Cobb County Criminal Records

Match the record to its Cobb County custodian

A Cobb County criminal-record inquiry may concern a court case, a police incident or a Georgia criminal-history check. For a court outcome, use the clerk of the court on the papers. For what an officer reported, use Cobb Police Records. For an authorized history check, use the police consent process. A jail or arrest entry does not substitute for a judgment.

Keep the defendant’s name, case or report number, date and court or agency together. A Superior Court search, State Court search and police history product have different coverage. If an employer or licensing body supplied instructions, ask which product and certification it requires before paying for a record that may not satisfy the request.

Use State Court and Superior Court searches separately

The State Court search has separate Criminal Cases and Civil Cases options. Its fields include first, middle and last name, birth year, filing dates and case number, with an optional phonetic name search. Start with a known case number when possible. A phonetic match broadens spelling candidates; it does not establish identity.

The State Court Clerk says staff do not perform record searches; public records can be inspected during office hours. For case assistance, have the case, warrant or citation number, correctly spelled full name, charges and violation date. Its contact directory lists criminal-case information at 770-528-1264 and 770-528-1260.

The Superior Court Clerk’s Records Search page has a Court Records link separate from its real-estate searches. Use the court shown in your case documents and retain the case number and filing date. If a Magistrate Court matter preceded a later prosecution, identify the later court’s case rather than treating an initial warrant proceeding as the final outcome.

Order the Superior Court document or disposition package

For mail orders, the Superior Clerk lists All Criminal Documents at $3 for regular copies or $8 for certified copies. Its Criminal Disposition Package is $5 regular or $14 certified and includes the final disposition, plea statement, plea questionnaire, indictment, and any revocation or consent orders. The page separately lists in-person or courier copies at $1 regular or $2.50 certified.

Request copies in writing with advance payment by cashier’s check or money order payable to Cobb Superior Court Clerk; personal checks are not accepted. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope and mail to Attn: File-room, P.O. Box 3370, Marietta, GA 30061. Specify the case, documents, quantity and certification. Confirm how the listed charge applies to your page count and delivery choice before paying; the page does not clearly state every fee unit or a guaranteed turnaround.

Police incident copies depend on involvement and report type

Cobb Police says involved parties can obtain most incident reports from a precinct or Central Records. Non-involved requesters, and requests involving juveniles, domestic violence, rape or stalking, must go to Central Records. That routing instruction is not a promise that every page or supplement is releasable.

For mail, send the request, a copy of valid identification and a self-addressed stamped envelope to Cobb County Police Department, Central Records, 545 S. Fairground Street, Marietta, GA 30060. The incident page charges non-involved parties $0.10 per page for reports of ten or more pages. Name the incident and requested document; ask Records about other formats or restrictions.

The $20 police history request covers Georgia information

Cobb Police publishes a $20 Georgia criminal-background check, available in person at Central Records or by mailed form. The consent authorizes access to the subject’s Georgia state/local criminal-justice history. The form requires photo ID for the requester and for the subject if different, plus the subject’s signature notarized when the subject is not present.

Enter the full subject name, birth date, address and requested demographic fields; provide Social Security number if applicable under the instructions. Select the actual purpose category, such as employment/other or the listed care categories. The question about notarizing the Police Record Technician’s signature is separate from the absent subject’s notarized-consent requirement.

Send the original consent and suitable payment

For a mailed history request, submit the original notarized form, ID copy, self-addressed stamped envelope, and a $20 money order or cashier’s check payable to Cobb County Police Department. Mail to Cobb County Police Department NCIC, 545 South Fairground Street SE, Marietta, GA 30060. The instructions reject faxed or copied completed forms because they do not preserve the notary seal.

If another person brings the request with permission, the subject completes their portion and notarized signature, while the person presenting it signs as requester and brings their own valid ID. The listed payment options are cash, money order or cashier’s check. Confirm collection timing with Central Records; no universal result deadline is published in the reviewed instructions.

Follow a missing disposition or restriction with the correct office

For a decades-old Cobb felony arrest needing information, the District Attorney provides a Criminal History Inquiry form and directs completed requests with government ID to [email protected]. This is a targeted route for an unresolved historical arrest, not a replacement for every public court search. Ask the owning clerk about an incorrect case entry and preserve the filed order supporting the question.

Record restriction is different from correcting a mistake. Cobb’s District Attorney directs pre-July 1, 2013 arrests to the arresting agency for restriction applications; for Cobb felony arrests after that date, it gives [email protected] with its form and ID requirement. Use the published instructions for your situation rather than assuming a dismissed charge automatically disappears from every record system.

A county court result, incident report and consent-based Georgia history should remain separately labeled. For national criminal-history information, Cobb directs readers to FBI CJIS at 304-625-5590. Verify the recipient’s required product and resolve a name or disposition mismatch before using a result to make a consequential claim about someone.