Georgia: #VALUE! #VALUE! (GA-A-2)

Records maintained by a jail or detention center can be restricted following the restriction of the criminal history information by the Georgia Crime Information Center. Ga. Code Ann. § 35-3-37(k)(2). (Cannot link directly to statutes.)

Previous Conviction Disqualifying

Mandatory / Discretionary

Mandatory

Hearing

Clearance Process

Petition-based

Remedy

Shield

Procedure General

The written request must be submitted to the appropriate jail or detention center. For the specific procedure, see Ga. Code Ann. § 35-3-37(k)(2).

Fees

There is no statutory language regarding fees.

Effect

Within 30 days, the jail or detention center will restrict access to the criminal history information record it maintains for the person's charge. Ga. Code Ann. § 35-3-37(k)(2).

Waiting Periods

There is no statutory language regarding a waiting period.

Back to Georgia

The National Reentry Resource Center is operated by the Council of State Governments Justice Center and supported by Grant No. 15PBJA-23-GK-05503-MUMU awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.