Guadalupe County is located in the southern region of Texas, and Guadalupe County public records are available to members of the public at no cost.
Publicly accessible records include those related to warrants, arrests, prisoner information, and court cases. Property, marriage, divorce, birth, and death records are also accessible from Guadalupe County agencies. Searchers can find information on Guadalupe County residents at no or low cost, but it’s vital to know where and how to submit requests.
This resource streamlines the search process by providing details on the custodians that host public information in Guadalupe County, easy-to-follow steps for obtaining information, and links to hassle-free online search tools. Interested parties will also be empowered to perform background checks independently or via official agencies.
How To Look Up Free Arrest Records & Mugshots in Guadalupe County Texas
The Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) has been providing law enforcement services to the citizens of Guadalupe County since 1846, and is responsible for primary law enforcement services of the unincorporated areas of Guadalupe County.1
Other law enforcement agencies within this county include the Seguin, Marion, Cibolo, and Schertz police departments. The GCSO works with these area law enforcement agencies, as well as the Texas Rangers in carrying out its law enforcement duties.
Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office
2617 N. Guadalupe St.
Seguin, TX, 78155
24-Hour Phone: 830.379.1224
Metro Phone: 830.303.5241
Email: [email protected]
To access arrest details from the GCSO website, click the “Resources and Services” drop down on the menu and click “Records Search.” Click the link to be taken to their public records repository.2
Knowing the full name of the search subject is most useful, and searchers can filter the search further by the subject’s date of birth or the date of the booking.
Specifically, searchers can perform a search of the GCADC online directory to find detained adults. That search can be performed using the subject’s full name or the bond company’s name.
To search for Guadalupe County bookings, choose the option to “Search By” either “Defendant” or “Booking Number.” The search can be filtered by inserting the subject’s date of birth, and the ranges of booking and release dates.
The search will lead to a search results page.
Click the “Booking Number” hyperlink. The link will open a page with additional details such as the booking number and date, the release date, the police department the booking occurred, the facility where the subject was/is being held, and additional details about the subject such as their date of birth, race, height, weight, and even an image of the subject.
This page also contains the complaint number, the charge, and issuing authority information, the offense date, the bond amount and type of bond, the fine or court fees, and the disposition of the booking.
Searchers can also find someone’s mugshot and obtain jail bond records of detained adults by full name or bond company on the Jail Inquiry Page.4 The page gives the option to “Search By” either “Defendant” or “Bond Company,” and includes a “Date of Birth” filter. The only difference is requesters can further filter the search by inputting the “Bond Status” and “Date Posted”—specifically the day that bond was posted.
After clicking on a hyperlinked “Bond Number,” additional details will appear. For example, the date the bond was posted, the surety bond amount, and the status, i.e., the release date. Also provided is a code number, a list of the offense, the date of the offense, and the subject’s height and weight.
Find Recent Arrests in Seguin, Cibolo, Marion, Schertz & Other Cities Within Guadalupe County Texas
The Guadalupe County Adult Detention Center (GCADC) is the main jail in Guadalupe County, and it is overseen by the GCSO. The jail books on average 8,000 inmates per year, and an estimated 3,600 of these inmates are transferred to various courts. If the county search doesn’t yield any results, searchers can contact the detention center using the information below.
Guadalupe County Adult Detention Center
2615 N Guadalupe Street
Seguin, TX, 78155
Phone: 830.303.8866
Several other cities throughout Guadalupe County maintain their own police departments and jails. Those arrested within Guadalupe County are taken to the GCADC. Even so, searchers can obtain police reports from the arresting city’s police department.
The Seguin Police Department – distributes police reports when its officers arrest someone within its city limits.5 To access the police report, the requester should have either the case number or the subject’s date of birth. The easiest way to request the police report via [email protected].
For information about the date taken to jail and the progression of the criminal case, search the GCSO database.
Seguin Police Department
350 N Guadalupe Street
Seguin, TX, 78155
Phone: 830.379.2123
Fax: 830.401.2379
The Records Division can be contacted by phone, 830.401.2353, or email, [email protected].
The Cibolo Police Department – holds access to the police report when its officers arrest someone within its city limits.6 The best practice when searching for the police report is to know the case number. Without the case number, searchers should know a significant amount of information about the subject (full name, date of birth, etc.) and the incident (location, etc.).
For information about the date taken to jail and the progression of the criminal case, search the GCSO database.
Cibolo Police Department
162 Loop 539 E
Cibolo, TX, 781080
Phone: 210.659.1999
Fax: 210.659.1080
Email: [email protected]
The Records Section can be contacted by phone, 210-659-1999, or email, [email protected].
The Marion Police Department – offers police reports when its officers arrest someone within its city limits.7 Those reports are held at the Marion City Hall, which is open Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm. requesters cannot request reports over the phone or online.
Requesters must go to City Hall to fill out a request form.
Marion Police Department
303 South Center St.
Marion, TX, 78124
Phone: 830.914.2391
Fax: 830.420.4460
The form cannot be obtained online. However, the reports are not free—searchers have to pay a $5 fee. Without the case number, the searcher would have to know a significant amount of information about the subject (full name, date of birth, etc.) and the incident (location, etc.).
The Schertz Police Department – maintains the police reports and the public can request the reports by filling out a form on its website.8 The forms are automatically sent to the police department.
To submit this police records request form, the requester must input detailed information about the incident and the incident date and time; a case number is not required. Depending on the request, there may be a fee assessed. Searchers can also submit their requests at the police department.
Schertz Police Department
1400 Schertz Pkwy #6
Schertz, TX, 78154
Phone: 210.619.1200
Searchers contact the Open Records Request office by phone, 210.619.1030 or email, [email protected].
How To Track Down Guadalupe County Criminal Records
The Guadalupe County Records Inquiry page provides access to criminal proceedings and allows anyone to find information on another person. To conduct a search, the searcher chooses from the “Search By” category. The requester must either know the case or citation number, the name of the defendant or attorney, or the date filed.
Once this information is inputted, the search can be filtered further if the requester knows the status of the case (“closed” or “open”), defendant’s birthdate, and the date range in which the charge or citation may have been filed.
Further, the search results will provide a list of defendants, the citation and case numbers associated with the offense, the type of offense and the offense status, as well as the charges instituted for the offense.
After finding the search subject, searchers can click the hyperlinked case number which will lead to a page containing the search result for that specific subject. The results will include the defendant’s name, information regarding the level of the offense and disposition of the case.
Criminal records such as Guadalupe County warrants can also be obtained by going to the GCSO lobby. Searchers can access the records by going to the lobby of the GCSO on Mondays through Fridays between the hours 8am and 5pm. Furthermore, searchers can download the Open Records request form and send it to the Sheriff’s Office by regular mail, fax, or the email address.15
Contact the GCSO
2617 N Guadalupe S
Seguin, TX 78155
Contact the Records Department
Phone: 830.379.1224
Fax: 830.303.1000
Email: [email protected]
Some records may be subject to a fee and the most common requests and associated fees are below:
- Copies of Reports–$5.00 each($0.10 per page after 10 pages
- Copies of Records–$5.00
- Research & Assembling Information–$75.00 and $25.00 per hour
How To Perform a Background Check in Guadalupe County Texas
The Guadalupe County does not have a specific database to perform a general background check but instead, they use state resources for professional background checks while personal background checks can be performed through third-party people search sites or by manually looking up public records through the government agencies seen in this guide.
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) performs criminal background checks.16 DPS offers named-based and fingerprint-based criminal history searches.
Fingerprint-based searches are the most reliable because with name-based searches, the DPS is more likely to miss records that pertain to the subject, or include information that belong to another person.
Name-based searches can be conducted on the Criminal History Conviction Name Search online for free. However, searchers must create an account to conduct the search, and the search is limited to convictions or deferred adjudications that have been made public to DPS. If available, the public criminal history record information will provide arrests, prosecutions, and disposition of cases for individuals arrested for class B misdemeanors or greater.
Class C convictions may be available if reported to DPS. If conducting the name-based background check offline through DPS, the fee is $10.
Texas Department of Public Safety
1440 E Kingsbury St.
Seguin, TX, 78155
Phone: 830.379.6802 (local) or 512.424.2365 (state)
Email: [email protected]
The State of Texas permits fingerprint-based searches designated for volunteers and employment or licensing applicants in a wide variety of areas such as child care providers, teachers, security and armed guards, security system contractors. Fingerprint requests can be made through mail using a fingerprinting vendor. Those steps are outlined here.
To speed up the otherwise several days period when requests are made via paper fingerprint cards, DPS acquired the vendor, IDEMIA to implement the Fingerprint Applicant Services of Texas (FAST).17 The fee for paper fingerprinting services is $15, and if utilizing FAST, subjects must pay an additional $10 fingerprinting fee.
IDEMIA fingerprinting vendor sites are located throughout Texas, and can search for a nearby location to schedule an appointment.
A search can be made on the IdentoGo locator, to find the address of the nearest IdentoGo location in Guadalupe County. The available services at this location, see below, include: state agency enrollment, FBI identity history check, and passport photos. The subject will need to know their agency’s service code, which the employer or licensing agency.
If the appointment is scheduled over the phone, the subject is not required to bring the service code. A driver’s license or another valid form of identification, and the form payment selected when the appointment was made should also be brought to the appointment.
IdentoGo Identity Services
2071 W Kingsbury St
Seguin, TX, 78155
Phone: +1.888.467.2080
Local Hours: Tuesday-Friday 8am-12pm and 1pm-4:30pm
National Hours: between 8am and 8pm CT
Criminal records checks take approximately 10 days before receiving results. This time period may be longer depending on the expediency of the postal service. For fingerprints submitted by mail through the fingerprinting vendor, the results will be mailed or emailed to the designated recipient provided by the individual.
For questions, call 512.424.2474, and select option 2.
To track the status of fingerprints submitted to DPS, call 512.424.2365 and select option 6 or email [email protected].
Request a Preliminary Background Check on Yourself Before Applying for Employment, Licensing, Firearms & More: Individuals can also perform background checks on themselves via the Texas Personal Review-Full or Employment Review.
To request a Full Personal Review, individuals will be taken to a page and will be prompted to fill in their full name, date of birth, and contact information.18 Requestors will also fill in citizenship and biometric information. After answering all the questions, the system will send an email confirmation that registration is complete.
Individuals can also follow these steps to make an Employment Personal Review request.
An in-person appointment time will be scheduled, and the subjects must ensure that the identification presented during the appointment is an exact match to the legal name submitted. It is also important that the requester remembers the phone numbers and/or email address provided because the individual will need to share this information during the personal interview so their information can be retrieved from the system.
How to Find Court Records in Guadalupe County Texas
As court cases are a part of Guadalupe County public records, they can be can be obtained through the courts online records search feature as well. On this page, searchers can select the topic of their search. Those include, “Criminal Case Records,” “Probate/Guardianship Case Records,” “Civil, Family Case Records,” “Jail Records,” and “Jail Bond Records.”
The County Court Calendar can also be obtained through this means.
Searchers can use the Court Calendar to find court dates for the cases on the Guadalupe County courts’ docket or Guadalupe County judicial records. Once on the search page, requesters can choose from the “Search By” category. The options include, search by “Attorney,” “Case” number, “Party or Defendant Name,” “Judicial Officer” and “Date Range.”
If the searcher chooses a search category other than “Date Range” the search must also be filtered by date range.
The search results will provide a list of cases that fall within the date range chosen. The results will also provide a “Case Number Type” column that will show the case number and type of offense. Another column lists the “Style”–essentially the parties of the case; for example, “State of Texas vs. John Smith.”
The “Judicial Officer Physical Location” will also be listed, as will the date, time, and hearing type.
Searchers can open specific information by clicking on the subject of their search. This information will reveal the disposition and the procedural history of the case. Please note that under the Open Records Policy, as seen in Chapter 552, some exceptions may apply to the disclosure of certain information to the public.
How To Search Vital Records (Marriage, Divorce, Birth & Death) Records in Guadalupe County
Individuals may need to obtain a copy of their marriage licenses, divorce decrees, or birth and death certificates for many reasons including legal matters, citizenship, adoption and more.
However, these records can also be searched out of curiosity as long as they’re used in an ethical manner.
These records can be obtained through the County’s Clerk Office and District Clerk Office. But if the event occurred or the documents originated elsewhere in Texas, another county agency is the next best option and if all else fails, the Texas Vital Records Office can be of assistance.10
Access Marriage Records via the Guadalupe County Clerk’s Office
The County Clerk maintains the Guadalupe County marriage records. To find out if someone is married, the public can access these documents through the County of Guadalupe website, which contains a marriage and other records online search feature. The public can complete the search by clicking the drop-down arrow to the left of the search box and selecting the appropriate search topic.
Requesters can search by names, case numbers and document types. The search will provide a list of results, and the requesters can select a specific search result to obtain more details.
To check if someone is married, searchers must know the name of at least one of the parties. The records go as far back as 1853 and can be be filtered by a particular date range.
The search results will also provide a page with applicants’ names, document types, application and marriage dates, and more filter options.
The requester can select one of the search results to view an image of the marriage license. While this search will pull up the marriage license, it will be stamped “Unofficial copy—not recordable.” The unofficial copy can be downloaded for free. Certified copies are available for purchase, just hit “Add to Cart.” The Guadalupe County charges $2 per page or a total of $4. Please note that an account must be created to checkout items in the cart.
The County Clerk’s website also contains a fee schedule which can also be seen in the image below.
Additionally, searchers can also request a copy of the marriage license by filling out an application for a copy of marriage license and taking it to the County Clerk’s office. To obtain this form, the requestor must provide an identification number and the names of the parties to the marriage. Searchers don’t need to know the exact date of the marriage, but knowing the date range of when the marriage took place may be helpful.
At the County Clerk’s office, there will be a receptionist counter where this request can be made. The Office accepts credit cards, cash, money orders, or cashier’s checks.
The Guadalupe County—County Clerk, Teresa Kiel
Teresa Kiel, County Clerk
211 W Court St.
Seguin, TX, 78155
Phone: 830.303.8863
Email: [email protected]
Obtain Divorce Information From Guadalupe County’s Records Inquiry & District Clerk’s Office
The Guadalupe County Records Inquiry holds divorce information and they can be obtained by searching the “Civil, Family Case Records” section.13
To search for Guadalupe County divorce records, choose the drop list options, “Search By” case number, party or attorney name, or date filed. Knowing just the last name of the parties or a party, the attorney(s), or the date range of the case is sufficient to conduct the search.
Once the search results load, the searcher can click on the hyperlinked case numbers to the left. Note that if the name search filter alone is used, the result may reveal cases that are not related to divorce.
Click the hyperlinked search results for more details, such as name of parties’ attorneys and the disposition(s) of the case.
The District Clerk maintains access to divorce records in addition to other information including court pleadings, instruments, and papers associated with any district court case.
If the searcher is unable to obtain the uncertified divorce records from the GC Records Inquiry, another option is to contact the District Clerk’s Office to obtain either certified or uncertified records. Certified divorce records cost $1 per page or the searcher can pay $5, and uncertified records are at no cost.
Searcher may conduct the search by clicking on the “Efile” link in the District Clerk’s Office links and forms chart. Note that the requester must have an E-File account already created in order to complete this search.
Another option is to mail in a letter requesting the specific document. The mailing envelope must contain a pre-paid return envelope and a money order in the exact amount due. With these two options, the requester must know the case number.
Searchers can also visit the District Clerk’s Office. While it is not necessary that the searchers know the case number when making the request in the office, knowing the parties’ names may suffice, but knowing the case number is the simplest way to ensure that the proper records are obtained.
The Guadalupe County—District Clerk, Linda Balk
Linda Balk, County Clerk
211 W Court St.
Seguin, TX, 78155
Phone: 830.303.8875
Retrieve Birth & Death Certificates & Other Vital Records in Guadalupe County Texas
The County Clerk’s office is the place to go to obtain a birth certificate and/or a certificate of death. Searchers can find death certificates and certificates of birth records online. The death certificates go as far back as January 9, 1900, while the birth record extends to March 8, 1862.
Searchers can perform a vital records search within the County Clerk’s website by inputting the name of the search subject.
On the search results page, searchers can further filter the search results by year of birth or death. That option is present in the column on the left side of the page. For more information regarding vital records, the searcher can call 830.303.8863, or email [email protected].
Vital records are also available at the state level, via the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS). Be sure to review the fee schedule for each vital record type prior to placing an order, as some only verify whether an event occurred while other documents are more comprehensive.
How To View Property Records & Tax Details in Guadalupe County
The County Clerk also holds the property information and citizens can obtain them through the County Clerk’s online property search feature or through the County Appraiser if tax information is needed. The Clerk’s database holds property details that date as far back as July 31, 1970 and as recent as the present date.
Inquirers need to select “Property Records” from the drop down and enter information such as “grantor/grantee,” “subdivision,” and the document type or number. Further, the database allows users to search the index using full text such as phrases. The users can activate this feature by changing the selection right under the database search box to “Search Index & Full Text (OCR).
Upon conducting the search, the searchers will be taken to a page that lists the names of the grantor and grantee, the type of property document, the date the document was recorded, the document number, the book/volume/page in which the document appears, and a legal description of the document.
The searcher can open the details of each document by clicking on any selection. The records displayed are unofficial, but the requestor can obtain the certified copies of the document by adding the document to their cart. The action of adding the document to the cart will present a popup box that shows the total number of pages for the document, the cost per page, and the total cost.
Searchers can also search the County Clerk’s fee schedule to find the appropriate costs. Free downloads are permitted for unofficial records.
For more information about property deeds or the official public records, requesters can call the line, 830.303.8859 or email, [email protected].
No matter what you’re searching for, this guide on Guadalupe County public records outlines every record custodian necessary and the process to obtain public information on anyone.
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