Track Down Free Guadalupe County Arrest Records & Charges

Find free Guadalupe County arrest records in no time using this streamlined resource. You can search arrest records to learn about charges brought against someone, where they are incarcerated and more.

Information on a person’s arrest is considered a public government record and must be made available for inspection per the Texas Public Information Act. This information can be a valuable source if you need to know more about someone’s background or just want to search out of curiosity.

It’s helpful to know what you need to access arrest details, where to look and the type of data you can uncover. This article covers everything you need to quickly and conveniently access arrest records in Guadalupe County, Texas.

This resource was written by Attorney Robert Bailey Jr, who holds a Juris Doctorate from Widener University School of Law.

How To Acquire Free Guadalupe County Arrest Records, Inmate Details & Mugshots

If you want to acquire inmate information or arrest records, one option is to search online for Guadalupe County Jail Records.

This tool allows you to search for jail records in Guadalupe County by either the offender’s booking number or their name. If you have the person’s date of birth, you can also include that to find the arrest record easier.

Additional options for searching jail records include setting a date range for when the person was booked and when they were released. After you conduct your search, you will navigate to the results page which will include all matching arrest records. The arrest records will provide you with the person’s name, booking date and number.

You can also view the arresting agency, a brief description of the charges and the offender’s release date, if applicable.

If you want to view a particular person’s complete arrest record, you can click on their booking number. On this page, you can view the person’s mugshot along with a brief description of the person. Information on the offender includes their address and certain descriptive characteristics (sex, race, height, weight, hair color and eye color).

There is also a section that details all charges associated with their arrest. Here, you can view a description of the offender’s charge, warrant number, issuing authority, and offense date. You can also view bond information, including the type and amount.

If there are any fines or costs associated with these charges, you can view them along with the most recent information on the disposition of the case.

You can also use the county’s Jail Bond Records Search Tool if you want to conduct a specific search for that type of information.¹

Another option to obtain arrest information is to submit an Open Records Request Online with the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office.

For additional arrest records information, you can make a request with the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office.² To do so, you can complete and submit their Public Information Request Form.³

You will need to provide your contact information along with details on the type of report or arrest information you are seeking.

A completed public information request form can be sent via email to [email protected]. You can also send the report via mail or in person to the address below:

Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office
2617 N. Guadalupe St.
Seguin, Texas 78155

The cost for a report is $5.00 each plus an additional $010 per page if the report is longer than 10 pages. If you have additional questions about arrest information, you can contact the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office.⁴

You can call them by phone at 830-379-1224 or go to the above address.

They are available to handle administrative issues on Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Another option for arrest or jail record information is to contact the Guadalupe County Adult Detention Center. For jail records, you can contact them by phone at 830-303-6342 (ext. 2239) or at the address below:

Guadalupe County Adult Detention Center
2615 N. Guadalupe St. 
Seguin, Texas 78155

While you can cast a wider search at the county level, you may also want to search or request arrest record information from local city departments as well. If they are the arresting agency, they may be able to provide you with a more detailed police report. Also, if it is a time-sensitive matter, you may be able to access information quicker with a local police department if they are the arresting agency as opposed to searching at the county level.

As an example, Cibolo is the largest city in Guadalupe County. If you know a person was arrested here, you can request arrest records directly with the Cibolo Police Department. One option is to submit an online public records request.⁵

You can also submit a record request via email to [email protected].

The advantage of using the online option is that you can check on the status of your record request.

For additional arrest information, you can contact the Cibolo Police Department’s records personnel by phone at 210-659-1999. They are available to discuss record inquiries Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. You can also go to talk to someone in person at the address below:

Cibolo Police Department
200 S. Main St.
Cibolo, Texas 78108

All of this access to information (At the city and county level) is made available through Texas’ Public Information Act for anyone who would like to learn more about arrest records in Guadalupe County.⁶

In addition to these options, you can also search for arrest and inmate information with certain third-party providers, such as VINELink. If you want to find out additional information, such as details on a person’s criminal case or how they were sentenced, you will need to find their criminal records. The next section will provide you with the steps to take to access criminal records in Guadalupe County.

How To Obtain Details of Prior Arrests & Charges in Guadalupe County Texas

After you have completed an arrest search, it may lead you to want additional details. You may want to search if a person has had prior arrests in Guadalupe County and what resulted from them. One option is to search for criminal records with the Guadalupe County Case Records Search Tool.⁷

When you navigate to this page, click on criminal case records to begin your search.

Depending on the type of information you already possess, you can search for criminal information by a defendant’s name, case number, citation or attorney. You can also choose to conduct a search of all criminal cases within a particular date range. For name searches, you have the option to include the defendant’s date of birth.

Other parameters you can set for your search are the case status (open or closed) and the date filed. For the date filed you can set it as narrow or as wide a date range as you believe would be beneficial for your search.

Once on the results page, you will view a summary of all matching criminal cases. The summary information will include the person’s name, date of birth, case number, date filed and court. You can also view the type of criminal case (felony or misdemeanor) and the current status.

For more information, click on the defendant’s case number.

The full online criminal record will contain additional information broken into the below four sections:

Party Information: This section contains additional identifying information about the defendant as well as all attorneys involved in the case.

Charge Information: Here, you will find every charge associated with a criminal case, along with a brief description of the charge and relevant statute. For each charge, you can also see the level of offense and the date they were filed.

Events & Orders of the Court: The first part of this section contains all case dispositions, such as the plea, verdict and sentencing information. Below that information, you can view a chronological listing of all events that happened in the criminal case.

Financial Information: This section will provide a brief summary of any payments and fines associated with the case, as well as whether or not there are any outstanding balances.

You can also request records directly with the responsible court that handled a criminal matter. For misdemeanor cases, you can contact the Guadalupe County Clerk.⁸ You can email their court records department at [email protected].

You can also purchase certified records online with the county clerk. For additional questions, you can contact the county clerk by phone at 830-303-8861 or by going to the address below:

Guadalupe County Clerk
211 W. Court St.
Seguin, Texas 78155

They are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. For felony cases, you can contact the Guadalupe County District Clerk. They are available at the same address as above or by calling them at 830-303-8877.

Some cities, especially the larger ones, often have their own municipal courts that handle minor criminal offenses and traffic violations. When they do, you can also access their criminal records.

In Cibolo (a city in Guadalupe County), you can search for violations with their online search tool.⁹ However, you will need to have the specific citation number and date of birth for the offender.

Alternatively, you can contact the Cibolo Municipal Court directly for available criminal records. You can call them at 210-658-7324 or send an email to [email protected]. You can also go in person to the address below:

Cibolo Municipal Court
200 S. Main St.
Cibolo, Texas 78108

If you are looking for a statewide option to expand your search, consider using the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) Inmate Search Tool.¹⁰

This search tool allows you to search for arrest and criminal charge information by an inmate’s name. You can also access this information by entering a person’s TDCJ or State ID number.

After entering your search, the results page will provide you with the inmate’s name, gender and race. You can also view the inmate’s release date (if applicable) and their unit of assignment. A citizen can find the complete offense history of the person by clicking on their name.

On the full criminal record, you can see additional sentencing information along with when an individual is eligible for release from prison and parole eligibility. There is also a detailed section on the person’s criminal history. The criminal history will contain each offense along with a brief description, the county and date when it occurred.

You can also see when a person was sentenced for each individual offense and the length of time they are required to serve.

You may be searching for this information out of curiosity. However, you may have located a record of a close friend or relative who is currently under arrest. In the next section, you will learn how to bail out a person from jail in Guadalupe County when that option is available.

How To Pay Bail After an Arrest in Guadalupe County

If you are looking to pay bail for someone who has been arrested, you may be unsure as to what steps you should take. How to bail someone out of jail in Guadalupe County depends on which option works best for you.¹¹ This may be impacted by your finances and the level of bail punishment involved (i.e., assessment of the risk that the defendant will not return for trial).

The first option is to post bail independently without the help of a bondsman.

When you plan to post bail by yourself, you will be responsible for providing a payment that covers 100% of the bail that is set. Depending on the amount of bail required and your financial situation, you may post bail by cash or check. Alternatively, you can provide a property as collateral for the bail.

For instance, you can sign your house over to pay for the cost of bail.

Obviously, there is an inherent risk in posting the bail yourself. If the person skips their court hearings, you may never see any of that money back or lose your property.

Another way you can go about this is to use the assistance of a bail agency. In this scenario, the bondsman will post the entirety of the bail (referred to as a surety bond) to have the person released from jail. For these services, you will have to pay a fee to the bail bondsman.

Usually, they charge 10% of the bail amount to take on the risk of a person not showing up again.

Which option you choose may depend on your available finances and your level of confidence that the person you are posting bail for will show up to future court hearings. Ultimately, it will be up to you to determine the best course of action.

You should now have a firm understanding of how to handle a situation in which a person needs to post bail. You are also equipped to search for Guadalupe County arrest records and other criminal information; bookmark this page as your go-to resource for accessing arrest and criminal records throughout this Texas county.