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Criminal Division
About the Division
The Criminal Division is responsible for filing and processing misdemeanor and felony criminal cases for Superior and State Courts. This division answers the main telephone line for the Clerk's Office and routes calls to the various divisions in the office.
Reporting to Other Agencies
The Criminal Division reports dispositions electronically to the Department of Driver Services and the Georgia Crime Information Center and prepares reports for various state agencies including the:
- Georgia Department of Corrections
- Elections Division
- Sex Offender Registration Review Board
Duties & Responsibilities
Other duties include processing:
- Faxing or mailing copies and certified copies to individuals or other agencies
- Grand Jury Presentments
- Processing bond forfeitures
- Processing record restrictions
- Receipting cash bonds
- Receipting fines and costs
In-Office Payments
Valid government issued identification must be presented in order to make a payment in-office. In-office payment options for "non-court appearance only" misdemeanor charges include:
- Cash 1
- Certified bank check
- Money order
- Visa® or MasterCard® (A convenience fee will be applied) 2
1. If a payment is to be made in the form of change, the change must be rolled in clear coin wrappers in order to facilitate efficient operations in the office.
2. Convenience fees will apply for payments made by card. These fees are imposed and collected by eZCourtPay, LLC for the use of the service and do not go to Hall County Government. Credit/Debit cards accepted are Visa® or MasterCard®.
Contact Us
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Jean Kibbler
Supervisor
Criminal Division
Hall County Clerk of CourtsEmail Criminal Division
A criminal division representative will respond to your email during our normal business hours.Physical Address
Hall County Courthouse
225 Green Street SE
Gainesville, GA 30501
DirectionsMailing Address
P.O. Drawer 1275
Gainesville, GA 30503Phone: 770-531-7038
Fax: 770-531-7070 -
Open Records Requests
For Superior and State Court open records case requests, please email the Clerk of Superior and State Courts Open Records custodian or call 770-531-7025.
For Real Estate open records requests, please email the Clerk of Superior and State Courts Real Estate Open Records custodian or call 770-531-7058.