Access Telfair County Police Blotter
Telfair County police blotter records cover all arrests, incident reports, and crime logs from this south-central Georgia county. Sheriff Sim Davidson leads the department in McRae that generates and stores these records. Telfair County also hosts state correctional facilities, which adds context to the local law enforcement environment. Whether you want to look up a specific arrest, review recent incident data, or search for crime reports, the sheriff's office and state-level tools give you ways to access Telfair County police blotter records. Georgia's Open Records Act ensures that the public can see most of these files.
Telfair County Quick Facts
Telfair County Police Blotter Office
The Telfair County Sheriff's Office sits at 19 East Oak Street, Suite R, in McRae. Sheriff Sim Davidson runs the department. Call (229) 868-6621 to reach the office. All crime reports, arrest data, and incident logs for Telfair County are filed here. Deputies handle calls across the county and document each one, building the police blotter that the public can request.
Telfair County is home to state correctional facilities, but the sheriff's office handles all community law enforcement outside those prison walls. The police blotter covers everything from traffic stops on county roads to property crimes in the smaller communities scattered across the area. Because Telfair County does not have a large city police force, most police blotter entries come straight from the sheriff's office in McRae.
| Office | Telfair County Sheriff's Office |
|---|---|
| Address | 19 East Oak Street, Suite R, McRae, GA 31055 |
| Phone | (229) 868-6621 |
| Sheriff | Sim Davidson |
Telfair County Police Blotter Records
O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 is the statute that makes police blotter records from Telfair County available to the public. Georgia's Open Records Act covers all documents an agency creates, receives, or stores. Police blotter entries, arrest reports, and booking data are all public records under this law.
Send your written request to 19 East Oak Street, Suite R, McRae, GA 31055 or bring it in person. The Telfair County Sheriff's Office has three business days to respond per O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71. Copies cost up to 10 cents per page. The first quarter hour of staff search time is free. Beyond that, billing uses the lowest-paid employee's rate. You do not need a stated reason, and you do not have to live in Telfair County. Records from active investigations are exempt under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72. The initial police blotter report is usually public though.
State Police Blotter Resources for Telfair County
Georgia State Patrol troopers work the highways through Telfair County. Their police blotter records go to the Department of Public Safety. Request them through the EPORTS portal. Crash reports are $5.00. Incident reports cost $2.00. First citations are free.
Reports are usually ready in three to five business days. Submit, wait for the email, then pay and download. Email openrecords@gsp.net for items EPORTS does not handle. The GBI also covers Telfair County. Use the GBI Records Request Center for case files. The sex offender registry is free to search. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34, Georgia felony conviction records are public.
Find Telfair County sheriff contact details through the state directory.
The directory lists contact information for all 159 Georgia county sheriffs, including Telfair County.
Telfair County Offender Search
The Georgia Department of Corrections search tool covers state prison inmates, including those at facilities in Telfair County. Search by name and see photos when available. This system covers all state prisons across Georgia, not just those in the local area.
For people in the Telfair County jail, call (229) 868-6621. The sheriff's office tracks who is in custody, the charges, and bond status. These records are public and are part of the Telfair County police blotter.
What Telfair County Reports Show
A police blotter entry from Telfair County includes the date, time, and location. It gives a description of the incident. Arrest reports list the person's name and charges. The responding deputy is identified by name or badge number.
Georgia law requires that certain personal details be removed from public copies. Phone numbers, day and month of birth, and medical information are redacted. The copy you receive from Telfair County will have those fields blacked out. Case parties and their attorneys may qualify for more complete records. For most people, the redacted public version from Telfair County contains everything they need.
Telfair County Record Fees
Fees for police blotter records from Telfair County follow Georgia law. Copies are up to 10 cents a page. Certified copies cost $2.00 extra. The first 15 minutes of search time are free. The DPS fee schedule shows the full range. EPORTS charges $5.00 for crash reports and $2.00 for incident reports.
Call (229) 868-6621 to check fees at the Telfair County Sheriff's Office before you visit.
Nearby Counties
These counties border Telfair County. For incidents near a boundary, verify which agency has the record.