The Jones County Magistrate Court provides service in the following areas:

Civil– Statement of Claims (small claims up to $15,000), Dispossessory (evictions), Garnishments, Foreclosure of Personal Property, Abandoned Motor Vehicles, and Interrogatories.

Criminal– Arrest Warrants, Pre-warrant Applications, Deposit account fraud (bad checks), Committal Hearings, First Appearance hearings (held M,W, & F after 5pm @ the Jones County Sheriff’s Office), and County ordinances.

Legal Advice: If you plan to file a claim in the Magistrate Court or a claim has been filed against you, please be advised that neither the Judge nor the clerks can provide legal advice. Not only is it unethical and improper for the Judge or clerk to give either party legal advice, it is also illegal. If you have legal questions concerning your case, please consult the attorney of your choice.
  • ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES: $25
  • DEPOSIT ACCOUNT FRAUD: $20 per check
  • DISPOSSESSORY: $76 (includes one service, additional services is $25 per defendant)
  • FIFA: $29
  • FORECLOSURE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY: $101 (additional services is $50)
  • GARNISHMENT: $101 (includes service of garnishee)
  • INTERROGATORIES: Please contact the Clerk of Court at (478) 986-5113
  • PRE-WARRANT APPLICATION FEE: $20
  • STATEMENT OF CLAIM: $101 (includes one service, additional service is $50 per defendant)

Click HERE for more information about the Crisis Line and Safe House.

Click HERE tor view the Landlord Tenant Handbook

Quick Contacts

City of Gray Police Department – (478) 986-5554
District Attorney’s Office – (478) 986-3166
Georgia Probation Mgmt. – (478) 986-0044
Government Center – (478) 986-6405
Municipal Court – (478) 986-5431
Probate Court – (478) 986-6668
Public Defender’s Office – (478) 986-6185
Sheriff’s Department-  (478) 986-3489
State Probation – (478) 986-6611
Superior Court – (478) 986-6671

Filling Fees
  • ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES: $25
  • DEPOSIT ACCOUNT FRAUD: $20 per check
  • DISPOSSESSORY: $76 (includes one service, additional services is $25 per defendant)
  • FIFA: $29
  • FORECLOSURE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY: $101 (additional services is $50)
  • GARNISHMENT: $101 (includes service of garnishee)
  • INTERROGATORIES: Please contact the Clerk of Court at (478) 986-5113
  • PRE-WARRANT APPLICATION FEE: $20
  • STATEMENT OF CLAIM: $101 (includes one service, additional service is $50 per defendant)
Crisis Line and Safe House

Click HERE for more information about the Crisis Line and Safe House.

Landlord/Tenant Handbook

Click HERE tor view the Landlord Tenant Handbook

Quick Contacts
Quick Contacts

City of Gray Police Department – (478) 986-5554
District Attorney’s Office – (478) 986-3166
Georgia Probation Mgmt. – (478) 986-0044
Government Center – (478) 986-6405
Municipal Court – (478) 986-5431
Probate Court – (478) 986-6668
Public Defender’s Office – (478) 986-6185
Sheriff’s Department-  (478) 986-3489
State Probation – (478) 986-6611
Superior Court – (478) 986-6671

Contact Us

Judge Lewis J. Patterson

Chief Magistrate Judge

Judge Ricky Lyster

Magistrate Judge

P.O. Box 88
110 S. Jefferson Street
Gray, Georgia 31032
Phone: (478) 986-5113
Fax: (478) 986-6536
M-F, 8am-5pm
(open for lunch, closed for holidays)

Office Staff

Selena Coulliette,
Clerk of Court
Madison Smith,
Deputy Clerk

Magistrate Forms

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