Houston County Sheriff's Office

Houston County Sheriff's Office serves Houston County in middle Georgia from offices in Warner Robins and Perry, with a reserve unit based in Warner Robins. Its stated purpose covers protecting life and property, enforcing Georgia law, catching offenders, preventing civil disorder, serving the courts and keeping people held in the county detention center safely and humanely. Public-facing units include the detention center and inmate search, criminal investigation, warrants, records, traffic, patrol, juvenile and the county's sex offender registry. The office also handles county code enforcement for violations unrelated to building or health codes; under county code, a violator is usually notified and given 15 days to fix the problem, while building and health complaints go to the building inspector and the state environmental health office. Deputies enforce Georgia's raffle license law, O.C.G.A. 16-12-22.1, so a nonprofit must hold a license before selling tickets, must have existed for at least 24 months, and must file officer and board lists, surety and debt disclosures, and IRS and Georgia Department of Revenue tax-exemption letters. Tips can go to Macon Regional Crimestoppers, and the office links residents to car seat and child safety resources.