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Locate Georgia Criminal-History Information

For Georgia criminal-history information, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation directs people to Georgia criminal-history record access and explains what the state record contains. If the background check is being purchased from a consumer-reporting company for employment, federal FCRA procedures are a separate issue from the Georgia record itself.

Source map

Georgia background-check paths

Task Official source What it covers Boundary
Online Georgia felony-conviction search Georgia Felon Search Public Georgia felony-conviction information without the person’s consent Does not return misdemeanor, juvenile felony, sealed or expunged records
Georgia criminal history Local sheriff or police department, following GBI guidance Georgia identification, arrest, disposition and custodial data in the state record Broader history of another person requires signed consent; ask local law enforcement for its request form, identity requirements and fee
Your Georgia record GBI/local sheriff or police route Copy/review of Georgia history Follow agency identity requirements
Employment consumer report FTC FCRA guidance Rights and employer procedures when a reporting company is used Not a Georgia repository search
Interpretation
Online does not mean universal
A Georgia criminal-history record is not the same as every county court file, every federal case, or a commercial “nationwide” report.
Process

A step-by-step route for georgia background checks online

  1. 01
    Start with the record

    Use Georgia’s criminal-history authority when the task is the state record.

    Use Georgia Felon Search for the limited online felony-conviction lookup. Have first and last name, date of birth, sex and a valid credit card ready; GBI’s public-felony request guidance also lists race. Review possible matches carefully: this is a name-based search, and fingerprints are needed to confirm an exact identity match. The charge is $15 for each search, including a no-record result; when several possibilities are returned, each record selected for access carries a $15 charge.

    For a broader Georgia history of another person, obtain that person’s signed consent on the prescribed form and contact local law enforcement. GBI lists the subject’s full name, address, Social Security number and birth date for that consent form. Ask the receiving agency how to supply it securely and what its current fee is.

  2. 02
    Separate use from source

    If an employer buys a background report, review the FCRA process separately.

  3. 03
    Verify identity

    Do not treat a same-name result as enough proof for a consequential decision.

Prepare

What to have ready for georgia background checks online

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    Purpose

    Personal review, record research, or employment screening.

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    Identity inputs

    Use name/DOB or fingerprint requirements from the official route.

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    Jurisdiction

    Confirm the event is within Georgia scope.

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    Use rules

    For employment consumer reports, preserve the separate FCRA workflow.

Context

How to interpret georgia background checks online results

GBI states that Georgia criminal-history records can include identification data, arrest data, final judicial disposition data submitted by justice agencies, and custodial information where applicable.

Employment background-report rules do not convert the FTC into a Georgia record custodian; the FTC source only supports the consumer-report process.

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