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Georgia Attorney General

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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Georgia Inmates

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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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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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Telfair County at a glance

State
Georgia
County seat
McRae-Helena
Population
12,477
Area
444 sq mi
Founded
1807
Cities and towns
5

Telfair County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Telfair County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Telfair County.

Police Departments. In addition to Telfair County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Telfair County is supported by municipal police departments, including the McRae-Helena Police Department and the Lumber City Police Department. These agencies have jurisdiction within their respective city limits and work in coordination with the Sheriff's Office on major crimes and public safety initiatives.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Telfair County Sheriff's Office, McRae-Helena, GA 31055, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Telfair County. Inmate lookup and jail roster information is available by contacting the detention facility directly at the Sheriff's Office phone number or through the Georgia Department of Corrections offender search system for state inmates.

Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Telfair County

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

From the old mine records

What is on record in Telfair County

Old mine sites
3
Past producers, now closed
2
Prospects and occurrences, never worked
1
Producing when recorded
1
Main minerals
construction sand and gravel
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
4
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
gravel pit, sand pit
Maps surveyed
1971 to 1972
Records behind them
9 records for 8 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 4 mine sites inside the county: 2 past producers, now closed, 1 prospect or occurrence that was never worked, 1 site producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 4 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is construction sand and gravel.

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.

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Telfair County: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. The small open circles with a name are the towns and the pale shapes around the edge are the neighbouring counties, both from the Census Bureau. Hover a dot for its name.
Georgia mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Telfair County (4 shown, 4 unnamed on the map)

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.

Labor Department file

Wage and hour cases in Telfair County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 13 investigations in Telfair County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $18,567 in back wages agreed for 32 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.

Investigations closed
13
Back wages agreed
$18,567
Workers due back wages
32
Civil money penalties
$26,271
Employers on the record
10
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
Corrections Corporation of AmericaMc Rae1$9,6131
McKinnon, Inc.Helena1$7,04012
Letisia SalazarMc Rae1$83215
Del Monte Fresh Produce SoutheastHelena1$00
DASH Multi Corp IncMilan1$00
R. Krishna CorporationMc Rae1$00
Lumber City Nursing and RehabLumber City1$00
Delia Rojas FLCMc Rae1$00
Lakeisha WilcoxMcRae Helena1$00
T & M Farms and SonsMcRae Helena1$00

Every employer on the Telfair County record, by back wages agreed; 3 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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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Telfair County, Georgia?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the county sheriff's office or a city police department. 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.

How do I get a criminal background check in Telfair County, Georgia?

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.

How can I look up sex offenders in Telfair County, Georgia?

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.

How do I register to vote in Telfair County, Georgia?

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.

How do I look up property records in Telfair County, Georgia?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Telfair County are kept by the Telfair 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.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Telfair County, Georgia?

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.

How do I find business license records in Telfair County, Georgia?

Business entity filings are searched with the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division.

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