Forsyth County, GA Sheriff's Department, Jails and Offender Search

Forsyth County is situated in its north-central region of Georgia. The county was created from an agreement with the Cherokee Natives in 1832, and named after John Forsyth, Georgia’s governor from 1827 to 1829 and secretary of state. 

The county has a suburban and exurban vibe and utilizes Cumming, the only incorporated city, as the county seat. It is a part of the Atlanta Metropolitan Area. As stated by the US Census Bureau, the county is 247 square miles in size, of which 224 square miles are land and 23 square miles is water. 

As of the 2020 US Census, the county was home to 251,283 people. It had the highest growth rate in Georgia and ranked as the 15th fastest-growing county in the nation between 2010 and 2019. 

Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office 

The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) is located at Square 100 East Courthouse, Cobb, Georgia 30040, and is the third-largest, full-service sheriff’s office in Georgia. The FCSO is responsible for providing law enforcement support, running the prison, maintaining court security, and issuing court writs and documents. 

FCSO is dedicated to providing outstanding service and safety in its daily operations and delivery, “The Forsyth Way.” The sheriff answers to the Forsyth County residents as an elected constitutional officer. The Commission accredits the Office of Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies and has a voluntary certification from the Georgia Chiefs of Police Association. 

FCSO operates under Sheriff Ron Freeman, in charge of the FCSO’s Administrative Bureau. This bureau is responsible for all of the sheriff’s offices in the county, the Headquarters Division, Judicial Operations Division, Training Division, Information Technology Unit, and the Policy/Certification Unit. The Sheriff’s Services Bureau comprises highly skilled professionals who offer the crucial resources required for the Sheriff’s Office’s daily operations to achieve its purpose of keeping Forsyth safe. 

As part of the FCSO’s daily operations, the office patrols the whole county, including the unincorporated parts of the county. It also responds to emergency calls involving medical, fire, robbery, murder, natural calamities, and animal control. It dispatches these calls to the relevant authorities.  

Permits and regulations 

FCSO offers the following services to its residents upon request: 

• Fingerprinting 
• Juvenile criminal records (but with a court order) 
• Alcohol sales permit 
• Residential and commercial alarms 
• Rifles permit 

Courts Services 

Court Security Deputies from the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office maintains a secure environment in all Forsyth County court buildings, including but not limited to the Superior and State Courts, Grand Jury, Juvenile Court, Probate, and Magistrate Court. 

Civil Process 

This unit processes and serves all civil documents. It serves these documents on any working day. They also send the plaintiff a copy of the sheriff’s service form and a lawsuit service record. It also deals with: 

• Subpoenas 
• Writ of Fieri Facias 
• Real Property Levy 
• Sheriff sales 
• Notice of a Foreclosure 
• Temporary Protective Order (TPO) 

FCSO Headquarters Contact Info 

Physical location and mailing address: 

Square 100 East Courthouse, Cobb, Georgia 30040 

Phone: 770-781-2222 

Operation hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5 PM. 

Emergency 24/7: 911 

Forsyth County Inmate Search 

FCSO operates the Forsyth County jail at Veterans Memorial Boulevard, 202, Cobb, Georgia 30040. The facility is an adult medium-security jail that incarcerates all inmates in the county who cannot pay bail or are denied bail by the court until they can receive a court verdict. 

The jail is also home to individuals sentenced to one year for low misdemeanors. In addition, the GA DOC utilizes the facility for reentry programs for state prisoners. As the jail is the primary destination for almost all inmates, if you want to conduct a Forsyth County Inmate Search, then the inmate inquiry tool on the jail’s website is the first place you should check. 

The Forsyth County Jail maintains all records of inmates under their care and prepares an inmate search tool with information on all the inmates under their supervision. The inquiry tool is searchable by the offender’s name. You can get information on the inmate inquiry tool, such as the offender’s personal, criminal, arrest, and court records. 

The inquiry tool is also accessible via third-party websites. Sometimes, these websites request processing service fees. Again, their records may differ from the ones on the official documents. 

How to perform a Forsyth Inmate Search by Phone 

At times, the inmate may not be in the jail, have not yet arrived, or have recently been released or transferred. In such a case, you can only locate them by phone or in person. You can call the jail division at 770-781-2226. 

You can provide all your information on the inmate over the phone, as the jail division will need it since they do not know what the offender looks like. You can request that the search results be sent to you by mail or collect them in person at the jail. 

Using the GA Statewide Offender Search 

If you cannot locate an inmate using the inquiry tool, by phone or in person, you can visit the GA statewide inmate search. This database has information on all inmates incarcerated in Georgia county, state, and federal prisons. 

Forsyth County Sex Offender Registry 

If the offender is a sex offender, they must be in the sex offender registry that the FCSO maintains and updates. The registry is searchable by name and geographical location. 

Forsyth County Sheriffs Office / Detention Center

Address

202 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Cumming, Georgia, 30040

Phone

770-781-2226

Email

[email protected]

Website

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