FAQ PAGE
Below are some of our most frequently asked
questions and their answers
How do I contact the Sheriff?
To contact
Sheriff
Bowens 8:00
am until
5:00 pm call
(229)
995-4488.
You can also
reach him by
email at
sheriff@terrellsheriff.org.
How do I get
a copy of a
motor
vehicle
crash or
incident
report?
To pick up a
copy of a
motor
vehicle
crash or
incident
report,
please
contact the
Sheriff's
Office
during
business
hours at
(229)
995-4488. If
you are not
a party
involved in
a car crash,
you may not
be able to
pick up the
report. The
Sheriff's
Office
complies
with the
Georgia Open
Records Act
and certain
information
may cost the
charges of
research and
reproduction
as provided
by law.
How do I get
a copy of my
own criminal
history for
employment
purposes?
To complete
a criminal
history
request for
your own
employment
purposes,
you must
submit the
required
form. You
may pick up
the form and
complete it
when you
come in to
the
Sheriff's
Office, or
you may
download the
form from
this
website,
complete it
at your
convenience,
and present
it in person
along with
the required
fee of
$15.00 (CASH
ONLY). A
government
issued photo
ID is
required
(driver's
license,
passport,
etc). If you
wish to
print a
criminal
history
report,
click here
to download
the form,
and bring
the
completed
form to the
Sheriff's
Office.
My
accident/incident
report is
wrong. Who
do I call?
If you have
an issue
with the
accuracy of
a report
generated by
the
Sheriff's
Office, you
should first
contact the
deputy who
prepared
it. He or
she may
correct
mistakes,
but may not
make changes
that alter
the facts as
written
unless there
is a
material
mistake. The
final
decision is
the
responsibility
of the
employee who
created the
report. Reports
will not be
altered or
changed if
the
information
is factually
accurate.
What do the
numbers mean
on the motor
vehicle
accident
report?
There is a
sheet that
explains the
coded
numbers on
the
state-required
crash
report. Click
here to
download a
copy of the
code sheet.
I want to
apply for a
job with the
Sheriff's
Office. Who
do I
contact?
Job
applications
must be
picked up
and returned
to the
Terrell
County
Sheriff's
Office. After
the
application
is complete
it will be
reviewed by
Sheriff
Bowens.
My relative
is in
jail. What
do I do?
If someone
you know is
in jail,
they will
either have
a bond
issued
immediately
after
booking or
within 72
hours of
their
arrest,
depending
upon the
charges. They
will have
ample
opportunity
to reach
someone to
arrange a
bond.
How can I
get someone
out of jail?
See a
"Bonding
Agent"
How can I
check to be
sure my 911
information
is accurate?
You should
call the
Sheriff's
Office at
(229)
995-4488
and the
dispatcher
will handle
this for
you.
How do I
report
information
about a case
anonymously?
You can
report
information
to the
Sheriff's
Office by
calling
(229)
995-4488 and
asking to
speak to any
investigator
on duty. |
