Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Miller County, Georgia, has about 5,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Miller County Sheriff's Office and one city agency. An arrest leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the District Attorney files charges, a case in the Miller County Superior Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it.
This guide covers who makes arrests, arrest counts, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Miller County public records, Georgia arrest records, Georgia inmate search and Georgia criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Miller County
The Miller County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Miller County.
The FBI lists one city in Miller County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Colquitt, 1,936 residents.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
Arrest Counts on File for Miller County
The FBI publishes monthly arrest counts on the Crime Data Explorer. For Miller County the counts on file are partial: Miller County Sheriff's Office and Colquitt have sent some months but no full year since 2019, so no annual total is given here.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Miller County Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Miller County is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest, apart from the short stay some city departments' own holding cells allow; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked at all. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and the court file takes over from there.
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 32 people on an average day, up from about 28 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 72 beds, and it is running at 44 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison; the Georgia Department of Corrections lists its inmates at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Miller County
An arrest in Miller County can be traced in two places, depending on where the case stands: the case index of the Miller County Superior Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at millercountyga.gov/superior.html, phone (229) 758-4102); the District Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at pacga.org/find-your-prosecutor/county/miller, phone 229-724-3011).
Georgia is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: Georgia Felon Search lets anyone check felony convictions online by name, through the Georgia Crime Information Center. That record shows what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Miller County
The report of an arrest is released by the agency that made it; the jail and the court hold their own records of the same event, but not the report. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the agency must answer within 3 business days, and it may charge for search, retrieval and copying after the first quarter hour.
- An arrest by the Miller County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit.
- An arrest in Colquitt: the records unit of the agency that reports for that city.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 229-724-3011, handles discovery for pending cases.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Miller County Superior Court, through the court records page at millercountyga.gov/superior.html, phone (229) 758-4102.
- Your own statewide record: a fingerprint-based request through Georgia Applicant Processing Services.
Cities in Miller County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for Colquitt, the one city in Miller County.
Wherever in the county the arrest happens, a person kept in custody goes to the county jail and the case goes to the Miller County Superior Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where are people arrested in Miller County booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Miller County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Miller County?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Georgia Crime Information Center: Georgia Felon Search lets anyone check felony convictions online by name. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Georgia Open Records Act.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Miller County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Miller County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Miller County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.