Why We Built This Site
Georgia gives the public broad access to court records under the Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. ยง 50-18-70 et seq. The hard part is figuring out which office holds the file in DeKalb. The Clerk of Superior Court handles felony, divorce, and major civil Superior Court cases. The State Court Clerk handles misdemeanor and State Court traffic filings. The Probate Court handles estates, marriage licenses, and weapons carry licenses. The Magistrate Court handles small claims, dispossessory, and warrant applications. The Sheriff's Office manages the DeKalb County Jail roster and the warrant unit. Add the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Georgia Department of Driver Services, and the federal Northern District of Georgia, and the picture gets crowded fast. We pull together the contact details, search portals, fee schedules, and request steps for each of these offices into one place.
What You Will Find Here
- Records pages by type: court records, criminal records, inmate records, warrant records, marriage and divorce, probate, and more
- Office contacts: direct contact info for the Clerk of Superior Court, the State Court Clerk, Superior Court, State Court, Magistrate Court, the DeKalb Sheriff's Office, and the DeKalb County Courthouse in Decatur
- Search walkthroughs: step-by-step guides for the DeKalb County records portal and statewide databases
- Public records help: how to file an open records request and what to expect for response time
What We Cannot Do
This is a privately run reference site. We have no connection to any DeKalb County court, the Clerk of Superior Court, the State Court Clerk, the Probate Court, the Magistrate Court, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, the District Attorney's Office, or any Georgia state agency. There are real limits to what we can help with:
- We cannot file paperwork or send records requests on your behalf
- We cannot issue certified copies of any court document or vital record
- We cannot give legal advice or explain how a specific case applies to you
- We cannot guarantee that every phone number, fee, or address listed on this site is current right now
Only the issuing court or government office can provide a certified copy with an official seal. We can point you to the right office, but the document has to come from them.
Search Partners
Some pages on this site include search boxes powered by third-party providers. Those companies set their own pricing and run their own services. When you use one of those tools and it leads to a paid signup, we may earn a referral fee. That revenue helps keep this site free for visitors. We do not control what those tools charge or what shows up in their results.
Keeping Information Current
Clerk offices move. Hours change. Phone numbers get reassigned. We update pages as we hear about changes, but gaps happen. Before you drive to a courthouse, call ahead first.
See something wrong? Visit our Contact page and let us know.
Get in Touch
Questions, fixes, or feedback? Drop a note via our Contact page.