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Lost or Stolen U.S. Passports If your passport has been lost or stolen, it should be reported immediately to help protect yourself against identity theft and to prevent someone else from using the passport. To replace and report a lost or stolen passport If you are in the United States and are traveling in 2 weeks or less: Make an appointment to apply in person at a Passport Agency or Center to replace your passport in 5 business days or less (based on need, some restrictions apply). You must submit Form DS-11 and DS-64 in person to the agency. You may: Use our online guide to fill out Form DS-11 and DS-64 and then print for submission by mail or in person; or Print Form DS-11 and Form DS-64 and complete by hand. If you are in the United States and are not traveling within 2 weeks: You must submit Form DS-11 and DS-64 in person at an authorized Passport Application Acceptance Facility . You may: Use our online guide to fill out Form DS-11 and DS-64 and then print for submission by mail or in person; or Print Form DS-11 and Form DS-64 and complete by hand. To report a lost or stolen passport only (without replacing) If you would like to report a lost or stolen passport, but you do not need a new passport: Call us toll free at 1-877-487-2778 (TTY 1-888-874-7793), or Complete, sign, and mail Form DS-64 to the address on the form If you find another person's lost U.S. passport, please mail it in a sturdy envelope to: ATTN: CLASP U.S. Department of State CA/PPT/S/L/LE 4th Floor 1150 Passport Services PL Dulles, VA 20189-1150 To Report the Non-Receipt of a Passport After Mailing If the Online Passport Status System or the National Passport Information Center has indicated that your newly issued passport has been mailed out, but you have not received it after ten business days, you should contact the National Passport Information Center to report the non-receipt of the passport. If you do not report the non-receipt of your passport within 90 days from the date the passport was issued, you will be required to reapply and pay all applicable fees.

Magistrate Court Clerk's Office Standing Order on AI *Added 7/28/2025 Memo Expanding Electronic Filing The Mission of the Cherokee County Clerk’s office is to maintain and safeguard all documents appropriately presented for recording. We strive to provide quality customer service in a non-partisan and professional manner while affording dignity and respect to every individual. Common Legal Terms Legal Terms Uniform Magistrate Court Rules Uniform Magistrate Court Rules How to Request a Copy If you come to our office, you can obtain copies by using our public search terminals or request assistance from the clerks in the office Fees All fees are set by law and subject to change. Please verify the fee amount with the Clerk's office. Magistrate Forms and Efile Cherokee County Clerk of Courts offer 24-7 efiling options and forms for specific case types. Cherokee County Marshal's Office The Cherokee County Marshal's Office was established in 1991 in the city of Canton, Georgia located approximately 50 miles north of Atlanta. Docket Search-Purchase Copies This Online search program is provided by the Clerk of Courts as a convenience to attorneys, litigants and the general public. CDC Eviction Memorandum Tenant's Declaration (To Be Given To Landlord) Summary of CDC Order Federal Register CDC Order

Superior *NEW* Order Implementing Amended Standing Order *UPDATED 3/6/25 Divorce Packet With Minor Children (Uncontested) *UPDATED 3/6/25 Divorce Packet Without Minor Children (Uncontested) *UPDATED 3/6/25 Access to DFCS Records for the Purpose of Adoption Background Checks Administration and Procedure Adoptions Bailiff's Pay Bailiffs Case Assignment, Calendar Preparation Child Abuse Protocol Competency Docket Standing Order *UPDATED 3/6/25 Court Reporting Protoco l Courtroom Security Criminal Efiling Order Drug Accountability Court Early Termination of Probation Efiling Standing Order Family Violence Forms- Lay Assistance Felony Bail Procedures Garnishment Proceedings Implementing Order for Domestic Standing Order Judicial Assignment- DC Judicial Assignment- EM Jury Excusals, Jury Management Law Library Fee Collection Leaves of Absence Mutual Judicial Assistance Order Amending Assignment of Criminal Cases Order Declaring Local Judicial Emergency Order Funding ADR Programs Order on Divorcing Parents Seminar Order re Mediation Order to File Uncertified Transcripts Protocol for Ex Parte Temporary Protective Orders Recusals Request for Judicial Assistance from Juvenile Court Sexual Assault Response Protocol Standing Order on Procedures in Certain Domestic Relations Cases Treatment Accountability Court- Internal Operating Procedure Treatment Accountability Court- Presiding Judge Veterans Treatment Court- Internal Operating Procedure Veterans Treatment Court- Presiding Judge Weather and Similar Court Closings

Please note that these forms are being provided by the Cherokee County Clerk of Court as a public service and are in no way deemed an official record or legally binding document. A Abandoned Motor Vehicle Legal Notice Newspaper Abandoned Motor Vehicle Legal Notice Newspaper Multiple Vehicles Abandoned Motor Vehicle Legal Notice Newspaper Repair Facility Abandoned Motor Vehicle Legal Notice Salvage Dealer Abandoned Motor Vehicle Notice Abandoned Motor Vehicle Notice Repair Facility Abandoned Motor Vehicle Notice Salvage Dealer Abandoned Motor Vehicle Petition Advertisement Single Vehicle Abandoned Motor Vehicle Petition Advertisement Multiple Vehicle Abandoned Vehicle Motion for Order on Foreclosure Abandoned Vehicle Petition Abandoned Vessel Packet Acknowledgment of Service Affidavit Certificate Affidavit for Foreclosure of Personal Property Affidavit for Judgment and Writ of FIFA on Consent Judgment (Magistrate) Affidavit of Notice Answer (Generic) Answer to Petition for Abandoned Vehicle Authorization to Close and Refund Prepaid Card Balances B Bank Garnishment C Certificate of Adoption Certificate of Payment of Costs Certified Copy Certificate (Notary) Child Support Addendum Civil and Domestic Disposition Form Civil and Domestic Information Form Civil Answer Form Consent Judgment (Magistrate) Contact Information Change Cost Schedule Criminal Background Check D Dating Violence Ex Parte Protective Order Default Judgment Affidavit Disclaimer of Motor Vehicle Ownership Interest Dismissal Form (All Courts) -Fillable Dismissal Form (Magistrate) -Fillable Dispossessory Answer Divorce Packet With Minor Children (Uncontested) Divorce Packet Without Minor Children (Uncontested ) Document Custodian Certificate (Notary) Domestic Financial Affidavit Domestic Relations Standing Order DS-11 (PDF) DS-82 (PDF) E Employee Garnishment Entry of Appearance - Fillable Eviction Requirements -CSO F Family Violence 3 yr/Permanent Protective Order Family Violence Ex Parte Protective Order Family Violence Twelve Month Protective Order G H Hearing on Removal of Mobile Home I Income Deduction Order Income Withholding Order Identifying Fact Sheet J Jurat Certificate (Notary) K L Lien of Foreclosure on Mobile Home M Military Affidavit Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings Motion to Compel Answers to Post Judgment Interrogatories (Magistrate) N Name Change of Adult Packet Name Change (Restoration of Birth Name) New Notary Application Notary Complaint Form Notice for Lien Foreclosure on Abandoned Mobile Home Notice of Change of Address (All Courts) Notice of Filing - Fillable Notice of Removal of Mobile Home O P Parenting Plan Passport Affidavit Form Pauper's Affidavit (Superior) Pauper's Affidavit Order (Superior) Pauper’s Affidavit (Magistrate) Payment Information Petition for Dating Violence Temporary Protective Order Petition for Dispossessory - Fillable Petition for Family Violence Protective Order Petition for Review (Fillable) Petition for Review (Unemployment Case) Petition For Stalking Protective Order Plea Packet Atty (State) Plea Packet Self-Represented (State) Post Judgment Interrogatories and Notice Pre-Trial Order Domestic Relations Pre-Warrant Application Presense Waiver (State) Proposed Default Judgment Order Q R Record Restriction Packet Renewal Notary Application Request-Magistrate Rule Nisi Rule 22 Information Rule 22 Request - Fillable Rule 22 request (State) Rule 31 Magistrate S Satisfaction of Judgment-Magistrate Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Affidavit Sheriff's Entry of Service Spanish Plea Packet - Self-Represented (State) Spanish Plea Packet - Atty (State) Stalking 3 yr/Permanent Protective Order Stalking Ex Parte Protective Order Stalking Permanent Protective Order Stalking Twelve Month Protective Order Statement of Claim - Complaint Subpoena for Production of Evidence Summons T Terms of Court Trade Name Application Trade Name Registration Cancellation Traffic Citation-Mail In Instructions Translator Certificate (Notary) U V W Waiver of Arraignment - Fillable Waiver of Jury Trial (State) Wi tness Signature Certificate (Notary) Witness Subpoena (Civil/Criminal) Witness Subpoena (State) X Y Z EfileGA

Cherokee County Clerk's Office is unable to provide forms or packets. All forms must be drafted by an attorney or the individual requesting court action. As clerks we are unable to provide legal advice (venue, jurisdiction, forms required, etc.) pursuant to O.C.G.A 15-19-51 (A)(4). If you need assistance with divorce filing requirements, we strongly suggest you consult with an attorney. Civil and Domestic Information Form Civil and Domestic Disposition Form General Civil and Domestic Relations Case Filing Instructions Provide the class of court and county in which the case is being filed. Provide the plaintiff’s and defendant’s names. Provide the plaintiff’s attorney’s name and State Bar number. If you are representing yourself, provide your own name and check the self-represented box. Provide the primary type of case by checking only one appropriate box. Cases can be either general civil or domestic relations and only one type of primary case within those categories. Check the case type that most accurately describes the primary case. If applicable, check one sub-type under the primary case type. If you are making more than one type of claim, check the case type that involves the largest amount of damages or the one you consider most important. See below for definitions of each case type. Provide an answer to the four questions, at bottom, by checking the appropriate boxes and/or filling in the appropriate lines.

Memo Expanding Electronic Filing Patty Baker, Clerk of Courts and Jack Goodwin III, Chief Magistrate Judge, are pleased to announce the launch of a new e-file system. We still have forms available, you can also scan or upload or documents. Currently we are accepting Statement of Claims, Dispossessories Cases and Garnishments. If you do NOT have access to a computer terminal, there is an efile kiosk on the first floor of the Frank C. Mills III Justice Center in the Magistrate Court Clerk's office. Office hours are Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm Efile GA (efilega.tylertech.cloud/OfsEfsp/ui/landing ) Abandoned Vehicle Abandoned Vessel Packet Abandoned Motor Home Certificate of Payment of Costs Dispossessory/Eviction Suit Filing Fees Bank Garnishment Employer Garnishment Paupers Affidavit Personal Property Foreclosure Petition for Review (Fillable) Post Judgement Collection Pre Warrant Application Note – to file you will need to obtain a Police Report and bring a copy of the report with you when filing Rule 11 Sheriffs Entry of Service Form Statement of Claim Temporary Forms and Waivers

Links And Resources Blue Ridge Circuit Courts Deeds and Records Search Georgia Superior Court Clerk's Cooperative Authority Georgia Superior Court Clerk's Cooperative Authority--notary training UCC E-file Georgia Superior Court Clerk's Cooperative Authority Information about HB1EX Online Traffic Citation Payment Sex Offender Registry 9th Judicial District Legal-aid Georgia Cherokee County Tribune Georgia Court of Appeals Georgia Supreme Court DUI/Drug Court Court Administrator Terms of Court Guide to Georgia Courts Guide to Georgia Courts-Spanish Guide to Georgia Courts-Chinese

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