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Find the right office in Richmond 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.
Open official site Georgia Unclaimed PropertyPolice & jail
Find the location and release information of individuals incarcerated with the Georgia Dept. of Corrections.
Open official site Georgia InmatesPolice & jail
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.
Open official site Judicial Council of Georgia Forms and RecordsPolice & jail
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. Richmond County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining public safety in Richmond County.
Police Departments. Richmond County Sheriff's Office provides county-wide law-enforcement services for Augusta-Richmond County.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Richmond County Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Eugene "Gino Rock" Brantley, provides law enforcement services throughout Richmond County and operates the Charles B. Webster Detention Center at 1941 Phinizy Road, Augusta, GA 30906. For inmate information, use the Sheriff's current inmate-inquiry route or contact the Jail Division. The Augusta-Richmond County Consolidated Government operates a unified law enforcement structure, with the Sheriff's Office handling county-wide law enforcement duties. Arrest records in Richmond County are public records under Georgia's Open Records Act (§ 50-18-70 et seq.), and requests can be submitted in writing to the Sheriff's Office Records Division at 400 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30901.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Richmond County are maintained by Richmond County Sheriff's Office. These records can be requested by residents and attorneys through the Sheriff's Office, either in person or via written request.
Jail & Inmate Records. Inmate lookup is available through the Sheriff's Office website, allowing family and friends to find information about current inmates.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Richmond County are taken and retained by Richmond 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 request. Third-party websites may also host these images, but official records are maintained by the Sheriff's 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 38 mine sites inside the county: 6 past producers, now closed, 15 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 16 sites producing when the record was made, 1 processing plant, which is not a working; the old survey maps add 57 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Clay; Brick Clay.
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.
The Clerk of Superior, State and Juvenile Court directory identifies the office at 735 James Brown Boulevard, Suite 1500, Augusta. Its land-record and court resources serve different collections. Keep a court case number, document title and filing date for a court-copy request; keep a recorded instrument reference for a deed. A public index entry does not establish that every underlying document is remotely available, and a land-record account does not provide unrestricted access to juvenile case material.
The Clerk contact guide separates real estate, civil, felony criminal, misdemeanor criminal and juvenile divisions through different telephone options. Explain the document needed before requesting a transfer or paying for a copy. A court judgment and a Sheriff incident report are maintained through separate routes even if they describe the same event. If the case reference is unknown, supply the approximate filing year and party names so staff can explain the appropriate index or search service.
Augusta's open-records request instructions exclude court requests from the general administrative portal and identify separate custodians. Use that portal for the relevant consolidated-government department's existing records, with a date range and description of the transaction. Use the court Clerk for filed pleadings and orders. Naming the department that created a record helps avoid forwarding delays and distinguishes a request for correspondence about a proceeding from a request for the proceeding's actual docket or judgment.
Probate Court's marriage service page links the Marriage Research Record Request Form. The page lists a research charge and a separate certified-copy charge; the form also includes a page charge. These descriptions should not be collapsed into one guaranteed all-in total. Ask Probate to confirm the amount for the requested certificate, research and page count before mailing payment. The parent marriage page is the recovery route if the form address changes. Keep the marriage date and both parties' names with the order.
The Sheriff Records Bureau instructions distinguish a personal criminal-history check, incident reports and requests made under the separate statement-of-need process. The published personal-history price is $20 in cash, with an added card charge; it is not a statewide fingerprint check. Supply the report number when available and specify the document rather than requesting unspecified information about a person. Records staff can identify the applicable release review and copy product before payment.
The Sheriff Jail Division directory places the Charles B. Webster Detention Center at 1941 Phinizy Road. The Sheriff service FAQ routes Records Bureau inquiries to 400 Walton Way and telephone 706-821-1010. These addresses are not interchangeable. The FAQ and general footer display different afternoon closing times, so confirm Records availability before a late visit. For a case outcome, use the Clerk rather than treating a custody entry as the final disposition.
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 and recorded instruments.
Office page: augustaga.gov
Marriage research and certificate copies.
Office page: augustaga.gov
Sheriff reports and local history products.
Office page: richmondcountysheriffsoffice.com
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 317 investigations in Richmond County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $1,606,473 in back wages agreed for 2,338 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 279 on the Richmond County record; 58 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 254 more with smaller records are on the Georgia wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Richmond County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Richmond 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 Richmond County are kept by the Richmond 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 Clerk lists real estate separately from its court divisions. Use the division contact options and include the recorded reference.
Its instructions exclude court requests. Send the filed-document request to the court custodian identified through the request-routing guide.
At 735 James Brown Boulevard, Suite 1500, Augusta. See the Clerk directory.
The parent page and linked form differ in their page-charge description. Confirm the exact amount through the Probate marriage service before payment.
No. The Records Bureau describes its local personal-history product separately. See the product and payment instructions.
The Sheriff lists 1941 Phinizy Road, Augusta. The Records Bureau has a different address; see the Jail Division directory.
The service FAQ and footer differ. Call 706-821-1010 before a late visit using the Records contact.
The official biography identifies Eugene "Gino Rock" Brantley, who took office in January 2025. See the current Sheriff biography.
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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.