Open Records

If you are seeking information through an open records request, you may submit your request using the Open Records Request Form.

NOTE: Specific information about Courts, Fire & Emergency, Planning & Development, Police, Sheriff, Transportation, Water Resources, and General Requests are located at the bottom of this page (see topic headers). Certain types of records cannot be requested electronically or do not require an Open Records Request.

Form Instructions:
When you open the form, you will see a drop-down menu called "Request Type." Please select the appropriate type of request from the drop-down menu.

The following are the types of requests which are presented in the drop-down menu:

• Animal welfare
• Clerk of Courts
• Courts
• Emergency Services
• Finance/Treasury
• Fire
• Fire Marshal
• Human Resources
• IT Technology Services
• Planning and Development
• Police
• Purchasing
• Risk Management
• Sheriff
• Tax Assessor
• Tax Commissioner
• Transportation
• Water
• Other Records

After you select your initial "Request Type," you will be presented an additional drop-down menu. This second drop-down menu is for the specific type of record you are requesting. After making your selections, fill out the rest of the form and submit the form.

For birth and marriage records, please call the Gwinnett County Probate Court at 770.822.8250 to make your request. The court system does not accept electronic requests.

For case documents, divorce records, deeds, or property liens, please contact the Clerk of Court. The Clerk of Court only accepts written requests for these types of records (no email, fax, or telephone requests). Please direct your written request to: Clerk of Court, PO Box 880, Lawrenceville, GA  30046.

For answers to other questions dealing with the Gwinnett Courts go to www.gwinnettcourts.com, call 770.822.8100, or email courtinfo@gwinnettcounty.com.

Rena Blackstock
Office Services Coordinator
Fire Chief's Office
Office 678.518.4801
Fax 678.518.4809
Rena.Blackstock@gwinnettcounty.com

Open Records Request Form

The Open Records Request Form may be used to request access to documents maintained by the department to inspect or obtain copies under the Georgia Open Records Act. This form is not required to request routinely available records such as agendas, minutes, plats, ordinances, and resolutions. Although Open Records Requests are not required to be submitted in writing, use of this form will aid considerably in ensuring that each request is fulfilled as accurately as possible.

Contact Information:
Gwinnett County Department of Planning and Development
One Justice Square
446 West Crogan Street
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
678.518.6000

For additional information you may call 678.518.6240 or e-mail pnd@gwinnettcounty.com.

Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office
2900 University Parkway
Lawrenceville, GA  30043
Fax 770.822.3115

To submit an Open Records request please email:  gcsoopenrecords@gwinnettcounty.com

or you may utilize:  Open Records Request Form  (Under Request Type -  drop down menu,  please select Sheriff).

For information specifically related to recent arrests, you can access the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office’s website at www.gwinnettcountysheriff.com.  Click on “Inmate Information” at the top of page and then click on “Docket Book” to see current charges.

The Open Records Request Form may be used to request access to documents maintained by the department to inspect or obtain copies under the Georgia Open Records Act. This form is not required to request routinely available records such as agendas, minutes, plats, ordinances, and resolutions. Although Open Records Requests are not required to be submitted in writing, use of this form will aid considerably in ensuring that each request is fulfilled as accurately as possible.

Contact Information:
Gwinnett County Department of Transportation
Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center
75 Langley Drive
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
770.822.7400

For general open records requests for the Department of Water Resources, contact:

Susan Cowart, Open Records Coordinator
Department of Water Resources Central Facility
684 Winder Highway
Lawrenceville, GA  30045
Office 678.376.7144
Susan.Cowart@gwinnettcounty.com

For open records requests related specifically to water and sewer billing/accounts, contact:

Special Accounts
Department of Water Resources Central Facility
684 Winder Highway
Lawrenceville, GA  30045
Office 678.376.6800
dwropenrecords@gwinnettcounty.com

You may use the electronic Open Records Request Form to request access to documents to inspect or obtain copies under the Georgia Open Records Act. This form is not required to request routinely available records such as agendas, minutes, plats, ordinances, and resolutions. Although Open Records Requests are not required to be submitted in writing, use of this form will aid considerably in ensuring that each request is fulfilled as accurately as possible.

Joe Sorenson
Communications Director
Office 770.822.7123
Fax 770.822.7189
Joe.Sorenson@gwinnettcounty.com

Heather Sawyer 
Deputy Communications Director 
Office 770.822.7035
Fax 770.822.7189
Heather.Sawyer@gwinnettcounty.com