ALPHARETTA PUBLIC RECORDS

What are Alpharetta Public Records

Alpharetta public records consist of documents in digital or physical format received, maintained, cataloged, and disseminated by public agencies concerning a public business or activity. Public records may exist as books, maps, photographs, papers, videos, memoranda, videotapes, audio recordings, SMS, or emails. Most importantly, not all Alpharetta public records are accessible to the public. The Georgia Open Records Act prevents the disclosure of the following records:

• Personal information, such as social security number, driver's license, credit card, and debit card account details, passwords, personal contact details, and insurance information;
• Preliminary notes, drafts, inter or intra-agency memoranda which are not used or retained by a public agency in decision-making;
• Minutes of the meeting of public entities closed to the public;
• Architectural and official building plans of government-owned buildings;
• Medical records that contain personal information about a patient;
• Voters' registration information, such as email address, home address, and other identifying information;
• Trade secrets or negotiations filed with a public agency for licensing purposes;
• Information about attorney-client privilege;
• Law enforcement agencies' investigatory files and procedures;
• Voted registration information containing a voter's email address, home address, and phone number;
• Public documents containing information about the identity of informants in a law enforcement investigation;
• Personnel data and similar files, such as salary information and analyses of employee misconduct (if the charges are untrue after due investigations);
• Information security records that may reveal vulnerabilities to a public agency's information technology system;
• Juvenile records and information compiled by law enforcement agencies;
• Data about pending litigation that involves a public agency or entity.

Public city records may also be accessible from third-party websites. Record seekers may either opt to use these non-governmental platforms to search for a specific record or multiple city records. However, users will need to provide enough information to assist with the search such as:

• The address of the requestor
• A case number or file number (if known)
• The location of the document or person involved
• The name of the subject involved in the record (not juvenile)
• The last known or current address of the registrant

Third-party sites are not sponsored by government agencies. Because of this, record availability and results may vary.

Alpharetta Crime Statistics

The Alpharetta Police Department is responsible for generating reports of all crimes and arrests conducted by law enforcement agencies within the city. Furthermore, it sends the collated crime report to the FBI Uniform Crime Report. Interested persons can view Alpharetta Crime Statistics on the UCR platform. According to the FBI UCR, Alpharetta recorded 1,066 index crimes, including 75 violent crimes and 991 property crimes. The accumulated index crime figure covers the following: a murder, seven rapes, 11 robberies, 56 aggravated assaults, 97 burglaries, 849 larceny thefts, and 45 motor vehicle thefts. Meanwhile, Alpharetta City recorded 1,343 index crimes in 2016. When compared with the 2019 index crime report, crime rates within the city fell by - 20%. Record seekers can also obtain Alpharetta crime statistics from the Georgia Bureau of Investigations. The GBI maintains a list of annual crime statistics on its official website.

Are Alpharetta Criminal Records Public?

Alpharetta criminal records are publicly accessible, unless exempt by the Georgia Open Records Act. For example, criminal records containing juvenile criminal data are not disclosed to the public. Juvenile records are only accessible to the record subject, parents/guardian, and other authorized persons. Furthermore, expunged or sealed criminal records are not publicly-accessible.

The Alpharetta Police Department is the record custodian of all criminal records generated within the city. Persons or entities interested in obtaining the document must complete a Request and Consent Form. Requesters may choose to submit the form in-person or via mail to the police department. The Alpharetta Police Department accepts in-person requests for a criminal history report on weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m at:

38 Hill Street
Roswell, GA 30075
Phone: (770) 641-3727

Requesters must present a valid ID and the search fee when requesting for criminal records in-person.

Likewise, criminal records are obtainable via mail orders. To access criminal records via mail, requesters must complete and send the Request and Consent Form to:

Alpharetta Department of Public Safety
Background Checks
2565 Old Milton Parkway
Alpharetta, GA 30009.

Likewise, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, via the Georgia Criminal Identification Center (GCIC), provides access to confidential copies of Alpharetta criminal records. The GCIC enables only the record subject to request and obtain a copy of their criminal records. Nevertheless, other third-party requestors must receive a signed consent from the record subject to access the documents. To view or inspect Alpharetta criminal records, record seekers must visit the Georgia Criminal Identification Center at:

3121 Panthersville Road
Decatur, GA 30034.

How to Obtain Alpharetta Police Reports and Arrest Records

Record seekers can obtain Alpharetta police reports and arrest records from the Fulton County Police Department. The county's police department is responsible for collating records of all arrests and incidents within the county. To obtain police reports or arrest records from the custodian agency, record seekers must download and fill out the request form. Furthermore, record seekers must submit the completed form at:

Records and Reports Office
141 Pryor Street Southwest
Atlanta, GA, 30303
Phone: (404) 613-5700

Fulton County Police Headquarters
4701 Fulton Industrial Boulevard Southwest
Atlanta, GA 30336
Phone: (404) 613-6600

How to Find Sex Offender Information in Alpharetta

The Fulton County Sheriff's Office maintains a sex offender registry of all registered sex offender residing in the City of Alpharetta. Therefore, interested persons or entities can find and view Alpharetta sex offenders on the online sex offenders registry. Requesters may search for sex offenders by name or location. Furthermore, the sex offender registry keeps records of all non-compliant or absconded sex offenders in the City.

How to Find Inmate Information in Roswell

The Fulton County Sheriff's Office maintains, and updates an online database for all Alpharetta inmates. Interested public members can obtain Roswell inmate records by filling out these data:

• Defendant's full name
• Birth name
• Booking number
• Date booked
• Date released

How Do I Visit an Inmate in Alpharetta?

Visitors can communicate with inmates held at any of the Fulton County Jail centers. Although there are different visitation schedules for male and female inmates, visitors can visit inmates using these general steps:

1. Visitors must understand the visitation schedule and guidelines before visitation. For example, the Fulton County Jail allows onsite visitation on Thursdays, while video visitation is from Mondays to Fridays. Furthermore, visitors must schedule a visitation at least 24 hours before the proposed visit. All inmates are entitled to a maximum of five visitors (children or adults). Visitation hours at the Fulton County Jail are listed below:
   Weekdays: 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; 4:00 p.m. to 8:25 p.m.
2. Next, register for the preferred type of visitation. Professional and non-professional visitors must register for a video or onsite visitation online. Inmates at the county jail are eligible to receive two video visits per day, each with a duration of 30 minutes. Furthermore, visitors may choose to use the remote visitation system from an internet-enabled device or use the computer terminals at the following locations:

North Annex Jail
2565 Old Milton Parkway
Alpharetta, GA 30009
Phone: (404) 612-3432

South Annex Jail
6500 Watson Street
Union City, GA 30291
Phone: (404) 613-6637

Marietta Annex Jail
781 Marietta Boulevard
Atlanta, GA 30318
Phone: (404) 613-2149

Fulton County Main Jail
901 Rice Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30318
Phone: (404) 613-2024

What are Alpharetta Vital Records?

Alpharetta vital records are documentation of all life events within the city. Furthermore, vital records are public documents and are under the purview of local or state agencies. Alpharetta vital records provide information on marriage, death, divorce, and birth events. Thus, interested public members can request, view, or obtain certified and non-certified copies of vital records. Nevertheless, only the record subject and other persons with a legitimate interest can obtain certified copies of vital records from custodian agencies. Furthermore, requesters must provide a valid photo ID before obtaining certified copies of the documents.

The Fulton County Superior Court keeps records of all documented divorce events, whereas marriage records are under the purview of the Fulton County Probate Court. In addition, Fulton County's Office of Vital Records issues copies of birth and death certificates to interested persons.

Where and How to Obtain Alpharetta Divorce Records

The Clerk of the Fulton County Superior Court is responsible for keeping records of all divorce events in the city of Alpharetta. Record seekers can obtain copies of Alpharetta divorce records either in-person or via a written request to the Clerk's Office.

To receive the documents in-person, record seekers must visit the Clerk of the Superior Court at:

Lewis R. Slaton Courthouse
136 Pryor Street
Suite C155
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404) 613-5313
Phone: (404) 613-5314

Furthermore, requesters must submit a completed request form and the search fee for the preferred record to the Clerk of the Superior Court.

In contrast, record seekers can obtain divorce documents via mail request. Requesters must download and complete a request form. Furthermore, In addition, requesters must attach a money order or check alongside the mail request. The requests should be directed to:

Attention: File Room
Clerk of Superior Court
136 Pryor Street Southwest
Suite J2 -130
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 612-8482.

Requesters may check the fee schedule to know the exact cost for obtaining the preferred document.

Where and How to Get Alpharetta Marriage Records

The Fulton County Probate Court has jurisdiction over every marriage event documented within the county. Furthermore, record seekers may get Alpharetta marriage records via in-person or mail requests to the County Probate Court. To get certified copies of Alpharetta marriage records, record seekers must fill out a marriage certificate request form and send the completed document alongside the required fee via mail or in person at:

Fulton County Probate Court
Attn: Records Division
136 Pryor Street
Southwest
2nd Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404) 613-4070

The fee is $10 per copy of a marriage record.

Similarly, the Georgia Department of Health's State Office of Vital Records enables requesters to access marriage records created from June 1952 to August 1996. To access Roswell marriage certificates, record seekers must download the marriage record request form alongside a $10 check or money order to:

State Office of Vital Records
1680 Phoenix Boulevard
Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 330349.

Conversely, record seekers can request copies of marriage verification if they are unsure of the county where the marriage event occurred. Requesters can obtain marriage verification documents by sending a completed marriage verification request form to the address mentioned above.

Where and How to Get Alpharetta Birth Records

The Fulton County Vital Records Office maintains and issues copies of Alpharetta birth certificates to the record subject and persons with a legitimate interest in the public document.

Alpharetta birth certificates are obtainable via mail-in orders or in-person requests.

Record seekers may obtain copies of birth documents in-person at:

Fulton County Vital Records
141 Pryor Street
Suite 1029A
Atlanta, GA 30303

The Vital Records Office processes in-person requests on the same day. Furthermore, birth certificates cost a non-refundable $25 search fee.

To request the document via mail, record seekers must send completed the birth certificate application form, a valid government-issued ID, and a money order or check to:

Fulton County Vital Records
141 Pryor Street
Suite 1029A
Atlanta, GA 30303

Where and How to Get Roswell Death Records

The Fulton County Vital Records Office is the designated custodian of all death events documented in Alpharetta. Thus, record seekers must direct all records requests to the Vital Records Office. Nevertheless, not all requesters can obtain death records. The Vital Records Office will only issue copies of Alpharetta death records to applicants with a direct and tangible interest in the document. More so, eligible applicants must present proof of identification before accessing death records.

Record seekers can obtain Alpharetta death certificates via mail-in orders or in-person requests. To request the document via mail orders, record seekers must send a completed death certificate application form, a valid government-issued ID, and a money order or check to:

Fulton County Vital Records
141 Pryor Street
Suite 1029A
Atlanta, GA 30303

Also, record seekers may obtain copies of death documents at the Fulton Vital Records Office on weekdays 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.