OPEN RECORDS REQUEST

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SOLICITOR’S OFFICE ONLY HANDLES THE PROSECUTION OF MISDEMEANOR

CRIMINAL OFFENSES. WE ARE NOT THE CUSTODIAN OF RECORDS FOR OTHER COUNTY DEPARTMENTS.

FOR A LIST OF OTHER DESIGNATED CUSTODIAN OF RECORDS, PLEASE CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK:

https://www.cherokeecountyga.gov/all-county-departments.php

Prior to making a request for open records, citizens and entities should familiarize themselves with the Georgia Open Records Act, specifically O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 which specifies what types of public disclosure are not allowed, as well as O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71 which details the costs expected to be recovered by the County for Open Record requests requiring searching, retrieval, redaction and copying of documents.

By submitting this request, pursuant to Georgia law, O.C.G.A § 50-18-71, I agree to pay copying and/or administrative charges incurred with fulfilling my Open Records Request up to $25.00.  These charges may include the hourly wage of the lowest paid-full-time employee able to perform the search (after the first 15 minutes), retrieval, and production of the requested documents and 10 cents per page for photocopies.  For requests over $25.00, I understand that I will be provided a pre-retrieval estimate for approval before the production of the documents begins.

To simplify the process of submitting an open records request under the Open Records Act, for information held by the Cherokee County Solicitor-General's   Office, please use the form provided below.  We ask that you please provide as much detail as possible.

All open records request being made to the Certified County Clerk can be made on the following web page: https://cherokeecountyga.nextrequest.com.