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Here's where to look for the records most people ask about in Newton County, Georgia:
- Court case files: contact the Newton County Clerk of Superior Court, Room 338, 1132 Usher Street, Covington, GA 30014; phone 770-784-2035; fax 770-788-3717; office hours Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m.; passport appointments Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
- Superior Court matters: see Superior Court for felony, divorce, major civil, jury-trial, and appeal-from-lower-court information at the Judge Horace J. Johnson, Jr. Judicial Center in Covington.
- Marriage and divorce records: see marriage and divorce records; marriage records route to Probate Court, and divorce case files route to the Clerk of Superior Court.
- Probate, wills, and estates: see probate records or contact Probate Court, Room 148, 1132 Usher Street, Covington, GA 30014; phone 770-784-2045; fax 770-784-2145; hours Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m.
- Magistrate Court records: contact Magistrate Court at 1132 Usher Street, Covington, GA 30014; phone 770-784-2050; fax 770-784-2045; hours Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
- Juvenile Court records: contact Juvenile Court, Room 119, 1132 Usher Street, Covington, GA 30014; phone 770-784-2060; fax 770-784-2065; hours Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
- Criminal and arrest records: see criminal records; sheriff records and jail records route to the Newton County Sheriff's Office, 15151 Alcovy Road, Covington, GA 30014, phone 678-625-1403.
- Jail roster: see inmate records or use the Sheriff's Office inmate-search channel; the jail is listed at 15151 Alcovy Road NE, Covington, GA 30014, phone 678-625-1400.
- Active warrants: see warrant records; Magistrate Court handles criminal arrest warrants, and the Sheriff's Office is the law-enforcement contact for warrant and records-request channels.
- Other county records: use Newton County's Open Records Request process for non-court county records or the County of Newton contact channel at 1124 Clark Street, Covington, GA 30014, phone 770-784-2000, Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; the county notes that court records, deeds, and property liens should be requested from the Clerk of Courts rather than the general county form.