Sugar Hill People Search

Sugar Hill is a city in Gwinnett County, located in the northern part of the metro Atlanta area. For a people search in Sugar Hill, you can work through the city's open records system or go straight to Gwinnett County's court search portal. The City Clerk handles all local record requests, and the Gwinnett County Clerk of Superior Court keeps case files searchable online. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, Georgia law guarantees public access to most government records. Sugar Hill has a straightforward process for getting the records you need.

Sugar Hill Open Records

The City Clerk is the designated Open Records Officer for Sugar Hill. Jane Whittington holds that role. You can reach her at (770) 945-6716 or by email at jwhittington@cityofsugarhill.com. The Sugar Hill open records requests page has everything you need to get started with your records request.

Requests can go in three ways: the online form, email, or in person at City Hall. The city has three business days to respond under the Open Records Act. Copies cost ten cents per page, and the first 15 minutes of staff time is free. After that, you pay for the time it takes to pull the files. Be specific about what records you want. A clear request gets processed faster than a vague one.

The city also provides a printable Open Records Request Form (PDF) that you can fill out by hand and drop off or mail in. This is good if you want a paper trail for your people search request in Sugar Hill.

Note: The City Clerk's office is part of the same department that runs Municipal Court, so you can handle both types of requests in one visit.

Sugar Hill Municipal Court

Sugar Hill Municipal Court deals with traffic citations and city ordinance violations. The court is part of the City Clerk's department. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm. Address is 5039 West Broad Street, Sugar Hill, GA 30518. Phone is (770) 945-6734.

The Sugar Hill Municipal Court page has info on paying citations online and finding your court date. Municipal court records can be useful for a people search because they show who has been cited in the city. Names, dates, and case numbers are all part of the public record.

For copies of court records, you can submit an open records request through the City Clerk. Court files in Georgia are public under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72, with some limited exceptions for sealed cases. Most traffic and ordinance cases are not sealed, so you should be able to get what you need for a Sugar Hill people search.

Sugar Hill Public Safety Records

Sugar Hill has a Marshal's office that handles public safety. The Sugar Hill Public Safety page covers the department's services. Phone is 770-932-2532 and you can email shmarshal@cityofsugarhill.com. The department manages emergency response and code enforcement within the city.

For law enforcement records like incident reports or accident data, you have two options. You can contact the Marshal's office directly, or you can submit an open records request to the City Clerk. The Gwinnett County Police Department also provides services within Sugar Hill, so some records may be held at the county level instead of the city level. If you are not sure which agency has the report you need, start with the city and they can point you in the right direction.

The Sugar Hill City Clerk page shows the full range of services the clerk's office provides, including records management and court administration.

City Hall is at 5039 West Broad Street, Sugar Hill, GA 30518. Main phone is (770) 945-6716. The Sugar Hill official website has links to all city departments and services.

Gwinnett County Records for Sugar Hill

Gwinnett County handles the major court cases for Sugar Hill residents. The Gwinnett County case search lets you look up Superior Court, State Court, Magistrate Court, and Probate Court records all in one place. Search by name, case number, or citation. This is the strongest tool for a deep people search because it covers every case type in Gwinnett County.

Civil lawsuits, criminal charges, divorce filings, and probate matters are all in the system. The county seat is Lawrenceville, and that is where the main courthouse sits. The Gwinnett County Courts main page has links to each court division. Deeds and land records are also available through the Clerk of Superior Court.

• Superior Court: felonies, civil suits over $25,000, divorces
• State Court: misdemeanors, civil suits under $25,000
• Magistrate Court: small claims, warrant applications
• Probate Court: wills, estates, marriage licenses

Property records are another path for a people search. The Gwinnett County Tax Commissioner maintains tax and property data that links names to physical addresses in Sugar Hill. The Gwinnett County official website ties everything together and is a good starting point if you are searching at the county level. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 keeps most of these records open to the public without needing a reason to search.

Sugar Hill County Resources

Sugar Hill is in Gwinnett County. Other Gwinnett County cities with people search pages include Peachtree Corners, Duluth, Lawrenceville, and Snellville.