FAQs: Georgia Felon Search

The Official Code of Georgia, 35-3-35C, allows criminal history information about convictions, pleas, and sentences in Georgia to be requested and released electronically without fingerprint comparison or consent of the person whose record is requested. However, the identifying information must be sufficient to identify the person whose record is requested electronically.

GTA provides a convenient, online system that allows someone to easily submit a request through the Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) to verify whether individuals have committed and been convicted of felony offenses in the state of Georgia.

There is a charge of $15 for each search on Georgia Felon Search. After verifying your search criteria, your account will be charged $15 when you select "search." Even if your search returns "no record found," you will be charged $15 for the search. If the request returns multiple possibilities, a $15 charge will occur for each record you choose to access. 

For inquiries concerning the information on the rap sheet, please contact the following:

Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Georgia Crime Information Center
404-244-2639, then press option #5
Hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday
[email protected]

The quality of the information you provide is critical because records are searched based on your submissions. The probability of receiving accurate results increases when more accurate search criteria are provided. Without a fingerprint card, it is impossible to positively verify the identity of an individual. It is possible that the record(s) returned is for someone with a similar name and personal identifiers as the person whose record was requested.

Review the possible matches individually by evaluating the information presented. Begin by looking at all of the identifiers presented, then select the record that most closely matches your subject. Do not assume that the first or second search result is the record you're looking for.

After viewing and/or printing your first criminal history record, select "back to search results." You may then select a different record from the search results. You will be charged $15 for each record you choose to view and print.

Only felony convictions that have been reported to the Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) are searched and returned. A "No Record Found" result may be due to one of the following reasons:

• Individual has never been arrested in Georgia for a felony offense.

• Individual has been arrested in Georgia for a felony offense but not convicted.

• Individual has been arrested and convicted in Georgia for a felony offense but information about the conviction is unavailable (e.g., information may not have been sent by the court or it has been sent and is being processed by GCIC).

• Individual has been arrested in Georgia for a felony offense, but the charge was dropped, dismissed, or downgraded to a misdemeanor.

• Individual has received and successfully completed a First Offender sentence, thereby sealing release of the record to the public.

The Social Security number is suppressed from the results for security reasons.

In the event an adverse employment decision is made, the individual, business, or agency making the decision must inform the applicant whose record was obtained of all information pertinent to the decision. This disclosure must include information that a criminal history check was conducted, the specific contents of the record, and how the record affected the decision. Under the Official Code of Georgia, 35-3-34 (b), failure to provide all such information to the person subject to the adverse decision is a misdemeanor offense.

The GA Net account number is a number that identifies business customers who conduct a minimum number of searches on a monthly basis.

An MNU is a miscellaneous identifying number. The categories for MNU are the following:

AF Air Force Serial Number
AR Alien Registration
AN Non-Immigrant Admission Number
AS Army Serial Number
AS Air National Guard Serial Number
AS National Guard Serial Number
CG U.S. Coast Guard Serial Number
CI Canadian Social Insurance Number
MC Marine Corps Serial Number
MD Mariners Document or Identification Number
NS Navy Serial Number
OA Origination Agency Police or Identification Number
PI Personal Identification Number (only state-issued numbers)
PP Passport Number
PS Port Security Card Number
MP Royal Canadian Mounted Police Identification
Or Fingerprint Section Number
SS Selective Service Number
VA Veteran's Administration Claim Number
AN Non-Immigrant Admission Number

Contact the Office of Data Innovations.

For inquiries concerning the information on the rap sheet, please contact the following:

Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Georgia Crime Information Center
404-244-2639, then press option #5
Hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday
[email protected]

"Too many results returned" indicates that a broad number of records matched the search criteria you entered. To ensure the best possible match, you should narrow the parameters of your search by adding more search criteria. For example, you may consider completing the race, Social Security number, or middle name fields if you have that information. This will reduce the possible number of matches for your search so that you have a greater likelihood of receiving the appropriate record.

The search returns the top five closest matches based on the criteria entered. There are several reasons why an exact match may not be in the results returned. The individual may not have a felony record on file. A false (alias) name, date of birth, Social Security number, etc., may have been provided. It is possible that the record(s) returned is for someone with a similar name and personal identifiers as the person whose record was requested. The probability of receiving accurate results increases when more accurate search criteria are provided. Without a fingerprint card, it is impossible to positively verify the identity of an individual.

• Sealed or expunged information
• Juvenile felony history information
• Misdemeanor records