Find Woodstock Public Records

Woodstock is in Cherokee County, north of Atlanta along the I-575 corridor. A people search in Woodstock draws from both city and county public records. The city handles open records through a JustFOIA portal and runs its own municipal court and police department. Cherokee County keeps the main court filings, property records, and tax data. Woodstock's City Hall Annex is at 12453 Hwy 92, Woodstock, GA 30188, and you can call the main line at 770-592-6000 for general questions about records.

Woodstock Open Records Requests

Woodstock uses JustFOIA for open records. The Woodstock JustFOIA portal lets you submit requests, track status, and download completed files. Categories include general open records and "Discovery/Court Records" requests. All previous requests and response documents are viewable on the portal, so you might find what you need without even filing a new request.

Below is the Woodstock open records policy page with details on how the city handles public records under Georgia law.

The purpose of the Open Records Act is to encourage public access and build confidence in government. That's straight from the city's own page. Woodstock takes the law seriously and makes the portal easy to use.

Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71, the city has three business days to respond to your request. Copies cost ten cents a page. The first 15 minutes of staff time are free. After that, the city can charge an hourly rate based on the salary of the lowest-paid employee able to handle the work. Site and environmental assessments and zoning certificates are not considered open records requests. Those go through the Community Development department directly.

Note: For police reports, the JustFOIA portal is the preferred way to submit your Woodstock records request.

Woodstock Court Records Search

Woodstock Municipal Court handles traffic citations and city ordinance violations. The phone number is 770-592-6025. The court is at 12453 Hwy 92, Woodstock, Georgia 30188. Customer service hours run Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm. You can pay citations online through the city website.

The Woodstock Municipal Court page is shown here with hours, location, and contact info.

The Municipal Court and the Police Department share the same building at the City Hall Annex. That makes it easy to handle both court and police records matters in one trip.

For cases beyond what the municipal court covers, the Cherokee County Clerk of Courts runs an online case search. You can look up dockets by case number, party name, or CSE number. This covers Superior Court, State Court, Magistrate Court, and other Cherokee County courts. It is the main tool for a Woodstock people search when you need to find civil lawsuits, criminal cases, or probate filings.

The Cherokee County case search portal is shown below and lets you search court records for Woodstock and all of Cherokee County.

Quick links on the same page take you to jury duty info, traffic citation payments, and other records tools. The site also has a records search feature for deeds and property filings.

Woodstock Police Department

The Woodstock Police Department has a Records Division at 12453 Highway 92. The phone number for records is (770) 592-6030. Under normal circumstances, an incident report will be ready for pickup five business days after the report was filed. That is one of the more specific timelines you will see from a Georgia police department.

The Woodstock Police Department page is shown here with links to divisions, reports, and public records.

To request public records from the police, use the online JustFOIA portal. You can also call the Records Division directly at (770) 592-6030. The Woodstock police reports page has more details on what is available and how to get it.

Georgia law under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 gives the public a broad right to inspect government records. Police records that relate to active cases may be withheld under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72, but routine reports are generally available after the five-day processing window.

Cherokee County Records for Woodstock

Cherokee County is the go-to source for deeper records in a Woodstock people search. Property deeds, liens, and real estate transfers are all filed with the county. The Cherokee County Tax Commissioner website lets you look up property tax records by name or address. This is a fast way to find where someone lives or owns property in the Woodstock area.

The Cherokee County Superior Court Clerk handles all county-level court filings. The Cherokee County official website links to every department. For a Woodstock people search that goes beyond city records, these county tools cover civil cases, criminal matters, property filings, and tax records.

The Woodstock official website remains the best entry point for city-specific questions. For statewide coverage, the GSCCCA search tool at gsccca.org covers Cherokee County deed and lien records too. Voter registration records through the Georgia Secretary of State are another free option for finding someone connected to a Woodstock address.

Woodstock County Information

Woodstock is in Cherokee County. You can find more records and people search resources on the Cherokee County people search page. Another Cherokee County city with a page on this site is Canton.