O.C.G.A. 50-18-71 (a) provides that: “All public records shall be open for personal inspection and copying, except those which by order of a court of this state or by law are specifically exempted from disclosure.”
PLEASE NOTE: Georgia’s Open Meetings and Open Records Laws state that an agency shall not be required to prepare/create reports, summaries or non-existent compilations in response to a records request. § 50-18-71(j).
To file an Open Records Request, please e-mail the appropriate department as described below. If you need further information, please call the number listed for the department who handles the type of records you wish to receive.
Animal Services - orr_animalservices@hallcounty.org or call 678-450-1587Board of County Commissioners (includes Administration) - orr_bocc@hallcounty.org or call 770-535-8288Clerk of Courts (State & Superior Court Cases) - orr_clerkofcourt@hallcounty.org or call 770-531-7025Clerk of Courts Real Estate (includes Deeds, Liens, Plats & UCC) - orr_realestate@hallcounty.org or call 770-531-7058Court Administration (State & Superior Court Administration items) - orr_courtadministration@hallcounty.org or call 770-532-1895Department of Corrections and Maintenance (includes Building Maintenance, Fleet Maintenance, and Road Maintenance) - orr_corrections@hallcounty.org or call 770-718-2370E-911 - orr_e911@hallcounty.org or call 770-531-6765
Elections – orr_elections@hallcounty.org or call 770-531-6945Environmental Health - orr_environmental@hallcounty.org or call 770-531-3973Financial Services orr_financialservices@hallcounty.org or call 770-535-8270Fire Services/EMA/EMS - orr_fireservices@hallcounty.org or call 770-531-6838Human Resources - orr_humanresources@hallcounty.org or call 770-531-6712Parks & Leisure = orr_parks@hallcounty.org or call 770-535-8280Public Works & Utilities (includes Engineering, Construction Management, Solid Waste, Resource and Recovery) - orr_publicworks@hallcounty.org or call 770-531-6800Planning and Development (includes Building Inspections, Marshal’s Office and Business License) - orr_planning@hallcounty.org or call 770-531-6809Sheriff - orr_sheriff@hallcounty.org or call 770-531-6885Tax Assessor – orr_taxassessor@hallcounty.org or call 770-531-6720Tax Commissioner – orr_taxcommissioner@hallcounty.org or call 770-531-6950
The costs for research (search, retrieval, copying, and redactions of responsive documents to satisfy requests) are as follows:
- The first 15 minutes are free.
- After the first 15 minutes, the cost per hour will be equal to the employee with the lowest hourly rate with the necessary skills and training to respond to the request.
- .10 per page for letter or legal size documents
- The County may charge the actual cost of any media items used to complete the request (dvd, cd, thumb drive, etc.)
For electronic records, the county may charge the actual cost of the media on which the records or data are produced.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Hall County Open Records Resolution
Georgia's Open Meetings and Open Records Law
Georgia's Open Records Act 2016