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Find the right office in DeKalb County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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The Georgia Attorney General's Office represents the executive branch and prosecutes violent crime, gang activity and human trafficking across the state. Court records are kept by the clerk of court in each Georgia county.
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Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the GA Dept. of Revenue.
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Find the location and release information of individuals incarcerated with the Georgia Dept. of Corrections.
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Yearly reports about inmates under death sentence (UDS) at the beginning of each calendar year since 2000.
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Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which runs the state criminal history record check and keeps the fingerprint identification records the state holds.
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Use the official Georgia child support calculator, get inmate civil action and habeas corpus forms, and find the electronic filing providers used to search and file court records statewide.
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Search the GA Bureau of Investigation database of registered offenders by name or location.
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Search results of fingerprint background check.
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Capitol police, records, reports and more.
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Conduct a search of persons with felonies in Georgia.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Georgia Secretary of State.
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The Georgia State Board of Accountancy lets anyone search and verify a Georgia CPA license. Most other professional licenses in Georgia are verified through the Secretary of State.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. DeKalb County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in DeKalb County. The office is known for its community engagement programs and specialized divisions such as the Fugitive Unit and the K-9 Unit.
Police Departments. DeKalb County is served by multiple law enforcement agencies, including DeKalb County Sheriff's Office and several municipal police departments.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Law enforcement and arrest records in DeKalb County, Georgia, are primarily managed by the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, located at 4415 Memorial Drive, Decatur, GA 30032 (telephone: 404-298-8100). Beyond the Sheriff's Office, DeKalb County has several municipal police departments serving incorporated cities within DeKalb County, including the Decatur Police Department, Brookhaven Police Department, Chamblee Police Department, Doraville Police Department, Dunwoody Police Department, Stone Mountain Police Department, Avondale Estates Police Department, Clarkston Police Department, and Pine Lake Police Department. Arrest records in DeKalb County are public records under the Georgia Open Records Act (§ 50-18-70 et seq.). DeKalb County Police Department, which provides law enforcement services to unincorporated areas of DeKalb County, can be reached at 404-294-2911.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in DeKalb County are maintained by DeKalb County Sheriff's Office.
Jail & Inmate Records. Inmate lookup is available online through the Sheriff's Office website, allowing the public to find information about current detainees.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in DeKalb County are taken and retained by DeKalb County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These photos are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office website or third-party services that compile public records.
556 North McDonough Street in Decatur. Key administrative offices include DeKalb County Clerk of Superior Court (556 North McDonough Street, Decatur, GA 30030; phone 404-371-2836). DeKalb County Magistrate Court (404-294-2700) handles civil claims up to $15,000, dispossessory (eviction) actions, county ordinance violations, and conducts preliminary hearings for criminal cases. Building permits, construction permits, and zoning approvals are issued by DeKalb County Department of Planning and Sustainability (404-371-2155), with records available for public inspection. DeKalb County State Court (404-371-2475) handles misdemeanor cases, traffic violations, and civil matters up to $45,000. DeKalb County Probate Court, located at 556 North McDonough Street, Suite 2100 (telephone: 404-371-2695), has exclusive jurisdiction over the probate of wills, estate administration, guardianships, conservatorships, involuntary commitment proceedings, and the issuance of marriage licenses and weapons carry licenses. DeKalb County Board of Tax Assessors maintains property valuation records at 404-371-2871. DeKalb County government operates from DeKalb County Courthouse at 556 North McDonough Street in Decatur. Key administrative offices include DeKalb County Clerk of Superior Court (556 North McDonough Street, Decatur, GA 30030), DeKalb County Tax Commissioner's Office (404-371-8176), and DeKalb County Recorder's Office housed within the Clerk's office. The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce (www.dekalbchamber.org, telephone: 404-378-8000) is a business resource and networking organization, though it is not a governmental licensing authority. DeKalb County Juvenile Court (404-508-7900) handles delinquency, deprivation, and status offense cases involving minors. To request an absentee ballot in DeKalb County, voters may apply online through the Georgia My Voter Page, by mail, by fax (770-723-4483), by email, or in person at the Elections Office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 12 mine sites inside the county: 2 past producers, now closed, 1 prospect or occurrence that was never worked, 8 sites producing when the record was made, 1 site with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 14 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Granite; Mica.
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.
Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.
Georgia abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
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.
Know before you ask
Each figure below was read on the official source linked beside it, October to November 2026. A fee or rule the source does not state is left out rather than guessed, and offices can change their schedules, so confirm on the source before you pay or travel.
The Superior Clerk criminal instructions distinguish viewing a case and events without an account from registering and requesting access to the actual documents. They also provide a separate eCertification route. A requested certified document must be paid within six days after the portal makes payment available, or the request is rejected. Plain copies are listed at $1 per page; certified copies start at $2.50, with $0.50 for additional pages.
Use the case number, defendant identification and charge information to locate the correct file. A result sharing a name is not enough to assign the case to someone, and an event list may omit the wording of the signed disposition.
The archive instructions describe closed civil files from 2012 and earlier, including some that must be retrieved from storage. They list $5 for a final judgment or decree and $10 with a settlement agreement. For a case before 1990, the stated package is $20, including research and document certification.
Other Clerk pages use different dates when describing archived work. Identify the case type and year and let the archive staff confirm its location. Do not treat a general date cutoff as a promise that every newer file is online or every older file has disappeared.
The Real Estate Division asks copy requesters for the book type and page, or the full UCC identifier. It lists ordinary copies at $1 per page, certified copies at $2.50 for the first page and $0.50 thereafter, and plats at $2 per page. Its separate filing notice describes electronic submission and identity verification requirements beginning January 1, 2025.
An electronic-filing requirement concerns presenting a new instrument. It does not mean that a person researching an existing deed should submit another instrument. The division also directs prior property-alert subscribers to register with the replacement FANS notification system.
The DeKalb birth service charges $25 for a search including a first certificate when found, and $5 for another copy of the same record ordered together. It identifies relationship documents for grandparents, siblings, spouses, guardians and representatives. The locally hosted online-order option is marked temporarily unavailable; the agency names a separate authorized vendor route.
Choose the channel currently offered by the issuing office. A search charge is not proof that the requested record exists, and a name or family connection alone may not supply the documentation required for restricted access.
The death-certificate instructions ask applicants to confirm with the funeral home that a recent death has been filed. They list a $25 first search/certificate and $5 same-order duplicates, with proof requirements and permitted channels.
The Probate Court marriage service separately lists $10 for a certified marriage certificate, license or application, with shipping and transaction charges for applicable online orders. Specify which marriage document is needed. The Superior Clerk department directory routes court and land work to the appropriate ground-floor unit rather than to Probate Court.
Where to go
Each office below was read on its own site. A field the office does not publish is left out rather than filled in from a directory.
Court files; separate ground-floor departments for criminal, civil and real estate.
Office page: dksuperiorclerk.com
Deeds, liens, plats and recorded instruments.
Office page: dksuperiorclerk.com
Archived court records.
Office page: dksuperiorclerk.com
Birth and death certificate requests.
Office page: dekalbpublichealth.com
Listed satellite vital-record service.
Office page: dekalbpublichealth.com
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 765 investigations in DeKalb County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $13,964,157 in back wages agreed for 15,007 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 661 on the DeKalb County record; 218 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 636 more with smaller records are on the Georgia wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
Straight answers
Open only the answer you need.
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County are kept by the DeKalb 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.
The criminal department permits basic case/event viewing without an account but requires registration and access approval for actual documents. Viewing the docket and ordering certification are separate steps.
The portal instructions give six days to pay. An unpaid request is rejected and must be submitted again.
No. The archive service describes files that must be ordered from warehouse storage. Supply the case number and ask which archive process covers it.
The land-copy instructions require the book type and page. A UCC request uses the specified full UCC number instead.
No. The division guidance separates new electronic filings from copies of recorded instruments. Use the record-search or copy route for an existing document.
Its birth-order page marks the agency-hosted option temporarily unavailable and identifies a separate vendor. Check the displayed availability before sending an order.
The health office recommends confirming with the funeral home that the death record has been filed. Filing and subsequent certificate ordering are separate events.
The Probate copy list prices the certified application, license and certificate as copy products. They are separate from applying for a license to marry.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.