Criminal Division FAQs

Court dates for Criminal cases can be viewed at the Records Portal at https://researchga.tylerhost.net/CourtRecordsSearch/Home#!/home

All publicly available documents may be seen on the County’s records portal at https://researchga.tylerhost.net/CourtRecordsSearch/Home#!/home. You will have to register an account but will be able to view the first page of each item, with an option to pay to view or print for all pages. You may also view all records free of charge by coming to one of our locations and using the Public Access Terminals onsite.

In order to reset a case, you must visit the Criminal Division in person. Please bring a form of picture identification with you. We will also ask you to verify your most current address.

Traffic Citations may be paid online here: https://fultoncountygastatecourttraffic.municipalonlinepayments.com/fultoncountygastatecourttraffic/court/search

Criminal cases may be paid online here: https://fultoncountygastatecourtcriminal.municipalonlinepayments.com/fultoncountygastatecourtcriminal

Some offenses such as Driving on a Suspended license may not be paid online without appearing in court first. If you have failed to appear without visiting the Clerk’s office, online payment will be disabled.

Due to security reasons, members of the public are not allowed to be physically present at the first hearing. You may view these and other past hearings at State Court’s YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@statecourtoffultoncounty7938

Record restrictions (formerly expungements) are handled by the Fulton County Solicitor. Their website is:
https://fultonrestorativejustice.org/restrictions/

To apply for a Fulton County misdemeanor record restriction, you may contact their Record Restrictions Line at (404) 612-4827 or email them at restrictions.solicitor@fultoncountyga.gov.

Judicial Corrections Services (JCS) handles probation for misdemeanor cases. Their Address is 132 Mitchell St SW, Atlanta, GA 30303. Their phone contact is (404) 591-3180.

You must come into the Criminal Division’s office to find out if the case can be reset. If the case can be reset, the staff will send a release electronically to the Georgia Department of Drivers’ Services.