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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Paulding County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Paulding County. The office is also involved in community outreach programs and operates specialized divisions such as a K-9 unit and a narcotics task force.
Police Departments. In addition to Paulding County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement services in Paulding County are provided by municipal police departments, including the Dallas Police Department and the Hiram Police Department. These agencies coordinate with the Sheriff's Office on major crimes and joint operations, making sure of full law enforcement coverage across Paulding County.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Paulding County Sheriff's Office, located at 180 Constitution Boulevard in Dallas, GA 30132, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Paulding County. Paulding County Jail, operated by the Sheriff's Office at 180 Constitution Boulevard in Dallas, houses pre-trial detainees and sentenced misdemeanants. Inmate lookup services are available through the Sheriff's website, where the public can search current inmates by name or booking number, view booking dates, charges, and bond information. Municipal law enforcement is provided by the Dallas Police Department (serving the city of Dallas) and the Hiram Police Department (serving the city of Hiram), while the small city of Braswell relies on Sheriff's Office coverage.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Paulding County are maintained by Paulding 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.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Paulding County are taken and retained by Paulding County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking photos are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office website or by submitting a formal request. The availability of mugshots online is subject to the policies of the Sheriff's Office and any applicable state laws regarding privacy and public records.
Paulding County Jail, located at 180 Constitution Boulevard, Dallas, GA 30132, maintains records of current inmates. You can also contact the jail directly at (770) 443-3030 for more information about recent arrests and inmate status. The Probate Court of Paulding County, at 280 Constitution Boulevard, Room 2009 (770-443-7541), has jurisdiction over wills, estates, guardianships, involuntary commitments, and marriage licenses. 11 Courthouse Square, Dallas, GA 30132 • Phone: (770-443-7606 Business licensing and registration in Paulding County involves both county and state requirements. Paulding County Community Development Department at 240 Constitution Boulevard, Dallas, GA 30132 (770-443-7712) administers business license applications for businesses operating in unincorporated areas of Paulding County.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 53 mine sites inside the county: 17 past producers, now closed, 35 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 1 site with no status in the record. The minerals the records name are Gold; Sulfur; 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.
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.
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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 Real Estate Division describes deeds, security instruments, easements, covenants, powers of attorney and plats as distinct recorded products. Its GSCCCA route covers deeds and UCC filings from January 1, 1995. Search the parties and recording date, then preserve the book and page for the specific instrument. A later release or corrective deed can have a different reference from the original filing. An address or assessor parcel can help identify the property but should not replace the recorded citation in a copy request. Ask the division about earlier research when the relevant transaction precedes the stated online coverage.
The Superior Court Clerk publishes a copy schedule effective July 1, 2025: ordinary copies cost $1 per page; certified copies cost $2.50 for the first page and $0.50 for each additional page. The office offers separate links for civil and criminal case access, electronic certification and filing. Selecting an e-filing service does not itself retrieve an existing case document. Identify the case, document and required certification before choosing a service.
The Judicial Division receives and retains civil and criminal records and maintains additional indexes, including executions. A judgment-related filing and a recorded land instrument may require different search references even when they concern the same parties.
The marriage-copy instructions distinguish certified license or application copies at $10 from an uncertified license copy at $1. The complete application is available only to the applicants; another requester receives a version with protected information redacted. Online service charges are separate. Mailed requests use a money order payable to Probate Court and a self-addressed envelope. For family research, the office describes marriage records from 1833 onward and onsite research, while staff time for searching is limited. State which product the receiving institution needs, because a decorative copy, plain copy and certified record serve different purposes.
The Probate vital-record instructions limit this route to Georgia birth and death records. The first certified copy costs $25, with $5 additional copies ordered at the same time for the same person. The office accepts cash or money order for these records, and every request requires valid identification. A mailed order includes the appropriate application, identification copy and money order. The posted mail destination is 280 Constitution Boulevard, Room 2009, rather than the county administration address in the footer. For an event outside Georgia, identify the issuing state before paying for a local request.
The Sheriff records procedure accepts incident, arrest and accident report requests by email, fax, mail or in person. Its ordinary letter-size and legal-size copying rate is $0.10 per page; search, retrieval and redaction can create separate lawful charges, with the first quarter hour excluded from that labor calculation. An accident report obtained from the Sheriff is a separate $5 cash-only product, and the linked vendor has its own price. Give the incident or report number, occurrence date and requested record type. The Records counter is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays.
The Real Estate Division links the FANS enrollment notice, describing a free optional notification service for matching recorded filings. A notice can supply a lead for checking a document, but the service does not warrant a complete or error-free result. Read the actual instrument and its recorded reference before drawing a conclusion about its effect.
The county records-officer directory assigns requests by department, including assessment, development and Sheriff records. The Probate office directory separately places estate and marriage services in Room 2009 at 280 Constitution Boulevard. Use the department that created the record; the county administration building and the courthouse are different destinations.
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.
Superior case records, real-estate instruments and certified copies.
Office page: paulding.gov
Estates, marriage records and Georgia vital certificates.
Office page: paulding.gov
Sheriff incident, arrest, accident and incarceration record requests.
Office page: paulding.gov
Assessment records and associated departmental files.
Office page: paulding.gov
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 51 investigations in Paulding County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $513,700 in back wages agreed for 326 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.
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Grading, Inc | Dallas | 1 | $128,770 | 15 |
| Paulding County School System | Dallas | 1 | $84,137 | 37 |
| We Care Home Care LLC | Hiram | 1 | $55,797 | 22 |
| Residential Drywall, Inc. | Hiram | 1 | $47,647 | 21 |
| OSJ Logistics LLC | Hiram | 1 | $35,445 | 19 |
| Lexker Enterprises, Inc. | Dallas | 2 | $30,811 | 4 |
| Watkins Erosion Control | Dallas | 1 | $30,712 | 24 |
| Tequila Mexican Restaurant #3 | Hiram | 1 | $21,758 | 8 |
| Start Bright, Inc | Hiram | 1 | $14,442 | 25 |
| Exceed Landscape Group, LLC | Dallas | 1 | $6,795 | 7 |
| The Olive Tree | Hiram | 1 | $5,873 | 29 |
| One Way Home Care Services, Inc. | Dallas | 1 | $5,274 | 6 |
| Moe's Southwest Grill Hiram Inc | Hiram | 1 | $4,470 | 4 |
| Nue Beginnings Residence Home Incorporated | Hiram | 1 | $4,325 | 5 |
| Summit Ltd | Dallas | 2 | $4,058 | 26 |
| Las Palmas Mexican Restaurant & Inc | Hiram | 1 | $3,089 | 10 |
| Valley Services, Inc | Dallas | 1 | $2,863 | 1 |
| Kens Flowers and Gifts | Hiram | 1 | $2,638 | 2 |
| West Metro Patrol Services, LLC | Dallas | 1 | $1,552 | 1 |
| DK Success, LLC | Hiram | 1 | $1,428 | 21 |
| Little Einsteins Learning Academy | Dallas | 1 | $1,263 | 8 |
| Dallas Auto Sales, Inc. | Dallas | 1 | $990 | 5 |
| Property Mang and Realty Services, Inc. | Dallas | 1 | $843 | 4 |
| Mizu Chinese &Thai & Hibachi & Sushi Bar | Dallas | 1 | $749 | 1 |
| Habiba Inc | Dallas | 1 | $627 | 6 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 45 on the Paulding County record; 13 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 20 more with smaller records are on the Georgia wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
Straight answers
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Paulding County Sheriff or a city police department in Paulding 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 Paulding County are kept by the Paulding 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 Real Estate Division gives January 1, 1995. Ask that office about earlier records and carry the recorded reference into any copy order using the land-record instructions.
The posted schedule is $2.50 for the first page and $0.50 for each additional page, effective July 1, 2025. See the Clerk copy schedule.
The Probate Court says only the applicants receive the complete application. Other requesters receive redacted information under the marriage-copy procedure.
The office describes onsite genealogy research for marriage records beginning in 1833 and limited staff search time. Prepare names and dates using the research instructions.
The office limits this service to Georgia records and directs out-of-state events to the appropriate state. Read the vital-record scope before paying.
No. The Sheriff lists an office accident report at $5, cash only, while ordinary record-copy pages have a separate rate. Follow the report-specific fee instructions.
The linked enrollment notice expressly limits the service's completeness and accuracy. Use the notice as a research lead and obtain the actual record through the FANS instructions.
The Sheriff says the Sheriff and jail complex moved to 180 Constitution Boulevard in May 2020. Use the current location in the official facility history.
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