Record restriction requests can be completed by the City of Atlanta Solicitor’s Office only if the Atlanta Police Department was the arresting agency and the individual was held at the Atlanta City Detention Center. If the arrest was made by a different arresting agency, please contact that agency.
Only one arrest date per application will be accepted for arrests made by APD. If you have multiple charges on one arrest date, list all charges that you want restricted on the application.
For arrest(s) made AFTER 7/1/2013 –
- Complete the on-line Record Restriction Request Form.
- Provide a Certified Disposition Letter. If needed, Request a Certified Disposition from the Clerk of Court, located on the 2nd floor of the Municipal Court of Atlanta – Lenwood A. Jackson, Sr., Justice Center at 150 Garnett Street, SW, Atlanta, GA 30303.
- The disposition request form may be mailed to ATTN: Clerk's Office Municipal Court of Atlanta, 150 Garnett Street, Atlanta, GA 30303 or delivered in person. The Clerk's Office is located on the main floor of the courthouse. The form will not be accepted via email.
- There is a fee for the Certified Disposition. If mailing in the Disposition Request Form, a court representative will contact you with the total amount owed. The money order should be made payable to the Municipal Court of Atlanta.
- Provide a copy of driver’s license or identification card.
- If you participated in a Diversion Program (i.e., PTIT or PTI) or Court Alternative Sentencing Program (i.e., TLC or Restorative Board), please provide the certificate or proof of completion of conditions/compliance.
- Email all documents to recordrestriction@atlantaga.gov.
To contact the Record Restriction Unit at the Office of the City Solicitor ?
Office of the City Solicitor – Record Restriction
For arrest(s) made BEFORE 7/1/2013, search for Record Restriction (Expungement) Process for the Atlanta Police Department (APD).
