This Is Not a Government Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot pull criminal records, run official background checks, remove or correct a record, or accept expungement filings for anyone. For any of those, you need to reach the right government office directly.
Need an Official Record?
Use the custodian that matches the Sumter County record:
- Court case files: see criminal court case records, or contact the clerk of the court that heard the case
- State criminal-history questions: contact GBI's Georgia Crime Information Center
- Arrest, booking, and jail records: contact Sumter County Sheriff Records or the jail
- Local criminal histories: visit Sumter County Sheriff Records for its $20 cash service
- Police reports and incident records: contact the agency that wrote the report
- Expungement and record sealing: file with the court that heard the case
For sheriff-held records, visit Sumter County Sheriff Records Division, 352 McMath Mill Road, Americus, GA 31719, or call 229-924-4094. Public office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Accident reports are obtained there, and the advertised local history costs $20 cash.
The Clerk of Superior and State Court is at 500 West Lamar Street, Americus, GA 31709. Call 229-928-4537. The criminal records counter is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For a formal Board-held public-record request, contact the Board of Commissioners at the same street address, Suite 100, phone 229-928-4500, or fax 229-928-4503.