Open Records Requests
Attention: Open records requests for the Sheriff's Department, Tax Commissioner's Office, Clerk of Superior Court, and Probate Court are handled by those departments directly. Their contact information is as follows:
Sheriff's Department-LINK Tax Commissioner-LINK Clerk of Superior Court-LINK
PO Box 310 PO Box 100 PO Box 70
1 James Little Street 1221 Hull Avenue 9592 Lavonia Road
Carnesville, GA 30521 Carnesville, GA 30521 Carnesville, GA 30521
Phone: 706-384-2525 Phone: 706-384-3455 Phone: 706-384-2514
Fax: 706-384-4886 Fax: 706-384-2245
RECORD REQUESTS FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS, CLICK THE LINK BELOW:
§ 50-18-70. Legislative intent; definitions
(a) The General Assembly finds and declares that the strong public policy of this state is in favor of open government; that open government is essential to a free, open, and democratic society; and that public access to public records should be encouraged to foster confidence in government and so that the public can evaluate the expenditure of public funds and the efficient and proper functioning of its institutions. The General Assembly further finds and declares that there is a strong presumption that public records should be made available for public inspection without delay. This article shall be broadly construed to allow the inspection of governmental records.
The exceptions set forth in this article, together with any other exception located elsewhere in the Code shall be interpreted narrowly to exclude only those portions of records addressed by such exception. To read the law and all exceptions in its entirety please or to learn more about the Open Records/Open Meetings Law, view the State of Georgia Attorney General's webpage: https://law.georgia.gov/key-issues/open-government/law