Montgomery County Information
Montgomery County is located in the state of Georgia. In 2021, Montgomery County had a population of 9,123, as reported by a local census. Currently, the seat in Montgomery County is Mount Vernon.
The county was founded on December 19, 1793.
Montgomery County is named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada.
Montgomery County is part of the Vidalia, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Montgomery County Arrest Records
Every last arrest record is collected and maintained in Montgomery County. All Montgomery County arrests are broken into property crime and violent crime. Crimes for this county have not maintained frequent reporting, and as such, cannot be recorded. Montgomery County Sheriff's Office can be contacted at:
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff: Doug Maybin
208 East Broad Street
P.O. Box 277
Mount Vernon, GA 30445
Phone: (912) 583-2521
Fax: (912) 583-4701
Email: dmaybin@montcoga.gov
Montgomery County Criminal Records
Montgomery County records their criminal activity in the form of criminal records. These records cover murders, rapes, burglaries, arson, motor vehicle theft, assaults, and crimes of a sexual nature. Jail and inmate records are just a couple of examples of criminal records in Montgomery County. The records can be accessed by residents by using a search tool. Montgomery County inmates and those on release can be found using the search tool.
Just like across the whole of Georgia, the Montgomery County police are required to keep an up-to-date list of all sex offenders within their jurisdiction. These also include any person incarcerated, working, or attending school in the area. This up-to-date register is then made available to the public, as is the fundamental right of anyone living in Montgomery County. Residents of Montgomery County can therefore search for any sex offenders within a certain distance of their homes. The search tool simply asks for a zip code to search from. The search tool will then list every single offender found within a radius of that location. Specific offenders can also be searched for. These include non-compliant and incarcerated offenders.
Montgomery County Court Records
In Montgomery County, the county courthouse oversees all criminal, family, and civil cases. All Montgomery County records are maintained by the court clerk. To obtain court records in Montgomery County, a person must enquire at:
Montgomery County County
Clerk of Superior Court: Tammy Foskey
400 South Railroad Avenue
P.O. Box 311
Mount Vernon, GA 30445
Phone: (912) 583-4401
Fax: (912) 583-4343
Email: tfoskey@montcoga.gov
Any contested lower court case can be reviewed by the Court of Appeals in Georgia, including Montgomery County. These lower courts often refer to one of the 159 superior or trial courts found across Georgia’s 159 counties, including Montgomery County.
NOTE - Normal records can be sent via email, fax, or mail to Montgomery County. On the other hand, the mail is the only option for official or certified records.
Montgomery County Public Records
All Montgomery County residents have vital records kept on them. These vital records refer to a person's most important life events. These vital records often refer to a person's birth, death, marriage, divorce, and more. Montgomery County helps the state of Georgia in collecting these vital records. In Georgia, counties such as Montgomery County are often in charge of managing the records and passing them on to the state. In Georgia, marriage records are currently stored by every individual county. County offices, such as the one in Montgomery County, were also in charge of collecting birth and death records through Georgia’s history. Vital records in Montgomery County include birth certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, marriage licenses, divorce certificates, marriage certificates, and more. In the state of Georgia, every one of these vital records is stored together in one central registry. The vital records can be used further down the line for statistical analysis.
In Montgomery County, residents can access and copy these vital records, as they are in the public domain. This is because the state of Georgia passed the Open Records Act back in 1959, giving members of the public the fundamental right to access any and all public records. The most recent amendment to this law came in 2012. To obtain public records in Montgomery County, a person must enquire at:
Montgomery County Clerk’s Office
400 South Railroad Avenue
Mount Vernon, GA 30445
Phone: (912) 583-2681
Fax: (912) 583-4343
Records are not free in Montgomery County. For example, birth certificates in Montgomery County cost $25 for the first copy.
NOTE - The office opens between 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday. In order to request files, a person must show valid photo identification. Acceptable IDs include a driver's license or state ID. When requesting to view or copy Montgomery County public records, requesters must do so in writing.
