Coleman-Baker Act

Cold Case Review Application

Coleman-Baker Act

Thank you for your interest in applying to the Valdosta Police Department for a cold case review under the provisions of the Coleman-Baker Act.

The Valdosta Police Department may ONLY accept applications that meet the criteria for a case file review under the Act.

Prior to acceptance of an application under the Coleman-Baker Act, the Valdosta Police Department shall verify:

The crime is a murder as defined by O.C.G.A. § 16-5-1.
The murder occurred on or after January 1, 1970.
The murder occurred three (3) years prior to the date of the application.
The initial investigation of the murder was completed by the Valdosta Police Department's Investigative Division.
All probative leads have been exhausted or no likely perpetrator has been identified.
The applicant is a designated person. *
All the applicaction’s required information is true and complete.

*A designated person is a parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandparent-in-law, sibling, spouse, child, stepchild of a victim, any person who exercised in loco parentis control over a victim under the age of 78 years or their designated attorney in good standing with the State Bar of Georgia.

If an application does not meet any of the above criteria, the Valdosta Police Department may not accept the application under the provisions of the Act. If you believe your application meets all the above criteria, please submit the Coleman-Baker Act electronic application below.