Gwinnett County Detention Center Inmate Bail & Bonds

Wait an hour and try again, because new bookings take time to post. Spell the name the way it appears on a license. If it still does not show, call the Sheriff's Office at 770-619-6500 and ask whether the person is at the detention center or was taken to a city police station. Keep the date of birth handy.

The Detention Center is at 2900 University Parkway, Lawrenceville, GA 30043. The Magistrate Court's Criminal Division is on the second floor of the Court Annex in that same building, which the court says is open 24 hours a day, even on holidays. The big courthouse, the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, is a separate site at 75 Langley Drive. Do not mix them up; bond questions start at University Parkway.

Call 770-619-6500 for the Sheriff's Office and jail questions. Call 770-619-6700 for the Magistrate Court's criminal division, which the court lists as an on-duty line open 24 hours. Its clerk's office, 770-619-6720, answers Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

A judge does. The Magistrate Court Criminal Division holds first appearances for many charges, and a few serious offenses can be bailed only by a superior court judge (O.C.G.A. 17-6-1). Deputies cannot reduce the number. Ask the on-duty line at 770-619-6700 whether a bond has been entered.

Georgia law (O.C.G.A. 17-4-26) says an officer who arrests under a warrant must take the person before a judicial officer within 72 hours. Gwinnett holds first appearance hearings seven days a week: 8:00 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, and 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday and Friday, per the court. Times can shift on holidays, so call 770-619-6700 to confirm.

No court or sheriff page we opened posts a Gwinnett bond schedule, so this page lists no amounts. The bond appears on the booking record once a judge has set it. Do not trust a figure from a stranger or a social media ad. Confirm with the jail at 770-619-6500.

Ask before you travel. A commercial guide site reports that the sheriff takes exact cash, money orders, and certified bank checks, but not personal checks, and that an online cash bond service charges its own fees. No sheriff page says the same. Call 770-619-6500, and ask for the hours, the door, and the payment types.

A Georgia sheriff has the final say over which companies may write bonds in the county, and Gwinnett's sheriff has used that power. Ask the jail desk for the current approved list at 770-619-6500. Under O.C.G.A. 17-6-30, a company may take at most 15 percent of the bond's face amount, though it may charge $50 for each bonded charge even when 15 percent comes to less.

Property bonds are possible for many charges, but they take time. A commercial guide says the sheriff wants a current tax notice and mortgage statement, but no official page confirms it. For bail restricted offenses, the sheriff of the county where the crime occurred approves the property (O.C.G.A. 17-6-12). Call the Sheriff's Office before you buy a thing.

The most common reasons: the charge is one only a superior court judge can bail, a judge has not yet held a hearing, or another county or probation has a hold. Georgia also bars release on a signature alone for dozens of bail restricted crimes. Ask a lawyer, then call 770-619-6700.

Possibly. Amendments to O.C.G.A. 17-6-12 effective July 1, 2025, tightened release for listed offenses and changed who counts as eligible for unsecured release. A person with certain failures to appear in the past five years is not eligible for a signature bond. A lawyer can read the file and tell you which rule applies.

Gwinnett has many cities with their own departments, including Lawrenceville, Duluth, Snellville, and Norcross. Ask the arresting agency whether the person is still in its station and what the report number is. Then check Gwinnett County Inmate Search, because the county jail usually books the adult after that.

At the first hearing, request an appointed lawyer. No official page we opened lists a Gwinnett public defender number, so call the courts at 770-822-8100 and ask which office takes appointed criminal cases. Bring the charge, the booking date, and a list of household income.

Gwinnett has no youth detention center of its own. Georgia's Department of Juvenile Justice lists Gwinnett among the counties served by the Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center, 450 Crescent Drive, Gainesville, GA 30501, 770-531-4597. Gwinnett Juvenile Court is at 115 Stone Mountain Street, 770-619-6300. Children's records are closed to the public.

The court can order his arrest and the bond can be lost. A bonding company may send an agent after him and expect you to cover the loss. Call a lawyer right away and ask the court about a new date.

Ask the bonding company in writing what happens to its fee before you sign. Cash held by the court can come back when the case ends, less fines and costs. Save every receipt and note the case number.

Someone calls saying they are a deputy and asks for gift cards or an app payment. Real bond payments go through the jail, the court, or a company on the sheriff's list. Deposits to a jail phone or store account are not bond. Hang up and dial 770-619-6500.

No. The Gwinnett County Prison is a state facility for people already sentenced, not a bonding site. In the Georgia state inmate search you can see who is housed there; the county inmate search stays with Gwinnett jail bookings.

Not every arrest stays in county court. A federal charge from Gwinnett County is filed in the Northern District of Georgia and heard in its Atlanta Division: Richard B. Russell Federal Building & US Courthouse, 75 Ted Turner Drive SW, Atlanta, GA 30303-3309, phone 404-215-1600. A federal magistrate judge decides whether the person can go home before trial. The U.S. Marshals hold federal detainees, sometimes in a county jail by contract. For someone already sentenced, check the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.