Find a Collin County Booking Before the 24-Hour Window Disappears
For a new arrest, start with the Collin County Sheriff’s inmate list. It includes people currently in the county jail and people released within the previous 24 hours. Save the person’s SO number, booking details, charges and bond before moving to the court record.
If the booking is already more than a day old, Collin County has another useful tool: you can generate an official Sheriff report for one to seven previous days. For an older case or final outcome, use Judicial Online Search and then route the case to the District Clerk, County Clerk or appropriate lower court.
Includes current inmates and releases from the previous 24 hours.
Create an official report covering 1–7 previous days.
4300 Community Ave., McKinney, TX 75071.
972-547-5100 for booking, release and jail-service questions.
Official procedures checked August 8, 2026.
Use a different Collin County tool depending on when it happened
Best when someone may still be in custody. It also includes people released during the previous 24 hours.
Use the current booking routeSelect the number of previous days and create a fresh arrest/release report directly in your browser.
Use the recent-report routeSearch criminal cases, inmates, mugshots when available, bonds, active warrants and case history.
Search the justice systemUse the Sheriff for Sheriff-created records and the correct court clerk for criminal court documents.
Request the actual recordSearch Collin County Jail for a recent booking
Download recent arrest activity for the previous 1–7 days
Collin County operates a separate Sheriff’s Office Store tool for recent reports. This is useful when the person has already fallen outside the current inmate list’s 24-hour release window.
Use Collin County Judicial Online Search to connect jail and court records
Collin County’s justice-system search is unusually useful because it brings several databases together instead of forcing the reader to search each office independently.
Search current inmates, recent releases, available mugshots, bond amounts and time-served information.
Search by party name, case number or other available criteria and follow the criminal docket.
Look for active warrant information and connect the warrant to the related case when available.
What the arrest-search fields do—and do not—tell you
Field |
What it helps identify |
What it does not prove |
Next move |
|---|---|---|---|
SO number |
The Sheriff’s identifier for the incarcerated person. |
That every historical case belongs to one booking event. |
Use with name, DOB and booking date. |
Booking date |
When the jail intake occurred. |
The exact time of the alleged offense. |
Compare with the police report. |
Mugshot |
A photograph associated with custody processing when available. |
Guilt or identity without other matching details. |
Match SO number and DOB. |
Charge |
The allegation currently associated with the booking or case. |
The prosecutor ultimately filed or proved that charge. |
Open the court case. |
Bond |
A release amount or condition connected to a charge. |
That payment will clear another charge, warrant or hold. |
Verify all active cases. |
Release |
That the displayed jail custody event ended. |
Dismissal, acquittal or completion of the case. |
Read the disposition. |
Case number |
A specific court proceeding. |
That another charge or cause does not exist. |
Search every listed case. |
Active warrant |
A warrant currently appearing in the public justice system. |
That an older screenshot is still current. |
Verify the live case before acting. |
Why someone arrested in Collin County may not appear yet
Request the report from the agency that created it
Use the Collin County Sheriff Open Records process for HCSO offense reports, inmate records, mugshots, dispatch logs and other Sheriff-maintained records.
Open Sheriff Open RecordsRead the arresting-agency field, then submit the request to the city police department that made or documented the arrest.
The county Public Information Office does not hold those police records.
How to make an HCSO open-record request
Record |
Published fee |
When useful |
|---|---|---|
Inmate mugshot photo |
$5 |
When an official HCSO image is needed. |
Offense / media report |
$5 |
For the Sheriff-created incident narrative or releasable report. |
Call-for-service report |
$3 |
For dispatch-related incident information. |
911 call recording |
$1 |
When releasable emergency-call audio is requested. |
Inmate visitor log |
$1 |
For an available jail visitor record. |
Records search |
$5 |
When a manual search is required. |
Certified copy |
$1 |
When certification is available and required. |
4300 Community Avenue
McKinney, TX 75071
Records help: 972-547-5199
Lobby: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., excluding holidays
Payments: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Felonies and misdemeanors go to different Collin County clerks
Felony case
Record holder: Collin County District Clerk.
District Courts generally handle felony criminal matters.
Online District Court criminal cases cover filings or completed cases from 1988 to present.
Open District Clerk CriminalClass A or B misdemeanor
Record holder: County Court at Law Clerks through the Collin County Clerk.
These offices maintain Class A and Class B misdemeanor cases and Class C appeals.
Online County Court at Law criminal history covers 2000 to present.
Open misdemeanor criminal recordsDistrict Court → District Clerk.
County Court at Law → County Clerk criminal staff.
Justice of the Peace or municipal court depending on the case.
What to do when the case is too old for the normal online search
Case type |
Normal online coverage |
Older cases |
Record holder |
|---|---|---|---|
District Court criminal |
1988–present |
1800s–1987 require a manual record request. |
District Clerk |
County Court at Law criminal |
2000–present |
1800s–1999 require the County Court at Law Clerk. |
County Clerk |
Manual District Clerk record searches are currently $5 each.
Provide the person’s complete name and date of birth. Written requests should include a self-addressed stamped envelope and payment.
The District Clerk states that searches are normally processed within one or two days of receipt and are not performed by phone.
Noncertified paper copy: $1 per page.
Electronic copy: $1 for the first 10 pages, then $0.10 per page over 10.
Certified copy: $5 per document plus $1 per page.
Open County Clerk Record Request2100 Bloomdale Road
McKinney, TX 75071
Check every charge before paying a Collin County bond
Cash bond
The full bond is paid in cash, money order or cashier’s check.
Money orders and cashier’s checks must be payable to Collin County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO).
A cashier’s check requires bank-contact information so the funds can be verified before the issuing bank closes.
Surety bond
Posted through a bonding company approved to operate in Collin County.
The company charges its own service fee, which is generally not refunded when the case ends.
Check the current approved listWhere to pick someone up after release
Check a Collin County warrant without relying on an old screenshot
Search active warrants and, when available, follow the warrant back to the related criminal case.
Open Judicial Online SearchThe Sheriff’s Services area includes an Active Warrants Report alongside arrest/release and court information tools.
Open Sheriff ServicesConfirm the visitor list before driving to the jail
Rule |
Current guidance |
|---|---|
Arrival |
20 minutes before the scheduled visitation time. |
Visit length |
25 minutes, plus five minutes allocated for walking to the cluster. |
Adult visitors |
One adult visitor per inmate on a visitation day. |
Children |
Allowed on a space-available basis under the Sheriff’s published rules. |
Incoming calls |
The jail does not accept incoming telephone calls for inmates. |
Mail at front desk |
Front-desk staff do not accept inmate mail. |
How communication works inside the Collin County jail
Inmates cannot receive normal incoming calls.
Prepaid telephone accounts are handled through ICSolutions.
Collin County uses ViaPath Technologies and ICSolutions for inmate communication technology.
The tablet hardware is provided without a hardware-use charge.
Available services can include Visit Now on Demand, messages and photo sharing.
Paid use is funded through the inmate trust account or GettingOut service.
Do not send a personal letter to 4300 Community Avenue
Collin County Detention Facility
Inmate’s Full Name, Inmate SO Number
P.O. Box 247
Phoenix, MD 21131
Legal mail and approved publications use the jail address
Collin County Detention Facility
4300 Community Ave.
McKinney, TX 75071
New newspapers, magazines and soft-cover books must come directly from an approved publisher, distributor or qualifying internet warehouse. Hardcovers, spiral bindings and prohibited content are refused.
Use Access Corrections for current Collin County inmate deposits
Create an Access Corrections account, locate the inmate and verify the SO number before payment.
Access Corrections deposit assistance:
Deposits can also be made at designated kiosks or participating retailers after following the provider’s registration steps.
Sending a commissary package
Collin County currently partners with Access Securepak for approved inmate care packages. Create an account through the provider linked on the official Inmate Accounts page, choose the Collin County Detention Facility and order only from the approved menu.
Know the difference between valuable and bulk inmate property
An inmate may authorize release of valuables such as a phone, keys or identification on an all-or-nothing basis.
Valuable property can be released at any time under the Sheriff’s procedure.
Bulk-property release is available once while the person remains in custody.
Published pickup hours are 6:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. daily.
What family members can actually do for an inmate’s medical needs
If you have current prescription information or medication the facility needs to know about, contact the jail before bringing it.
Medication must go through jail medical verification before it can be administered.
Family members should not expect medical staff to disclose a patient’s private health status over the phone.
You can provide important information to medical staff even when staff cannot disclose protected information back to you.
A defendant who cannot afford counsel can request an appointment
Collin County operates an Indigent Defense system for qualifying criminal defendants. The county provides an online Affidavit of Indigence that includes an option to request a court-appointed attorney.
Victim assistance
Separate an incorrect record from a legally valid record you want cleared
Expunction
An eligible expunction can require covered arrest records to be removed or destroyed according to Texas law and the court order.
Order of nondisclosure
An eligible nondisclosure order limits public disclosure but does not erase the record from every authorized government system.
When the question is bigger than one Collin County arrest
Texas DPS criminal history
Use the Texas Department of Public Safety when you need a broader public Texas criminal-history search rather than one county booking.
Open Texas DPS searchTDCJ inmate information
Use the Texas Department of Criminal Justice after the person enters state-prison custody or when you need TDCJ location and release information.
Open TDCJ inmate searchCollin County jail and criminal-record offices
McKinney, TX 75071
Detention Bureau: 972-547-5100
McKinney, TX 75071
Records help: 972-547-5199
2100 Bloomdale Road, 3rd Floor
McKinney, TX 75071
Felony District Court records.
McKinney, TX 75071
Case / bond information: 972-548-6420
Alternate: 972-548-6422
McKinney, TX 75071
Administrator: 972-547-5488
Check the current schedule before travelling.
Map to the Collin County Detention Facility
Map to the Russell A. Steindam Courts Building
Six Collin County details worth remembering
If someone disappeared from the roster, remember that released inmates remain in the normal list for only the previous 24 hours.
Use the Sheriff’s Office Store instead of assuming the record vanished.
Judicial Online Search can connect inmates, mugshots, bonds, cases and active warrants.
Felony: District Clerk. Class A/B misdemeanor: County Court at Law Clerks.
Always use the latest dedicated Sheriff Inmate Accounts page before depositing.
Ordinary personal mail is scanned off-site and should not be mailed to 4300 Community Avenue.
Collin County arrest-record questions answered
How do I search Collin County arrest records?
Start with the Collin County Sheriff’s inmate information page for a current inmate or someone released within the previous 24 hours. For older recent activity, use the Sheriff’s Office Store to create a downloadable report covering one to seven prior days. Then use Collin County Judicial Online Search to verify the criminal case, bond and court status.
Where can I see recent Collin County bookings?
The Sheriff’s current inmate list includes people presently housed in the Collin County Detention Facility and people released within the previous 24 hours. The Sheriff’s Office Store also lets users create a report for one to seven prior days, covering the selected period through 11:59:59 p.m. of the previous day.
Does the Collin County inmate search include released inmates?
Yes. Collin County states that its inmate list includes current inmates and people released within the previous 24 hours. For a release older than that, use the Sheriff’s recent report tool or search the person’s criminal case through Judicial Online Search.
What is an SO number in the Collin County Jail?
The inmate SO number is an identifier used by the Collin County Sheriff’s Office for an incarcerated person. Save it after confirming the correct person because it is useful for inmate mail, deposits, records questions and other detention services. Also verify the person’s name, date of birth and booking details.
How much does a Collin County inmate mugshot or offense report cost?
The Collin County Sheriff’s current open-record fee schedule lists an inmate mugshot photo at $5 and an offense or media report at $5. A call-for-service report is listed at $3 and a records search at $5. Additional charges may apply depending on the requested material.
Where do I search a Collin County criminal court case after an arrest?
Use Collin County Judicial Online Search first. Felony District Court records are maintained by the District Clerk, while Class A and Class B misdemeanor cases are maintained by the County Court at Law Clerks through the County Clerk. Justice and municipal courts handle other lower-level matters.
Where can I post bond for a Collin County inmate?
The Collin County Sheriff’s Office accepts eligible cash and surety bonds at 4300 Community Avenue in McKinney. The Sheriff’s bonding page states that bonds can be posted 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Verify every charge, bond amount and hold before paying.
How do I visit someone in the Collin County Detention Facility?
The visitor must be on the inmate’s approved visitation list. Follow the current schedule linked from the Sheriff’s visitation page, arrive 20 minutes before the scheduled visit and bring valid photo identification. Visits are 25 minutes, with additional walking time to the housing cluster.
How do I send mail or money to a Collin County inmate?
Personal mail is sent to Collin County Detention Facility, the inmate’s full name and SO number, P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, Maryland 21131. Current inmate-account deposits are handled through Access Corrections by app, online, kiosk, phone, participating retailer or lockbox. Do not mail cash, checks or money orders directly to the detention facility.
Can a Collin County arrest record be expunged or made nonpublic?
Some Texas arrest records may qualify for expunction, while certain eligible cases may qualify for an order of nondisclosure. Eligibility depends on the specific charge, disposition and other legal requirements. Obtain the complete court disposition first and use current Texas court forms or qualified legal counsel before filing.