This Is Not a Government Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot pull criminal records, run official background checks, remove or correct a record, or accept expungement filings for anyone. For any of those, you need to reach the right government office directly.
Need an Official Record?
Direct an Effingham County request according to the record's source:
- Court case files: see criminal court case records, or contact the clerk of the court that heard the case
- Criminal-history records: use the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and GCIC procedures
- Arrest, booking, and jail records: contact the Effingham County Sheriff's Office
- Authorized fingerprint checks: register through GAPS and IdentoGO with the supplied service code
- Police reports and incident records: contact the agency that wrote the report
- Record restriction and sealing: follow the arresting-agency, prosecutor, GCIC, and court route that applies
For sheriff-created records, visit the Effingham County Sheriff's Office administration lobby, 500 West First Street, Springfield, GA 31329, or call 912-754-3449. Published administrative hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Court files are kept by the Clerk of Superior, State and Juvenile Courts, Suite 110, 700 North Pine Street, Springfield, GA 31329. The criminal desk is 912-754-2146 and clerk hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.