Records Unit

Incident & Accident Reports

The Henry County Police Department Records Unit is a sub-division of the Support Services Division. The Records Unit is responsible for processing and maintaining reports and files. They processed and maintained approximately 24,656 case files in 2007. The Records Unit is located inside the Police Headquarters at 108 South Zack Hinton Parkway, McDonough, GA 30253 and is open Monday - Friday from 8:00AM until 5:00PM. An Incident Report or Accident Report may be obtained in person from the Records Unit for $5.00. Please allow 3 business days (or 72 hours) from the date the report was filed before a request for a copy of the report is made.

Family Violence Reports cannot be obtained unless an arrest has been made and then only the victim or aggressor will have the rights to the report. Accident Reports can only be obtained by the vehicle owners or insurance companies involved in the accident.

Order Online

You may order accident reports online via BuyCrash.com. Please note, incident reports are not currently available online.

Order By Mail

To request a report by mail, send $5.00 (cashiers check or money order payable to the Henry County Police Department) along with the case number and your name and a self addressed stamped envelope to:

Henry County Police Department
Records Unit
108 South Zack Hinton Parkway
McDonough, GA 30253

Georgia Criminal History Reports

The Records Unit accepts requests for Georgia Criminal History Reports for personal or employment reasons. Request for Criminal History information must be made in person. You must present valid photo identification, Social Security Card and complete and sign a waiver form.

There is a $25.00 fee to obtain your personal Criminal History information which can be paid by either cash or cashiers check or money order payable to the Henry County Police Department. No Criminal History information on third parties will be released (i.e. You cannot obtain Criminal History information on anyone other than yourself).

Alcohol Permits & Badges

The Records Unit is responsible for issuing Alcohol Badges for employees who wish to work at establishments in unincorporated Henry County where such a permit is required by Henry County Ordinance. The Records Unit receives and reviews applications, conducts background checks on applicants and issues permits Monday – Friday from 8:00AM until 4:30PM and is located at the Police Headquarters at 108 South Zack Hinton Parkway, McDonough, GA 30253.

Persons wishing to obtain an alcohol badge will be required to present a drivers license and a social security card.

Alcoholic Beverage Permit Rules and Regulations

As per Henry County Ordinance Number 07-09, effective November 26, 2007, the following rules and regulations for possessing an alcoholic beverage permit are in effect.

1. No person shall be employed by a retail beer and/or wine establishment until such person has applied for and received a permit from the Henry County Police Department. Prior to issuing a permit, the Henry County Police Department shall conduct a background check on the applicant and shall collect a non-refundable investigative fee of $25.00 from the applicant to offset the cost of this background check.
2. The application shall include the name, address, date of birth, general description of the applicant; height, weight, hair color, eye color, social security number and driver’s license or picture I.D.
3. No alcoholic beverage permit shall be issued to any person who:
   • Has been convicted of more than one DUI offense within two (2) years or the date off application;
   • Is currently serving probation pursuant to any plea under the First Offender Act;
   • Has been convicted of any felony;
   • Has been convicted, within five (5) years from the date of application for a permit, of any misdemeanor crime of moral turpitude;
   • Has been convicted, within five (5) years of the date of application for a permit, as a habitual violator.(A conviction shall include an adjudication of guilt, a plea of guilty or a plea of nolo contendere in any criminal proceeding.)
4. A fee of $10.00 shall be charged upon the issuance/renewal of the permit which shall be valid for twelve (12) months from the date of issue. The permit shall be in the form of a picture identification (I.D.) badge.
5. It shall be the duty of all persons holding any license to sell alcoholic beverages to file with the Henry County Police Department the name of the establishment, the license number and a list of all employees, with their home addresses and home telephone numbers twice annually on/or before June 1 and again on/or before December 1 of each year.
6. All permits issued through administrative error can be terminated by the Henry County Police Department.
7. No licensee shall allow any employee required to hold a permit to work on the licensed premises without displaying, on their person in public view, the permit issued by the Henry County Police Department.
8. In the event that any permit holder leaves the employment of a licensed establishment, the licensee shall immediately surrender the permit to the Henry County Police Department.
9. All permits issued remain the property of the Henry County Police Department and shall be worn by the employee at all times while at work or on duty with the licensed establishment.