This Is Not a Government Office. Towns County Criminal History is privately operated. It cannot retrieve an official record, correct government data, accept a Georgia record-restriction filing, or perform an official check.
Need an Official Record?
Use the office tied to the Towns County record:
- Superior Court files: Clerk of Superior Court, 48 River Street, Suite E, Hiawassee, GA 30546; 706-896-2130; weekdays, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Probate or Magistrate matters: 48 River Street, Suite C, Hiawassee, GA 30546; 706-896-3467
- Incident, arrest, booking, jail, and local registry records: Towns County Sheriff's Office, 4070 State Highway 339, Young Harris, GA 30582; 706-896-4444
- Current jail questions: Towns County Jail, 706-896-5474
- State criminal histories: Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Georgia Crime Information Center
- City police reports: contact the police or open-records custodian for the agency that created the report
The sheriff publishes an open-records form but no records-counter hours. Call 706-896-4444 before visiting to confirm current submission instructions. The clerk's published counter hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, subject to county holidays.