Georgia Courthouse Phone Lockers & Storage (2026)

Short answer: None of the 10 phone-ban courthouses in Georgia provide public lockers at the door. You must leave your phone in your vehicle. Updated 2026-11-04

0 courthouses of 13 in Georgia provide cell phone storage lockers at the security entrance. Among the 10 courthouses that ban phones, 10 have no lockers at all—requiring visitors to leave devices in a parked vehicle. Georgia county courthouses are heavily divided: while Fulton and DeKalb permit silenced phones, many suburban and regional Georgia counties (such as Clayton, Hall, Bibb, and Chatham annexes) strictly ban general public phones with no lockers at the door.

County Courthouse	City	Phone lockers at entrance	Phone Lockers	Juror Parking
Fulton County Fulton County Justice Center Tower & Lewis R. Slaton Courthouse (Atlanta) “Bailiff / Sheriff Security Directive (Fulton County Justice Center Tower & Lewis R. Slaton Courthouse (Atlanta)): "Court security officers will not hold, store, or safeguard cell phones or electronic devices at the entrance checkpoint. Visitors arriving via rideshare must make off-site arrangements."”	Atlanta	No lockers needed (phones allowed inside)	No lockers	Free Validated
Gwinnett County Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center (Lawrenceville) “Bailiff / Sheriff Security Directive (Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center (Lawrenceville)): "Court security officers will not hold, store, or safeguard cell phones or electronic devices at the entrance checkpoint. Visitors arriving via rideshare must make off-site arrangements."”	Lawrenceville	No lockers needed (phones allowed inside)	No lockers	Free Validated
Cobb County Cobb County Superior Courthouse & State Court Building (Marietta) “Bailiff / Sheriff Security Directive (Cobb County Superior Courthouse & State Court Building (Marietta)): "Court security officers will not hold, store, or safeguard cell phones or electronic devices at the entrance checkpoint. Visitors arriving via rideshare must make off-site arrangements."”	Marietta	No lockers needed (phones allowed inside)	No lockers	Free Validated
DeKalb County DeKalb County Courthouse (Decatur) “Bailiff / Sheriff Security Directive (DeKalb County Courthouse (Decatur)): "Court security officers will not hold, store, or safeguard cell phones or electronic devices at the entrance checkpoint. Visitors arriving via rideshare must make off-site arrangements."”	Decatur	NO lockers — leave phone in vehicle	No lockers	Free Validated
Chatham County Chatham County Courthouse (Savannah) “Bailiff / Sheriff Security Directive (Chatham County Courthouse (Savannah)): "Court security officers will not hold, store, or safeguard cell phones or electronic devices at the entrance checkpoint. Visitors arriving via rideshare must make off-site arrangements."”	Savannah	NO lockers — leave phone in vehicle	No lockers	Free Validated
Cherokee County Cherokee County Courthouse (Canton) “Bailiff / Sheriff Security Directive (Cherokee County Courthouse (Canton)): "Court security officers will not hold, store, or safeguard cell phones or electronic devices at the entrance checkpoint. Visitors arriving via rideshare must make off-site arrangements."”	Canton	NO lockers — leave phone in vehicle	No lockers	Free Validated
Clayton County Harold R. Banke Justice Center (Jonesboro) “Bailiff / Sheriff Security Directive (Harold R. Banke Justice Center (Jonesboro)): "Court security officers will not hold, store, or safeguard cell phones or electronic devices at the entrance checkpoint. Visitors arriving via rideshare must make off-site arrangements."”	Jonesboro	NO lockers — leave phone in vehicle	No lockers	Free Validated
Forsyth County Forsyth County Courthouse (Cumming) “Bailiff / Sheriff Security Directive (Forsyth County Courthouse (Cumming)): "Court security officers will not hold, store, or safeguard cell phones or electronic devices at the entrance checkpoint. Visitors arriving via rideshare must make off-site arrangements."”	Cumming	NO lockers — leave phone in vehicle	No lockers	Free Validated
Henry County Henry County Courthouse (McDonough) “Bailiff / Sheriff Security Directive (Henry County Courthouse (McDonough)): "Court security officers will not hold, store, or safeguard cell phones or electronic devices at the entrance checkpoint. Visitors arriving via rideshare must make off-site arrangements."”	McDonough	NO lockers — leave phone in vehicle	No lockers	Free Validated
Richmond County Richmond County Courthouse (Augusta) “Bailiff / Sheriff Security Directive (Richmond County Courthouse (Augusta)): "Court security officers will not hold, store, or safeguard cell phones or electronic devices at the entrance checkpoint. Visitors arriving via rideshare must make off-site arrangements."”	Augusta	NO lockers — leave phone in vehicle	No lockers	Free Validated
Hall County Hall County Courthouse (Gainesville) “Bailiff / Sheriff Security Directive (Hall County Courthouse (Gainesville)): "Court security officers will not hold, store, or safeguard cell phones or electronic devices at the entrance checkpoint. Visitors arriving via rideshare must make off-site arrangements."”	Gainesville	NO lockers — leave phone in vehicle	No lockers	Free Validated
Muscogee County Muscogee County Courthouse (Columbus) “Bailiff / Sheriff Security Directive (Muscogee County Courthouse (Columbus)): "Court security officers will not hold, store, or safeguard cell phones or electronic devices at the entrance checkpoint. Visitors arriving via rideshare must make off-site arrangements."”	Columbus	NO lockers — leave phone in vehicle	No lockers	Free Validated
Bibb County Bibb County Courthouse (Macon) “Bailiff / Sheriff Security Directive (Bibb County Courthouse (Macon)): "Court security officers will not hold, store, or safeguard cell phones or electronic devices at the entrance checkpoint. Visitors arriving via rideshare must make off-site arrangements."”	Macon	NO lockers — leave phone in vehicle	No lockers	Free Validated

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do courthouses in Georgia have lockers for cell phones?

None of the 10 phone-ban courthouses in Georgia provide public lockers at the door. You must leave your phone in your vehicle.

Will courthouse security guards hold my phone at the metal detector?

No. Sheriff deputies and court security officers across all 13 counties in Georgia are strictly prohibited from holding or safeguarding personal cell phones at the security checkpoint.

How is this courthouse policy data verified?

We verify every county against official Court Administrative Orders (.gov), Jury Commissioner instructions, and Sheriff Court Security directives. Last verified 2026-11-04.