Civil Court Records, Pulaski County

Pulaski County civil court records are filed with and maintained by the Superior Court Clerk in Hawkinsville, Georgia. All civil cases in Pulaski County Superior Court, from small contract disputes to civil judgments and recorded liens, go through the clerk's office at the courthouse. You can look up recorded civil instruments from Pulaski County through the GSCCCA search portal, or request specific case documents in person at the Pulaski County Courthouse. This guide covers how to access civil court records in Pulaski County.

Pulaski County Superior Court Clerk

The Pulaski County Superior Court Clerk is the official custodian of all civil court records in the county. The clerk's office is at the Pulaski County Courthouse in Hawkinsville. Every civil case filed in Pulaski County Superior Court gets indexed and stored by the clerk's office, which also records land instruments like deeds and liens. The clerk's duties are set out in O.C.G.A. § 15-6-94, which requires the clerk to maintain accurate records and make them available to the public during business hours.

Civil court records stored at the Pulaski County clerk's office include complaints and petitions that started civil cases, answers and motions filed by each party, court orders from hearings, final judgments, civil appeals from Magistrate Court, garnishment proceedings, and lien recordings. Once a civil judgment is issued in Pulaski County, the clerk records it on the docket and it becomes a permanent public record. If the judgment is later satisfied or appealed, those events are also noted in the same civil case file.

The Pulaski County Courthouse is located on Courthouse Square in Hawkinsville, GA 31036. The clerk's staff can locate civil case records by party name or case number during regular business hours. Copy fees apply for all documents, and certified copies cost more per page than standard plain copies. For complex or high-volume requests, contact the clerk's office by phone before visiting to confirm availability and cost.

Note: As one of Georgia's smaller counties, Pulaski County's clerk's office may operate with limited staff. A call ahead can help ensure the records you need are ready when you arrive.

Searching Pulaski Civil Court Records Online

The GSCCCA portal at gsccca.org/search is the best online option for finding recorded civil instruments from Pulaski County. The system indexes documents submitted by the Pulaski County clerk, including civil judgment liens, real estate deeds, security deeds, and UCC filings. Party name searches let you check whether a person or business in Pulaski County has a recorded judgment or lien against their property. Search results are free and show the document type, recording date, and book and page reference used to find the full instrument at the clerk's office.

The image below shows the GSCCCA search portal, which is the main gateway for finding recorded civil records from Pulaski County and other Georgia superior court jurisdictions.

Use the GSCCCA search portal to look up civil judgments, liens, deeds, and other recorded instruments tied to Pulaski County parties or properties.

GSCCCA search results for Pulaski County include the instrument type, recording date, and a reference that lets you request the full document from the clerk's office in Hawkinsville if you need the complete text of the filing.

The GSCCCA's eLearning platform at elearn.gsccca.org offers free guides on how to use the search system effectively. If you are new to searching civil court records in Georgia, the tutorials available there cover how to read search results, use document type filters, and navigate the recorded instruments database for counties including Pulaski County.

The eLearning resources are available at no cost and are useful for anyone who wants a clearer understanding of how to find civil court records through Georgia's statewide online systems.

Civil Records Filed in Pulaski County Court

Pulaski County Superior Court handles a range of civil matters. Contract disputes are common, including cases where one party claims another failed to pay or deliver on an agreement. Property cases arise regularly in rural counties like Pulaski, covering boundary disputes, easement claims, and title questions that come up when land changes hands or ownership is contested. Personal injury cases from vehicle accidents and premises liability are also filed in Superior Court when damages are significant.

Foreclosure actions make up another portion of Pulaski County civil court records. When a lender moves to recover real property after a borrower defaults, the action is filed in Superior Court and becomes a public civil court record. Domestic relations cases like divorce and division of marital property are civil matters too, handled in the same court as other civil filings. Any civil judgment entered in Pulaski County can be recorded by the winning party as a lien against real property, creating a record in both the court docket and the county land records index.

Magistrate Court in Pulaski County covers smaller civil claims up to $15,000 and landlord-tenant matters. Appeals from Magistrate Court go to Superior Court, creating new Superior Court civil records tied to the original Magistrate case. These are all public records in Pulaski County and can be accessed through the clerk's office or, for recorded instruments, through the GSCCCA portal.

FANS Property Alerts and Certified Copies

Pulaski County property owners can use the GSCCCA's FANS system to receive free alerts when documents are recorded against their real estate. This is a useful safeguard against unauthorized deed recordings, fraudulent liens, and other civil filings that could affect your property ownership in Pulaski County. When the clerk records a new instrument tied to your registered property, FANS sends an email notification so you can review the filing and take steps if it was not authorized by you.

The FANS portal shown below is operated by the GSCCCA and is free for all Georgia property owners, including those with land in Pulaski County.

Register at fans.gsccca.org to set up free property alerts for Pulaski County real estate and monitor civil filings that affect your property records.

FANS covers all instrument types recorded through the Pulaski County Superior Court Clerk, making it a broad monitoring tool for anyone who owns property in the county.

For certified copies of recorded civil documents from Pulaski County, the GSCCCA eCertification portal at ecert.gsccca.org lets you order certified copies online. The certified copies carry the clerk's official seal and are accepted by courts and agencies as legal proof of the recorded instrument. This avoids a trip to Hawkinsville when you only need a certified copy of a specific recorded document from Pulaski County.

Open Records Access in Pulaski County

Georgia's Open Records Act, codified at O.C.G.A. Title 50, Chapter 18, gives the public the right to inspect and copy civil court records held by the Pulaski County clerk. You do not need to state a reason for your request. Written requests must be acknowledged within three business days. Most civil court records in Pulaski County are open to the public unless a court order has sealed a specific file or document.

Fees apply for copies of civil court records in Pulaski County. Per-page rates cover plain copies, with higher rates for certified copies. If you need many pages of records, call the clerk's office before submitting a request to get a cost estimate. The clerk can also tell you which documents from a specific civil case are available for copying and whether any have been restricted by court order.

Note: Confirm current copy fees with the Pulaski County clerk before submitting payment, as rates are set by state law and the clerk's office and may be updated periodically.

Nearby Counties

Pulaski County is in south-central Georgia and is surrounded by several neighboring counties. Civil cases must be filed in the correct county based on where the defendant lives or where the claim arose, so check adjacent county records if jurisdiction is unclear.