Georgia, Screven County
Where Sylvania's records are kept. Court and property records for Sylvania sit with Screven County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Georgia.
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As a small town, Sylvania relies on Screven County and the State of Georgia for its public records. The cards below are the Georgia state offices, and the Screven County offices are on our Screven County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
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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Search results of fingerprint background check.
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The City of Sylvania publishes its council meetings, its notices and the contacts for its office.
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The City of Sylvania lists its offices here, the clerk, the board and the departments that keep its records.
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Conduct a search of persons with felonies in Georgia.
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Find the location and release information of individuals incarcerated with the Georgia Dept. of Corrections.
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Search the GA Bureau of Investigation database of registered offenders by name or location.
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Capitol police, records, reports and more.
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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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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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Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the GA Dept. of Revenue.
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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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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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Local record guide
What we hold on Sylvania, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Sylvania, a place of 2,634 people, is the seat of Screven County, so most county offices are in Sylvania itself. The town keeps its own council and business records. See our Screven County page for every county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 21 investigations with a Sylvania address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $96,840 in back wages agreed for 97 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| D & D Personal Care LLC | 1 | $50,431 | 5 |
| Walls Diner | 1 | $15,631 | 20 |
| Screven County Board of Commissioners | 1 | $13,034 | 17 |
| Cottons Auto Service, Inc | 1 | $6,731 | 8 |
| Bragg Motor Service | 1 | $4,510 | 1 |
| Screven Gin Co. Inc | 1 | $4,315 | 36 |
| Austin Homes of Augusta, Inc. | 1 | $778 | 2 |
| Syl-View Healthcare Center, Inc. | 1 | $354 | 1 |
| Gary's Mini Mart | 1 | $340 | 1 |
| Gerdie & Louise Personal Care Home | 1 | $275 | 1 |
| Shannnon Vineyards, Inc | 1 | $236 | 1 |
| Faye Humphrey | 1 | $141 | 2 |
| Cedars Restaurant | 1 | $25 | 1 |
| Daniels Cleaners, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Moats IGA Supermarket, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| JKS & K Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Wall Timber Products, Inc | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Amitar Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Rountree Electric, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Sylvania, by back wages agreed; 4 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Georgia wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Voter registration in Georgia is run by the Georgia Secretary of State, and the county board of registrars keeps the roll for Sylvania. You can register online, by mail or in person. You must register no later than the 5th Monday before the next election; mail in applications must be postmarked by that deadline.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Georgia come from the Georgia Department of Public Health, State Office of Vital Records. The fee is $25 for a birth certificate, $5 for each additional copy. 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.
Deeds for property in Sylvania are recorded by the Clerk of Superior Court, the county Board of Tax Assessors sets the assessed value, and the county Tax Commissioner sends the tax bill. Our Screven County page lists those offices.
Incident and crash reports for Sylvania come from the Georgia Department of Public Safety, the office linked above. Ask its records staff for a copy and give the date, the location and the report or case number if you have it.
Businesses that operate in Sylvania register with the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division, which runs the state business entity search.
Georgia criminal history checks are run by 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.
Same county
Other places in Screven County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Screven County records are on the county page.