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Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Chatham County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Chatham County, particularly in the unincorporated areas.
Police Departments. Chatham County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Chatham County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the Savannah Police Department, Pooler Police Department, and Tybee Island Police Department. Each agency has jurisdiction over its respective areas, with the Sheriff's Office primarily handling unincorporated regions.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Chatham County Sheriff's Office, led by an elected sheriff, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Chatham County and operates Chatham County Detention Center. Inmates housed at Chatham County Detention Center can be searched through the online Inmate Information System available on the Sheriff's website, which provides booking photos, charges, bond amounts, and expected release dates. This database is updated continuously and accessible 24/7 to the public at no charge. Within Chatham County, the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department serves the city of Savannah and has jurisdiction throughout much of Chatham County through consolidated government agreements; their headquarters is at 2900 West Bay Street, Savannah, GA 31405. Under Georgia's Open Records Act (§ 50-18-70 et seq.), arrest records and booking information are public records. Mugshots and booking photos are publicly accessible through the Sheriff's online inmate lookup system and are considered public records unless sealed by court order.
Criminal Records. Residents can request criminal records through the Sheriff's Office, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation provides additional resources for statewide background checks.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Chatham County are maintained by Chatham County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly, and requests are processed under the Georgia Open Records Act. Arrest records provide crucial information for legal proceedings and background checks, and the Sheriff's Office ensures that these records are accessible to the public while maintaining privacy standards.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Chatham County are taken and retained by Chatham County Sheriff's Office during the booking process at the Detention Center. These booking photos are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office website or by request. The availability of mugshots online is subject to the policies of the Sheriff's Office and third-party sites.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 10 named mine sites inside the county, 5 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 22 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Gypsum-Anhydrite; Titanium; Phosphorus-Phosphates.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. Georgia publishes no abandoned mine inventory; the Dahlonega gold mines are not mapped by the state online.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Chatham County Sheriff or a city police department in Chatham County. Ask that agency for its record. Under O.C.G.A. 10-1-393.5, a commercial website must remove a person's booking photograph at no charge within 30 days of a written request in eight listed circumstances, such as charges never referred for prosecution, dismissed, or ending in acquittal.
The Georgia criminal history record comes from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Georgia Crime Information Center. Get a copy of your Georgia criminal history record from most sheriff's offices or police departments; contact the local law enforcement agency for its requirements.
Search the Georgia Sex Offender Registry (GBI), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the county board of registrars (in some counties a combined board of elections and registration) or through the Georgia Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. You must register no later than the 5th Monday before the next election; mail in applications must be postmarked by that deadline.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Chatham County are kept by the Chatham County Clerk of Superior Court. Property values are set by the county Board of Tax Assessors, and tax bills come from the county Tax Commissioner. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Georgia come from the Georgia Department of Public Health, State Office of Vital Records. A certified copy of a birth certificate may be requested from your local county vital records office or the State Office of Vital Records, in person or by mail. By mail to State Office of Vital Records, 1680 Phoenix Boulevard, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30349, in person or by mail at a county vital records office, or online through the approved vendors GO Certificates, ROVER and VitalChek. Fee: $25 for a birth certificate, $5 for each additional copy.
Business entity filings are searched with the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division.
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