Follow a Lubbock Booking From Intake to the Bond Window
If someone was just arrested in Lubbock County, start with the Sheriff’s Active Jail Roster. Search by name, booking number or SO number. Once the record appears, save the identifying numbers and review the charge and bond information before calling the jail or paying anyone.
A bond may not appear immediately. Lubbock County says inmates can typically bond out after they have seen a magistrate, and the bond setting is then updated on the online roster. If you also need to know what happened to the criminal charge, continue from the booking record to the correct County Clerk or District Clerk court case.
Lubbock County describes the published roster information as real-time.
Name, booking number or Sheriff’s Office number.
3502 N. Holly Avenue, Lubbock, TX 79403.
806-775-7009 or 806-775-7048.
Official procedures checked August 17, 2026.
What happened, and what do you need next?
Booking or magistrate processing may still be underway. Search again using the surname, then call the Detention Center if the person still does not appear.
Fix a missing bookingThe Sheriff says inmates typically become bond-eligible after seeing a magistrate. Initial Appearance occurs at least twice daily and sometimes more often.
Understand the bond timelineDo not pay based on one line alone. Ask whether another charge, warrant, condition or hold can keep the person in custody.
Check release blockersUse Lubbock County Public Access. Misdemeanors route to the County Clerk; felony cases route to the District Clerk.
Verify the court caseSearch Lubbock County booking records without guessing
Which booking details should you save?
Detail |
Why save it |
Do not assume |
Next use |
|---|---|---|---|
Booked name |
It is the name used in the detention system. |
A similar name means the same person. |
Compare with court records and reports. |
SO number |
HCSO accepts it for jail searches and requires it for inmate mail. |
It identifies one individual charge. |
Mail, SmartInmate and future roster searches. |
Booking number |
It narrows the jail search to a booking entry. |
It replaces the criminal court case number. |
Jail questions and record matching. |
Charge |
It shows the allegation associated with the current booking entry. |
The charge will be filed, proven or remain unchanged. |
Compare with the County or District Clerk case. |
Bond |
It shows a current release condition when one has been set and displayed. |
Paying one listed bond clears every matter. |
Confirm with the bond window before paying. |
Custody status |
It helps determine whether the person remains in county custody. |
Release means the criminal case was dismissed. |
Recheck court records after release. |
What to do when a recent Lubbock arrest is missing
Detention Center alternate number: 806-775-7048
Detention records: 806-775-7015
What normally happens after a Lubbock County arrest?
Can you watch Initial Appearance?
How to bond someone out of Lubbock County Jail
Why release may take longer than expected
One booking can contain more than one active matter. A paid bond on one charge does not answer the others.
Ask the jail whether another agency, court matter or restriction affects release.
Staff still have to clear the person through the detention system after the required release conditions are satisfied.
Need the person’s property before release?
Find what happened to the Lubbock County charge
County Clerk — misdemeanor cases
Start here for a Class A or Class B misdemeanor filed in a Lubbock County Court at Law.
- Search the public portal yourself.
- The County Clerk does not perform criminal name searches for callers.
- Record the misdemeanor case number and case name before ordering copies.
- Criminal desk: 806-775-1046.
- Office: 904 Broadway, Room 207.
District Clerk — felony cases
Use District Clerk Criminal for felony and criminal magistrate cases.
- Felony format example: DC-2023-CR-XXXX.
- Magistrate format example: PFF-2023-MAG-XXXX.
- The County specifically says the hyphens are required.
- Criminal: 806-775-1578.
- General District Clerk: 806-775-1585.
Get the actual misdemeanor or felony document
Misdemeanor copies
Call the County Clerk criminal department at 806-775-1046 with the misdemeanor case number and case name before mailing a request.
- Regular copies: $1 per page.
- Certification: additional $5 when requested.
- County Clerk does not perform a name search for you.
- Office hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
904 Broadway, Room 207
Lubbock, TX 79401
Felony / District Clerk records
The courthouse Records/Archives contact for District Clerk documents is 806-775-1322.
Lubbock County District Clerk904 Broadway, Room 105
Lubbock, TX 79401
Email: dcarchives@lubbockcounty.gov
Confirm the current copy and certification cost before submitting payment.
Courthouse parking options published by Lubbock County
$1 per hour at 916 Main Street.
Lot B at the southeast corner of 10th Street and Buddy Holly.
Lot L at the northeast corner of 10th Street and Avenue G.
The arresting agency—not always the jail—holds the report
Lubbock County Sheriff record
HCSO requires open-records requests to be made in writing.
- Email: LCDCRecords@LubbockCounty.gov
- Fax: 806-775-7991
- Mail: P.O. Box 10536, Lubbock, TX 79408
- In person: 712 Broadway, Lubbock, TX 79401
- The Sheriff provides an LSO-1064 Request of Information form as a guide.
Lubbock Police report
LPD provides a separate online police-report system.
- Reports are redacted to protect legally restricted information.
- Some reports are not available online.
- Sexually oriented offenses and juvenile-complainant reports are examples of excluded material.
- More complete records can be requested through the City’s written public-information process.
1205 15th Street, Lubbock, TX 79401
Main: 806-775-2816
Records: 806-775-2803
Public-record requests: 806-775-2809
Non-emergency dispatch: 806-775-2865
Schedule a Lubbock County inmate visit correctly
Rule |
Current Sheriff guidance |
|---|---|
Adult ID |
Visitors over 17 must bring valid government-issued identification. |
Adult visitors |
One adult visitor per inmate per visit. |
Children |
Up to two children may accompany the adult when adequately controlled. |
Visit frequency |
A visitor may visit an inmate once per day on site. |
Remote visits |
Unlimited for general-population housing when scheduled by the user; a fee applies. |
Special Housing |
Staff must schedule these visits. Call 806-775-7019. |
Personal items |
No phones, purses, backpacks, pens, pencils, bags, food, gum, candy or drinks in visitation rooms. |
Lockers |
Visitor lockers require a solid quarter; the quarter is returned when the key is returned. |
Dress rules that commonly cause a problem
Do not send personal mail to the legal-mail address
Regular personal mail
Lubbock County Detention CenterInmate’s Name and SO#
P.O. Box 9136
Seminole, FL 33775
Regular letters, postcards and greeting cards are processed through Smart Communications, scanned and delivered electronically on tablets or wall kiosks.
Legal mail and publications
Lubbock County Detention CenterInmate’s Name and SO#
P.O. Box 10535
Lubbock, TX 79408
The Sheriff directs legal mail, court documents, bank statements and publications to this Lubbock address. The envelope must include a return address.
Electronic messages
Create a SmartInmate account and send electronic messages using SmartInmate credits.
An inmate can send a collect electronic message that the recipient pays for when opening it.
Choose the correct Lubbock County money account
Access Corrections
Use this route for commissary, tablet and phone-use funds placed on the inmate account.
- Online: Access Corrections
- Phone: 866-345-1884
- Facility number: 20172
- Cash kiosk: Detention Center main lobby
- Additional kiosk: downtown Sheriff property-room lobby
ICSolutions phone-only account
Money deposited through ICSolutions is for the telephone account only.
- Phone-service site: ICSolutions
- Customer service / number-unblock assistance: 866-228-4031
- Detention blocked-number questions: 806-775-7166 or 806-775-7167
Care packages
What family members can do besides searching the roster
Go to the Detention Center Bond Window with valid photo identification. The inmate must authorize the release.
Call the Detention Center sergeant desk at 806-775-7036.
Mail it to P.O. Box 10536, Lubbock, TX 79408, or use the Sheriff’s website contact form.
How to find appointed or private criminal counsel
Court-appointed lawyer
Lubbock County contracts with the Lubbock Private Defenders Office (LPDO) to administer appointments in non-capital criminal cases.
An accused person generally must meet both requirements:
- The charge is a non-capital felony or a misdemeanor that can result in imprisonment.
- The court determines the person cannot afford to hire an attorney.
Fine-only offenses do not qualify through this appointed-counsel process.
Lubbock Private Defenders Office1401 Crickets Avenue
Lubbock, TX 79401
806-749-0007
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Private criminal lawyer
If hiring counsel, confirm the lawyer’s current State Bar status, ask about experience with the charge and Lubbock County courts, and obtain a written fee agreement.
Do not confuse a bail company with a law firm. Paying a surety premium does not create attorney-client representation.
Prosecution and victim-related case questions
904 Broadway Street, 2nd Floor
Lubbock, TX 79408
806-775-1100
Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Separate a correction from expunction or nondisclosure
First identify whether the mistake is in the Sheriff booking data, police report or court record. Send the correction evidence to the office that owns that record.
An eligible expunction can remove covered arrest records through a Texas court order. Not every dismissal or release automatically qualifies.
An eligible order of nondisclosure limits public disclosure of certain criminal history but does not erase every government record.
Lubbock County booking, jail and court contacts
Lubbock, TX 79403
Automated: 806-775-7009
Records: 806-775-7015
Visitation: 806-775-7018
Sergeant desk: 806-775-7036
Lubbock, TX 79401
Main: 806-775-1400
Non-emergency: 806-775-1600
Warrants: 806-775-1422
Lubbock, TX 79401
Criminal: 806-775-1046
General: 806-775-1076
Lobby: Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Lubbock, TX 79401
Criminal: 806-775-1578
General: 806-775-1585
Archives: 806-775-1322
Expunctions: 806-775-1373
Lubbock, TX 79401
Main: 806-775-2816
Records: 806-775-2803
Public requests: 806-775-2809
Lubbock, TX 79401
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Lubbock County Detention Center map
Lubbock County Courthouse map
Five details worth saving from a Lubbock booking
Lubbock County booking-record questions answered
How do I search Lubbock County booking records?
Use the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Active Jail Roster. You can search for a person by name, booking number or Sheriff’s Office number, usually called the SO number. Open the matching record and save the identifying number, booking information, charges, bond information and custody status shown. Lubbock County also publishes the jail roster in PDF and downloadable Excel formats.
Is the Lubbock County jail roster updated in real time?
Lubbock County states that its published jail-roster information is real-time. The Sheriff’s mobile app is described as updating every half hour. Custody, bond and release information can still change after you view a record, so recheck the roster or call the Detention Center before travelling or paying money.
When is bond set for a Lubbock County inmate?
The Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office says an inmate can typically bond out after being seen by a magistrate. Initial Appearance is conducted at least twice a day and sometimes more often. Once a bond is set, the bond setting is updated on the online jail roster.
Where can I post bond for someone in the Lubbock County Detention Center?
A bond may be posted in full at the Lubbock County Detention Center Bond Window at 3502 North Holly Avenue in Lubbock, or a local surety company may be used when appropriate. Before paying, verify every active charge, bond amount and possible hold because satisfying one bond may not necessarily clear another case or restriction.
How do I find the court case after a Lubbock County booking?
Use Lubbock County Public Access to search County Clerk and District Clerk court records. County Court at Law misdemeanor cases are maintained by the County Clerk, while felony criminal cases are maintained by the District Clerk. Free registered public access includes case details, parties, attorneys and scheduling information, but not online document images.
How do I visit an inmate in Lubbock County?
Register at SmartInmate, verify your account, send the inmate a connection request and wait for acceptance. To schedule an on-site visit, submit valid photo identification plus a recent photo of yourself and wait for facility approval. Visits must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance. General visitation is available from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., with the last visit beginning no later than 9:30 p.m.
What is the Lubbock County inmate mailing address?
Regular personal mail is sent to Lubbock County Detention Center, Inmate’s Name and SO Number, P.O. Box 9136, Seminole, Florida 33775. Regular mail is scanned through Smart Communications and delivered electronically. Legal mail, court documents, bank statements and publications are sent instead to Lubbock County Detention Center, Inmate’s Name and SO Number, P.O. Box 10535, Lubbock, Texas 79408.
How do I put money on a Lubbock County inmate account?
Cash may be deposited at a kiosk in the Detention Center main lobby or at the additional kiosk in the Sheriff’s downtown property-room lobby. Card deposits for commissary, tablet and phone use can be made through Access Corrections or by calling 866-345-1884. The Lubbock County facility number is 20172. ICSolutions is used separately for phone-only funds.
How do I request a Lubbock County arrest or police report?
First identify the arresting agency. Written Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office open-records requests may be emailed to LCDCRecords@LubbockCounty.gov, faxed to 806-775-7991, mailed to P.O. Box 10536, Lubbock, Texas 79408, or delivered to 712 Broadway. If Lubbock Police made the arrest, use the LPD online police-report system or the City of Lubbock public-information request process.
Can a Lubbock County arrest or booking record be expunged?
Some Texas arrest records may qualify for expunction, while other records may qualify for an order of nondisclosure. Eligibility depends on the arrest, charge, disposition, waiting period and other circumstances. Obtain the complete court disposition first. The Lubbock County District Clerk has an Expunctions department at 806-775-1373 and warns applicants not to list agencies that do not have records related to the case.