Find Sandy Springs Criminal Court Records

Criminal court records in Sandy Springs are managed at two levels. The Sandy Springs Municipal Court handles traffic tickets, city code violations, and misdemeanor crimes that happen inside city limits. Felony cases and serious criminal charges go through the Fulton County Superior Court system. Sandy Springs sits in the north part of Fulton County, just above Atlanta. The municipal court operates from 7840 Roswell Road, Building 500. All court records are public under Georgia law unless a judge has ordered them sealed or restricted.

Sandy Springs Municipal Court

The Sandy Springs Municipal Court hears misdemeanor criminal cases and city ordinance violations. Traffic tickets, noise complaints, code violations, and other low-level charges go through this court. The court processes a high volume of cases given the city's population and its location along the busy GA-400 corridor.

The court is at 7840 Roswell Road, Building 500, Sandy Springs, GA 30350. Call (770) 206-2050 for case info. Walk-in requests are taken during business hours. The clerk staff can look up your case by name or citation number. If you need copies of court documents, bring a photo ID and be ready to pay the copy fee.

Note: Sandy Springs Municipal Court does not handle felony charges, which are processed through the Fulton County Superior Court.

Fulton County Criminal Court Records

Felony criminal cases from Sandy Springs are filed in the Fulton County Superior Court. This covers drug charges, assault, robbery, and all other serious crimes. The Atlanta Judicial Circuit has jurisdiction over all of Fulton County. The Fulton County Clerk of Superior Court keeps these records at the courthouse on Pryor Street in downtown Atlanta.

You can search Fulton County criminal cases through the clerk's eServices portal. Look up cases by defendant name, case number, or attorney name. The system shows case status, charges, hearing dates, and a full filing history. Data in the system goes back a long way. This is the main tool for finding felony records tied to Sandy Springs residents or crimes that took place in the city.

The E-Access to Court Records portal is another way to search. It pulls data from courts across the state, including Fulton County. You need a free account to use it. The tool works well when you want to check more than one county at once.

How to Search Sandy Springs Records

Several tools let you search criminal court records connected to Sandy Springs. Which one you use depends on what you need.

The GSCCCA is the statewide index of court filings from all 159 counties. You can search Fulton County records through this tool. A standard account is $14.95 per month. Premium accounts cost $29.95 per month and include extra features. The GSCCCA also runs the FANS alert system. It is free to use. FANS sends you a notice when a new court filing shows up for a name you are tracking. You can set it up for any county.

If you want your own criminal history, ask for a Purpose Code U report. This report pulls from the Georgia Crime Information Center and shows your arrest records, charges, and court outcomes from across the state. You will need to provide fingerprints along with your name and date of birth. The GBI handles this. Call (404) 244-2639 option 3 for more info.

For an in-person search, visit the Municipal Court at 7840 Roswell Road or the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta. Bring the full name and date of birth of the person you need records for. Having a case number makes the search go faster. Clerk staff can pull documents while you wait.

Note: Copy fees set by O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71 are $0.10 per page, and the first 15 minutes of staff search time are free at any public office in Georgia.

Sandy Springs Criminal Record Restrictions

Georgia lets people restrict certain criminal records from public view. This used to go by the name expungement. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37, you can request restriction for arrests that did not end in a conviction, some misdemeanor convictions after four years, and cases sitting on a dead docket for over 12 months. The state caps it at two misdemeanor restrictions per lifetime.

For arrests in Sandy Springs on or after July 1, 2013, the Fulton County District Attorney handles the process. For older cases, contact the Sandy Springs Police Department or whichever agency made the arrest. Agencies can charge up to $50 for processing. Once the court approves the petition, the records fall under the exemptions in O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 and are no longer public.

Victims of trafficking can get free record restriction under O.C.G.A. § 17-10-21. No fee is charged for this. Talk to a local legal aid group or the GBI about the steps involved.

State Resources for Sandy Springs

The GBI manages the state criminal history database. Call (404) 244-2639 option 3 or email gacriminalhistory@gbi.state.ga.us for questions. The GBI Open Records Unit accepts requests only through their online portal. They no longer take email submissions for open records requests.

Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34, defense attorneys can get criminal history data from the GCIC with a written request that includes the case style, case number, and identifying details. This is common for lawyers working in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit courts. Fees apply but may be waived in cases involving indigent defendants.

The Georgia appellate courts have their own online docket search tools. If a Sandy Springs criminal case was appealed, you can look it up through the Georgia Supreme Court or Court of Appeals search pages. These are most relevant for serious felony matters where the verdict was challenged.

Nearby Cities

These cities near Sandy Springs also have criminal court records you can access. Each has its own municipal court for traffic and misdemeanor cases. Felony matters go through the county system.