This Is Not a Government Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot pull criminal records, run official background checks, remove or correct a record, or accept expungement filings for anyone. For any of those, you need to reach the right government office directly.
Need an Official Record?
Here's where to look for the records most people ask about in Decatur County:
- Court case files: see criminal court case records, or contact the clerk of the court that heard the case
- Criminal records and rap sheets: contact the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC)
- Arrest, booking, and jail records: contact the Decatur County sheriff's records unit
- Official background checks: order through the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC)
- Police reports and incident records: contact the agency that wrote the report
- Expungement and record sealing: file with the court that heard the case
Sheriff reports, booking sheets, and jail custody records route to Decatur County Sheriff Open Records, 912 Spring Creek Road, Bainbridge, GA 39817, 229-248-3044. Written requests may use ehitchcock@decaturso.com. Court files instead go to Clerk Cecilia Willis at 112 W. Water Street, Bainbridge, 229-248-3025, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.