Find Civil Court Records in Peachtree City

Civil court records for Peachtree City are filed and maintained by the Fayette County Superior Court Clerk in Fayetteville. If you need to look up a civil case, judgment, lien, or court filing connected to a Peachtree City address or party, you will start at the Fayette County courthouse. This page covers how to search civil court records tied to Peachtree City, what courts are involved, and how to access documents online or in person through the Fayette County clerk's office.

Fayette County Handles Peachtree City Civil Records

Peachtree City is the largest city in Fayette County, but the county seat is Fayetteville. All civil court records for Peachtree City parties and properties run through Fayette County Superior Court. The Superior Court Clerk's office in Fayetteville is the official custodian of civil case files, judgment rolls, dockets, and recorded instruments covering the entire county, including Peachtree City. That is where you go to file a new civil case, request certified copies, or inspect existing records.

Civil matters that generate records in Fayette County include contract disputes, personal injury claims, real property disputes, debt collection suits, business litigation, and civil appeals from lower courts. Any of these cases tied to a Peachtree City address or party will be in the Fayette County Superior Court docket. The Magistrate Court in Fayette County handles smaller claims up to $15,000 and landlord-tenant cases, so disputes involving Peachtree City rental properties may be in the Magistrate Court rather than Superior Court.

Under Georgia law, the Superior Court Clerk must maintain a complete index of all civil filings and make them available for public inspection. Peachtree City residents have the same access rights as any Georgia resident under the Open Records Act at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70.

Fayette County Courthouse for Peachtree City Cases

To access civil court records for Peachtree City in person, you visit the Fayette County Courthouse in Fayetteville. The Superior Court Clerk's office handles civil case files, docket lookups, and copy requests. Staff can help you identify whether a case is in Superior Court or Magistrate Court based on the dollar amount and the type of dispute. Bring the party's full legal name or a case number if you have it, since this speeds up the search considerably.

Certified copy requests are a common need for civil records. If you need a certified copy of a civil judgment tied to a Peachtree City property for title insurance or closing purposes, the clerk's office issues these for a fee. The fee per page and per certification are set under state law and may vary slightly from year to year. Call ahead to get the current schedule before visiting. The clerk can also tell you whether a case file has been archived offsite, which affects how quickly you can get copies.

Note: Peachtree City also has its own Municipal Court, but that court handles city ordinance violations and traffic matters, not civil cases of the type that generate civil court records in the Fayette County Superior Court system.

Online Search Tools for Peachtree City Civil Records

The GSCCCA portal at gsccca.org is the primary online tool for searching recorded civil instruments in Fayette County. This system covers judgment liens, security deeds, lis pendens filings, and UCC records that relate to Peachtree City properties and parties. The search is free, and many document images are available to view and download. For older records, you may only find index information online and need to request images from the clerk's office directly.

The homepage shown below is the starting point for the GSCCCA statewide portal, which covers Fayette County civil records along with all other Georgia counties.

Access the GSCCCA homepage to begin a statewide search for recorded civil instruments, liens, and related documents tied to Peachtree City and Fayette County.

From the GSCCCA homepage you can select Fayette County from the county list and search by name or document type to find civil records connected to Peachtree City addresses and parties.

The re:SearchGA case management system provides access to civil court dockets from participating Georgia counties. You can search by party name or case number to find civil cases involving Peachtree City residents in Fayette County Superior Court. This is useful if you need to check whether someone has an active civil judgment or pending civil lawsuit in the county.

The CourtTRAX service aggregates civil case data from Georgia counties and can help when a civil dispute spans multiple counties near Peachtree City.

Civil Filing Rules and Access Rights

Georgia's Open Records Act makes civil court records public. Anyone can inspect and copy civil case files, dockets, and recorded instruments at the Fayette County clerk's office. The law applies equally to Peachtree City residents and to anyone from outside the county. You do not need to show a reason for your request or prove you are a party to the case. The clerk must allow inspection during normal business hours.

Civil cases in Fayette County Superior Court are e-filed through the statewide Odyssey eFileGA system at efilega.tylertech.cloud. Attorneys are required to use this platform for new civil filings. Self-represented parties from Peachtree City can still file in paper form at the clerk's counter in Fayetteville. Once filed, the civil court record becomes part of the permanent docket and is open to the public under O.C.G.A. § 15-6-61, which governs Superior Court Clerk duties in Georgia.

Some civil records may have restricted access if a judge has entered a sealing order. This is uncommon in standard civil cases, but it does happen in matters involving minors or sensitive business information. Ask the clerk if a case you are looking for appears sealed before assuming the record does not exist.

Nearby Qualifying Cities

These neighboring cities also have civil court record pages. Civil records for each city run through the Superior Court of the county where the city is located.