Custodian of court records, real estate records, fine collection and disbursement, intangible and transfer tax collection and disbursement, personal property records, notary public appointments, tradename registration, adoptions, passports, traffic violations bureau. Public assistance regarding all of the above.

Civil Division Criminal Division Real Estate Division

Traffic Violation Bureau Jury Duty & Courts Division Passports

The Civil division is responsible for filing, processing, storing and retrieving civil records for Superior and State Court. This division also manages appeal records for Superior and State Court, mails court calendars to counsel and parties, prepares civil cost bills, prepares executions to be filed on the General Execution & Lien Docket and manages the adoption docket. This division manages the Business, Professional and Administrative index.

Contact Information

770-533-3217  770-531-7070

The Criminal division files misdemeanor and felony criminal cases. This process includes filing citations, accusations, indictments and all relative pleadings. This division makes reports to various state agencies. These reports include traffic, moral turpitude, GCIC reports and the reporting of prisoners to the Department of Corrections. Other duties include processing bond forfeitures, Grand Jury Presentments, receipting fines and costs. All court minutes, all state and superior court civil and criminal cases, search warrants, jury lists and court calendars are scanned. In addition to court records, various miscellaneous items are recorded and microfilmed in this department. These include armed service discharges, and physician and dentist licenses.

Contact Information

770-531-7025  770-531-7070

The Real Estate division records all land transactions for Hall County. The records begin in the year 1819 and go through the current year. Each document can be searched in the indexes by year and name. Land plats are recorded in this division and are indexed under the name of the person that hired the surveyor and the date. Uniform Commercial Code records can be found in this division. These are liens placed on personal property used as collateral. General Execution Dockets can be found in this division. These dockets contain liens placed against an individual. These include hospital liens, Federal and Georgia income tax liens, Lis Pendens and Preliminary notice of lien rights, and Notice of Commencements. Records on line include: Deeds, Liens, UCC, Plats and Notary Public at: www.gsccca.org.

Contact Information
Hall County Courthouse Annex (Bottom Floor, East Wing)  770-531-7058  770-536-0702	116 Spring St., SE Gainesville, GA 30501

The Traffic Violations division files traffic citations and Department of Natural Resources citations that can be paid without a court appearance. Part of this process includes running driving records for all traffic citations, making disposition reports to the Georgia Department of Motor Vehicle Safety and collecting fines and costs. The Traffic Bureau also collects payments toward fines over time when ordered by the State Court Judge after a court appearance.

Contact Information

770-531-7065  770-531-7070

The Jury Duty and Courts division submits names to the Jury Commissioners to be added to or removed from the jury pool, updates Traverse and Grand Jury pools periodically and summons jurors to court for jury trials. Jury Selection Clerks take jurors to the courtroom for the actual jury selection process. Their duties include: swearing an oath to jurors, reading verdicts, postponing or excusing jury service, keeping up with the number of days a juror serves and mailing their check after their service has concluded and collecting traffic fines.

Contact Information

770-531-7048  770-531-7070

The Clerk's Office also accepts U.S. Passport applications. You must apply in person and have with you a certified copy of your birth certificate and current photo identification.

The basic fees are as follows:

Standard Passport Book fee for adult: (6 to 8 week turn around). Check or money order to: U.S. Department of State for $75.00 (Passport good for 10 years) Child under 16: $60.00 (Passport good for 5 years). Extra documentation required for children under 14 years old. Both parents must sign for children under 16 yrs.

Passport Card (Wallet size): Valid for land and sea crossings between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Carribean only. The basic fees are as follows: Standard fee for adult: $20.00 to U.S. Department of State and $25.00 execution fee. (Good for 10 years) Standard fee for minors under 16. $10.00 to U.S. Department of State and $25.00 execution fee. (Good for 5 years).

Expedite Fee: $60.00 (3 to 4 week turnaround)
Overnight mail fees are available upon request
Execution Fee: $25.00 each cash/money order
Pictures: $10.00 cash/money order

Contact Information

770-531-7045

Contact Information

Dwight S. Wood - Clerk of Courts  770-531-7025  Email  Media Resource

Greg Whitmire - Office Manager 770-531-7025 Email 770-531-7070 (Civil & Criminal Div.) 770-536-0702 (Real Estate Record Room)

Mailing Address: Hall County Courthouse 225 Green Street, S.E. Gainesville, Georgia 30501