Bryan County, Georgia Public Records

Investigations closed

44

Back wages agreed

$114,279

Workers due back wages

205

Civil money penalties

$48,067

Employers on the record

37

The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 37 on the Bryan County record; 8 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 12 more with smaller records are on the Georgia wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.

Bryan County records: two courthouse locations, recording instructions and separate request officers

Confirm the division and the courthouse counter

The Clerk of Court serves Bryan County's Superior, State and Magistrate courts and maintains their civil and criminal files as well as recorded land instruments. The Clerks' Authority directory also identifies the Juvenile Court division and lists individual division contacts. The main public number is 912-653-3872. Give the court name, case reference and record type when calling; asking only for the county clerk can lead to the separate Board of Commissioners office, whose records have a different custodian. Court Clerk responsibilities. Additional source: gsccca.org.

The main Clerk's location is 151 South College Street, Pembroke, GA 31321, with mail sent to P.O. Box 670. The official directory gives weekday hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding major holidays. It describes a full-time Richmond Hill satellite at the Courthouse Annex, with an additional noon-to-1-p.m. lunch closure. Confirm which division can supply the requested file at the intended location. A public hearing location, mail address and records counter are not necessarily interchangeable destinations. Clerk directory and hours.

Bryan Superior Court belongs to the Atlantic Judicial Circuit, alongside Evans, Liberty, Long, McIntosh and Tattnall. The county describes Superior Court's felony, land-title, divorce and equity jurisdiction. For electronic research, the Judicial Council's E-Access directory includes separate Bryan Superior and Bryan State entries and says an account is required with the service provider. This directory is a routing tool, not evidence that every Georgia court, historical volume or confidential document appears in a single unrestricted database. Superior Court jurisdiction. Additional source: georgiacourts.gov.

Land copies need the book and page before a mail order

The Real Estate Division records deeds, security instruments, liens, plats and other identified filings. Its office is Courthouse Room 108 at 151 South College Street; regular mail uses the Clerk's P.O. Box 670 address. The division lists 912-653-3873 or 912-653-5256, and directs recording questions to 912-653-5256. Its instructions say staff cannot conduct a search or read a document's contents over the telephone, but can check the page count when the caller supplies the recorded reference. Real Estate Division instructions.

For a mailed copy, provide the book and page, payment and a self-addressed stamped envelope. Two current county instructions disagree about certified-copy calculation: the dedicated fee schedule gives $2.50 for the first certified or exemplified page and fifty cents for later pages, while the division narrative describes ordinary mailed copies at $1 per page plus a $2.50 certification amount per document. Ask the division which total applies before paying. The disagreement is retained here rather than converted into one supposedly certain price. Source: bryancountyga.gov. Additional source: bryancountyga.gov.

The dedicated recording schedule separately lists ordinary self-service copies at fifty cents per page and assisted copies at $1 per page. Its faxed or electronic-copy product is $2.50 for the first page and $1 for later pages, while the division narrative carries an older-looking $2 fax first-page amount. Specify delivery method and whether staff assistance or certification is required. A subscription or search through the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority does not determine every local mailed-copy charge. Copy products and delivery fees. Additional source: bryancountyga.gov.

Deed recording is listed as a $25 document charge, rather than a first-page price with an extra-page increment. Assignments and cancellations can be priced by each referenced deed or lien, and plats are $10 per sheet under the stated filing route. The division requires the original recording document, return information and a transfer declaration, PT61, when ownership transfers. Recording fees and transfer tax are payable to the Clerk; intangible tax is payable to the Tax Commissioner. Keep those payees and purposes separate. Source: bryancountyga.gov. Additional source: bryancountyga.gov.

Probate provides both estate files and local certificates

Probate Court handles wills, estate administration, listed guardianships, marriage licenses and other probate matters. It publishes two service locations: 151 South College Street, Pembroke, telephone 912-653-3856, and 66 Captain Matthew Freeman Drive, Suite 248, Richmond Hill, telephone 912-756-8559. Probate mail goes to P.O. Box 418, Pembroke, GA 31321. Its weekday hours run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., but marriage-license and carry-license applicants must sign in before 4:30 p.m. Call for the appropriate appointment and service location. Probate Court locations and services.

The Probate Judge is Bryan County's vital-record registrar. The county can issue eligible Georgia birth and death certificates, including qualifying events elsewhere in the state; it cannot supply an out-of-state birth certificate. Local certified birth and death copies cost $25 initially and $5 for each additional certified copy. Probate strongly recommends calling to arrange an appointment for these certificates. Published office hours should not be interpreted as a promise that every unscheduled certificate request will be completed during that visit. Local vital-record fees. Additional source: bryancountyga.gov.

Marriage applications, licenses and certificates are described as available for inspection or copying, with redaction required for the application. Certified marriage records cost $10 for the initial copy and $5 for additional certified copies. Identify whether the request concerns an existing marriage record or a new marriage application; the latter uses an online application followed by an office appointment. A divorce decree belongs with the court that entered it, rather than being substituted by a Probate marriage record or generic certificate search. Source: bryancountyga.gov. Additional source: bryancountyga.gov. Additional source: bryancountyga.gov.

Use the current Sheriff locations and custody referral

The Sheriff publishes a Pembroke office at 95 Sgt. Robert W. Crapse Drive, GA 31321, telephone 912-653-3800, and a Richmond Hill office at 1955 Sgt. Michael W. Larson Drive, GA 31324, telephone 912-756-2181. Its listed duties include operation of the Bryan County Detention Center, court security, warrants and civil process. These current addresses replace the older South College Street Sheriff reference. Confirm the service destination before sending a records request, process document or arranging a visit. Current Sheriff contacts.

The detention-center route offers a link for current inmate information and explains that the displayed information can contain errors or delays. Use that official referral to begin a custody inquiry, then contact the Sheriff when a current status needs confirmation. An inmate entry does not by itself establish the outcome of a criminal case. For a booking image or investigative record, ask the holding agency about the specific item; the existence of an inmate-information link does not prove that every photograph is published or releasable. Detention information route. Additional source: law.georgia.gov.

Select the correct Georgia background-check product

GBI says GCIC does not perform name-based checks for employment, licensing or other noncriminal purposes; those inquiries go to local law enforcement. Public felony-conviction searches have a different scope from a full consent-based criminal-history request. Fingerprint applicants should use the service and authorization required for their purpose. The GCIC schedule lists the ordinary Georgia-only noncriminal product at $30 base or $39.99 through GAPS, and the combined Georgia/FBI product at $42 base or $51.99 through GAPS. Volunteer rates are separately listed. Criminal-history product distinctions. Additional source: gbi.georgia.gov.

Commission records have a designated officer and exclusions

The County Clerk to the Board of Commissioners maintains approved minutes, resolutions, ordinances and contracts, and is the designated Open Records Officer at ltyson@bryancountyga.gov, telephone 912-653-3892. The county explicitly excludes the Sheriff, E-911, Tax Commissioner, Probate Court and Clerk of Courts from this officer's request assignment. Send those records inquiries to their own custodians. The general County Clerk route is suitable for commission records, but does not centralize every record held by an independently administered county office. County Open Records Officer scope.

Georgia's Attorney General explains that an Open Records Act request may be oral or written, while an enforcement action requires a written request. Its timing guidance calls for records within three business days absent exceptional circumstances; when production cannot be completed then, the agency must provide the expected schedule and applicable costs or exemption authority. Describe the existing records, date range and desired form, and retain the response. This process is distinct from the specialized fee and authentication rules for court or vital-record products. Request form and enforcement distinction. Additional source: law.georgia.gov.

Assessment files and election proceedings identify different decisions

The Board of Assessors values taxable property and expressly separates its function from setting tax rates or collecting taxes. Its offices are at 15 North Courthouse Street, Pembroke, telephone 912-653-3889, and 66 Captain Matthew Freeman Drive, Suite 229, Richmond Hill, telephone 912-756-3209. The current 2026 notice says that year's appeal deadline has passed; do not use a dated appeal announcement as a permanent deadline. Parcel maps and recorded deeds also answer different questions about the same property. Assessment locations and role.

The Board of Elections and Registration combines election-superintendent responsibilities with voter-registration and absentee-ballot responsibilities. Its meeting information alternates the regular location between Pembroke in odd-numbered months and Richmond Hill in even-numbered months, with certification sessions and changed dates separately scheduled. When requesting minutes, election materials or registration-related records, identify the particular election and meeting. Check the dated schedule rather than assuming the regular meeting rule covers every certification proceeding or that a meeting room is the public service counter. Election Board responsibilities and schedule.