Search Henry County Court Records
Henry County court records do not live in one master database. Superior Court civil, felony, and divorce files are routed through the Clerk of Superior Court and the Superior Courts CM Web Search. Magistrate Court uses a separate CM Web Search for party, associated-party, and case-number searches. State Court traffic and misdemeanor matters are handled through State Court and its clerk, while city traffic citations may stay with McDonough, Stockbridge, Locust Grove, or Hampton Municipal Court.
Use the county courts landing page as the first official directory when the court type is not clear. The Henry County courts page links Superior, State, Magistrate, Probate, Juvenile, and accountability court resources. The Clerk of Superior Court page then routes users to case search, e-certification, fees, civil and criminal forms, jury services, archives, and real estate records.
- Identify the court from the citation, notice, pleading, case number, or agency name.
- For Superior Court, open the county case-search link from the Clerk of Superior Court page.
- For Magistrate Court, use the official Magistrate CM Web Search by party or case number.
- For traffic cases, confirm whether the citation belongs to State Court or a municipal court.
- For certified copies, contact the clerk that holds the original file.
The county courts landing page shows how Henry County separates court departments before a user reaches a search portal.
That directory matters because the correct Henry County court records path changes when a case is in Superior, State, Magistrate, Probate, Juvenile, or Municipal Court.
Henry County Court System
Georgia does not use a county District Court for local trial cases. In Henry County, the primary trial court is Superior Court, and the existing district-court page is localized to that Superior Court role. Superior Court has general jurisdiction over felony criminal cases, divorce, broad civil matters, and appeals from lower courts. State Court handles misdemeanors, traffic violations, search and arrest warrants, preliminary hearings, and civil matters not reserved to Superior Court.
Magistrate Court handles warrants, first appearances, preliminary hearings, dispossessory cases, garnishments, and civil claims up to the Georgia magistrate limit. Probate Court handles estates, guardianships, conservatorships, marriage licenses, vital records, and weapons carry licenses. Municipal courts in McDonough, Stockbridge, Locust Grove, and Hampton handle city traffic citations and ordinance violations. Appeals from Henry County trial courts go to the Georgia appellate courts, and federal matters for Henry County are in the Northern District of Georgia.
| Court or Office | Main Role | Contact Point |
|---|---|---|
| Superior Court | Felony, divorce, broad civil, appeals from lower courts | One Courthouse Square, Clerk 770-288-8022 |
| State Court | Misdemeanor, traffic, warrants, preliminary hearings | 44 John Frank Ward Boulevard, 770-288-7800 |
| Magistrate Court | Warrants, first appearances, small civil claims | 770-288-7700 |
| Probate Court | Estates, guardianships, marriage, vital records | 99 Sims Street, 770-288-7600 |
| Municipal Courts | City traffic, ordinances, some local misdemeanors | City court clerk |
The Superior Court page lists the county's general-jurisdiction court and its case-search links.
Superior Court is the Henry County court record source for felony prosecutions, divorce cases, many civil files, and lower-court appeals.
Where Henry County Records Are Kept
Henry County court records follow the office that created or received the filing. The Clerk of Superior Court is the official record keeper for Superior Court civil, criminal, family, real estate, and related court records. State Court maintains misdemeanor and traffic case operations. Magistrate Court maintains its own docket search and lower-court records. Probate Court maintains probate, marriage, and vital-record services. Sheriff and jail records do not route through the Clerk of Superior Court.
For general county records, Henry County uses the NextRequest public-records portal and also accepts non-portal requests by mail, email, fax, phone, in person, and verbal request. For sheriff or jail records, the county open-records page directs users to the Sheriff's Office instead. That distinction is important for incident reports, accident reports, jail records, inmate data, and warrant-service records.
Clerk of Superior Court
One Courthouse Square
McDonough, GA 30253
770-288-8022
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday except holidays
State Court
44 John Frank Ward Boulevard
McDonough, GA
770-288-7800
Traffic, misdemeanor, summons, and State Court date questions
Sheriff's Office and Jail
120 Henry Parkway
McDonough, GA 30253
770-288-7100
Jail, warrants, bonding, and sheriff open records
The Clerk of Superior Court directory organizes Henry County court records by division, search service, fee page, and certification option.
The clerk directory is the best starting point for Superior Court records, but it is not the right office for Probate Court, city tickets, or jail reports.
Henry County Court Record Types
Civil court records may include complaints, answers, motions, orders, discovery notices, judgments, liens, writs of fieri facias, appeals, and post-judgment filings. Criminal court records may include accusations, indictments, arraignment entries, motions, pleas, hearing dates, verdicts, sentencing orders, probation terms, and financial obligations. Traffic court records include citation numbers, offenses, statutes, court dates, pleas, dispositions, fines, payment status, and DDS reporting when a conviction is reported.
Family and divorce records are Superior Court records because Georgia gives Superior Court exclusive jurisdiction over divorce. Probate records are separate and include estates, wills, guardianships, conservatorships, marriage licenses, and vital-record services. Jail and inmate records can show custody status, charges, and bond information, but they are not the final criminal case file. Warrant records may sit with the Sheriff's Warrant Unit and the issuing court.
- Civil records: lawsuits, garnishments, dispossessory matters, liens, judgments, and appeals.
- Criminal records: felony and misdemeanor case files, pleas, orders, dispositions, and sentences.
- Traffic records: State Court or municipal citation files, payment status, and court dates.
- Probate records: estates, guardianships, conservatorships, marriage, and vital records.
- Custody records: jail roster, charges, bond, booking data, and inmate services.
The State Court page directs traffic and misdemeanor users to the State Court Clerk for dates, payments, PeachCourt, and summons questions.
State Court is one of the main reasons a Henry County court records search must be matched to the right court before payment or copy requests begin.
What Henry County Records Show
A Henry County court record can show the case number, court, filing date, party names, attorney names, judge, hearing dates, docket entries, charges or claims, orders, judgments, dispositions, sentences, financial obligations, and document history. Criminal records may add charge descriptions, statute references, classification, warrant number, bond amount, bond type, arresting agency, and probation terms. Probate records may identify a decedent, ward, estate, petitioner, executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, and letters or orders issued by the court.
| Field | What It Means |
|---|---|
| Case number | Unique court identifier used for portal searches and clerk copy requests. |
| Parties | Names of plaintiff, defendant, petitioner, respondent, State, applicant, estate, or ward. |
| Docket entries | Chronological events such as filings, hearings, motions, continuances, orders, and judgments. |
| Disposition | The outcome of a case or charge, such as dismissed, guilty plea, judgment, or order entered. |
| Financial data | Filing fees, fines, bonds, restitution, judgments, court costs, or liens when public. |
The Magistrate Court page points users to first appearance, preliminary hearing, and docket-search information for lower-court matters.
Magistrate records can be the earliest public court trail after an arrest, warrant, first appearance, civil claim, garnishment, or dispossessory case.
Public Access to Henry County Records
Georgia's Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. sections 50-18-70 through 50-18-77, makes public records open for inspection and copying unless a specific exemption applies. Court records are normally requested from the court clerk that holds the file. Non-court county records may go through Henry County NextRequest. Sheriff, jail, incident, accident, inmate, and warrant-service records go through the Henry County Sheriff's Office open-records process.
Access is broad, but it is not unlimited. O.C.G.A. section 50-18-72 permits agencies to withhold or redact personal, medical, insurance, confidential, and exempt information. Uniform Superior Court Rule 21 recognizes public court-file access subject to law and court procedure. Georgia record restriction under O.C.G.A. section 35-3-37 may limit eligible criminal-history access after a qualifying non-prosecution, dismissal, first offender or conditional discharge event, or eligible conviction process.
Key access rules: Georgia Open Records Act governs public-record inspection; O.C.G.A. section 50-18-72 exemptions allow redactions; O.C.G.A. section 35-3-37 controls Georgia record restriction.
Restricted Henry County Records
Some Henry County court records are not ordinary public files. Juvenile Court records are generally restricted unless a statute, transfer, or court order allows access. Adoption records are usually confidential. Probate records can contain medical, guardianship, conservatorship, and mental-health material. Criminal cases can include sealed entries, restricted charges, protected witness information, minor names, Social Security numbers, account numbers, and victim addresses.
Record restriction is a practical issue in criminal searches. The Henry County District Attorney provides a record-restrictions page tied to O.C.G.A. section 35-3-37, including examples such as felony arrests, cases not referred for prosecution, dismissed charges, first offender or conditional discharge matters, and certain eligible convictions. A restricted record may still be available to courts or law enforcement, even when public-facing access is limited.
Henry County Sheriff and Jail
The Henry County Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Reginald B. Scandrett, handles jail custody information, warrant services, bonding contacts, inmate services, and sheriff open records. The jail is a pretrial detention center with capacity for 900 detainees between two facilities. HCSO says the inmate database lets the public search for people in custody and view criminal charges and bond information. The jail roster is useful for custody and charge status, but the court file still lives with the court that received the case.
HCSO open records accepts a digital form, email, PDF form, fax, written correspondence, and in-person submission. HCSO says it has three business days to determine whether records are in its custody and subject to disclosure. The Sheriff's Office also warns that it never requests payment by phone, text, email, social media, gift card, cryptocurrency, Cash App, Zelle, Venmo, or similar apps. Families checking Henry County inmate or bond information should verify only through official HCSO channels.
The Henry County Probate Court homepage shows the separate county court for estates, guardianships, conservatorships, vital records, marriage licenses, and weapons carry licenses.
Probate Court records should not be requested from the jail, Sheriff's Office, State Court, or Clerk of Superior Court unless the file also appears in those systems.
Henry County Court Tools
Henry County has several digital access points. The county's eFile civil and domestic page says filings can be submitted 24/7 from home or office, and public access terminals at Superior Court are available during business hours. The Henry County GA Government app listing says users can check on a court date, report county concerns, connect with elected officials, register for classes or sports, and access county services. The Sheriff's Office app listing describes an HCSO communication tool, but the research did not confirm app-only inmate or warrant search features.
Specialty courts are also part of the local records picture. Henry County navigation lists Adult Felony Drug Court, Resource Court, Veterans Treatment Court, and DUI / Drug Court. A 2026 county news item reported more than $530,000 in state funding for treatment, recovery, and accountability court programs. Those programs are not search portals, but docket entries can show referrals, review hearings, sanctions, graduation, termination, or sentence modification in eligible cases.
The Henry County GA Government app listing is relevant for mobile court-date checking and county services.
The app is a mobile support channel, not a substitute for the official Henry County court records portals or clerk copy process.
Henry County Record Fees
Fees depend on the office and record type. HCSO's open-records page states plain Open Records Act paper copies can cost up to 10 cents per letter or legal page, the first 15 minutes of labor are free, labor after that can be billed at the hourly rate of the lowest-paid qualified employee, estimates over $25 require notice, and estimates over $500 must be paid before retrieval begins. Probate Court research located a $10 public-records service fee and $25 first certified death certificate copy fee.
| Item | Amount or Rule |
|---|---|
| HCSO plain paper copies | Up to $0.10 per letter or legal page |
| HCSO labor | First 15 minutes free, then lowest-paid qualified employee rate |
| HCSO estimate over $25 | Notice within three business days |
| HCSO estimate over $500 | Payment required before retrieval starts |
| Probate public-records service | $10 |
| First death certificate copy | $25 |
The Henry County accountability court funding news shows the county's active treatment, recovery, and accountability court programs.
Accountability court funding is relevant when a criminal docket shows treatment-court review, compliance events, or program-based sentencing outcomes.
Henry County Court Records FAQ
Where should a Superior Court case search start?
Start with the Clerk of Superior Court page and the official Superior Courts CM Web Search link. That path is used for many civil, felony, divorce, and general-jurisdiction records in Henry County.
Are jail records the same as criminal court records?
No. The jail roster can show custody, charges, and bond information, but a final plea, verdict, sentence, dismissal, or court order must be confirmed in the court case file.
Who handles Henry County traffic tickets?
County-level traffic cases often route to State Court. City tickets may route to McDonough, Stockbridge, Locust Grove, Hampton, or another municipal court named on the citation.
Can every record be viewed online?
No. Some portals are limited, some records require clerk contact, and restricted files such as juvenile, adoption, sealed criminal, medical, or protected personal data may not be public.