if known, and the exact items sought.
• For a Dallas incident report, contact the Dallas Police Department at 120 Main Street, Dallas, GA 30132, 770-443-8100. Its city records page and fee schedule control city-created records.
• For a Hiram-created report, recheck the Hiram Police Department contact route. The published contact is 217 Main Street, Hiram, GA 30141, 770-943-3087. A city-specific fee and turnaround were not verified.
• For a Braswell report, use the Braswell Police Department at 6997 Braswell Mountain Road, Braswell, GA 30153, 770-684-7979. Confirm whether the arrest was on the Paulding or Polk side before requesting a county record.
• For a court outcome, start with the Georgia court-search gateway and the Paulding clerk instructions. A booking charge is not a disposition.
• For state, federal, or immigration custody, use the GDC search, BOP locator, or ICE locator. BOP and ICE do not provide a public mugshot field.

What a Request Should Say

Ask for an existing record rather than asking an office to create a summary. A focused request can name the person, booking date, case or booking number, arresting agency, and the exact record types wanted. If a photograph is the goal, say “booking photograph associated with the booking” instead of assuming an incident report includes the image.

Government offices may withhold or redact juvenile, victim, medical, active-investigation, security-sensitive, sealed, or restricted material. The three-business-day Georgia response rule concerns a production response or notice of when records will be available. It is not a guarantee that every request is completed within three days.