Midland County Booking Records | Charges, Bond and Release

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Midland County, Texas · Current detainees, charges, bond, holds and release

Read a Midland County Booking Before You Pay Bond or Drive to the Jail

If you are checking because someone was arrested and stopped answering the phone, start with Midland County’s live detainee list. You can search a partial or complete last name or open the full current roster. The useful part is not simply finding the name—the roster can show the offense, class, court, county, warrant or cause number, arrest date, bond, fine, attorney and disposition.

One important limitation: this is a currently held detainee list, not a complete historical booking archive. If the person has already left custody, the court record, Sheriff’s Records Section, arresting agency or VINE may answer the question better. This guide shows which route to use.

Search current Midland County detainees Search available court records Check bond and release
Full or partial last name Date of birth if known Arrest date Warrant/cause number Arresting agency
PERMIAN BOOKING STATUS CHECKING CASES
BOOKED OFFENSE + COURT
BOND EACH CASE
RELEASE HOLDS CLEARED
CASE
VERIFY EVERY ROW BEFORE PAYMENT
A booking is not a conviction. The current detainee page may display pending charges, dismissed matters, warrants, sentences, federal holds or other status information. Treat each row as a lead to the controlling jail or court record—not proof that the person was convicted of every listed allegation.
Roster type

Currently held detainees, not a complete historical booking database.

Search method

Enter a partial or complete last name or view all detainees.

Jail

Central Detention, 400 S. Main Street, Midland.

Detention phones

432-688-4745 or 432-688-4746.

Source review

Official procedures checked August 25, 2026.

Use the shortest route

What are you trying to find?

ARRESTED RECENTLY Check current custody

Search the live detainee roster by surname. Open the full list when spelling is uncertain.

Search steps
BOND SHOWN Read every offense row

A second charge, federal detainer, parole matter or out-of-county warrant can prevent release.

Bond workflow
NO LONGER LISTED Switch to court and records

The public roster is designed around current custody. Search the court case or request the older record.

Older bookings
NEED TO HELP Visit, call, send mail or money

Confirm the person is still held before registering, depositing or mailing anything.

Family help

Go directly to the Midland County task

Roster decoder

What Midland County’s booking-result fields mean

The live roster contains more than a name and bond amount
Field What it tells you What can go wrong Best next action
Attorney A lawyer currently associated with a displayed matter, or “None” when no lawyer is shown. It may change after appointment or retention of counsel. Confirm through the court docket.
Offense The offense description connected to that row. A booking or warrant offense can later be amended, dismissed or replaced by indictment. Check the filed court case.
Class The offense level or system classification. Abbreviations are easy to misread. Use the court and cause number to verify the charge level.
Court The court or authority connected to the row, such as a Justice Court, County Court at Law, district court, Municipal Court or another authority. Not every row belongs to the same court. Route the case to the correct clerk.
County The county associated with that warrant or case. An inmate can be held for another county. Contact that county when the case is not Midland County.
Warrant number The warrant, complaint or criminal cause identifier displayed by the roster. Formats differ by court. Copy it exactly before searching court records.
Arrest date The date attached to that arrest or custody entry. Different rows can have different arrest dates. Use it to match reports and court filings.
Bond The bond amount currently displayed for that case or offense. A zero amount can reflect many different situations; it does not automatically mean free release. Call Detention before paying or assuming no bond is required.
Fines A fine amount connected to the displayed matter. Paying one fine may not clear other cases or holds. Identify the court that owns the fine.
Disposition A status phrase such as pending disposition, dismissed, sentenced, pretrial-release status or another case outcome. The same person can have different dispositions across multiple rows. Verify final legal outcomes with the relevant clerk.
Years / months / weeks / days / hours Sentence or time information when the roster supplies it. Do not calculate a release date yourself from this field alone. Ask Detention or the controlling authority for current release status.

Common court and class abbreviations you may encounter

JP1–JP4

Justice of the Peace precincts. Early felony and misdemeanor matters can appear under a JP before later filing.

CCL / CCL2

County Court at Law. Class A and B misdemeanors are handled through the County Clerk.

142 / 238 / 385 / 441

Midland County district courts. Felony proceedings are maintained through the District Clerk.

MC

Municipal Court matters can appear alongside county cases.

MB / MA

Common shorthand for Class B and Class A misdemeanor classifications.

FS / F3 / F2 / F1

Common shorthand for state-jail, third-degree, second-degree and first-degree felony levels.

Do not add the bond numbers together automatically. Release can depend on which bonds are payable, whether a judge has changed a condition, whether an outside detainer exists and whether every active case has been cleared.
Charges, bail and release

Before paying Midland County bail, check every row

Verify the person is still in custody Reopen the live detainee list immediately before payment.
Write down every charge and warrant number Do not rely on one highlighted or first-listed offense.
Look for federal, parole or outside-county holds A separate detainer can prevent release even when a Midland County bond is paid.
Read the disposition column “Pending disposition,” “pretrial release program,” a sentence status or another notation can change what should happen next.
Call Detention when anything is unclear Ask staff to confirm the active cases and payable bond before sending money.
Use the approved payment route Midland County’s current Money Deposits page states that self-release bail can be paid through the jail kiosk or online through TouchPay.
Save the receipt Keep the payer name, transaction ID, amount, date and inmate information.
Do not expect an instant exit Release requires staff to clear the applicable cases, court orders and holds. Midland County does not publish a guaranteed release-processing time.
Bond-verification call script
I am calling about [full name]. I found the person on the current detainee list. The roster shows warrant or cause numbers [numbers] and bond amounts [amounts]. Before I pay anything, can you confirm every active case, whether any detainer or hold prevents release, the total payable amount and the correct payment method?
Midland County Detention Division
400 S. Main Street, Midland, TX 79701
432-688-4745
Alternate: 432-688-4746

TouchPay bail payment

Online or kiosk

Midland County directs eligible bail payments through its jail kiosk or TouchPay Online.

Open TouchPay
Card fees

The county states that transaction fees apply and that credit/debit card transactions include the listed base charge plus 7.5% of the transaction face amount.

Fee-table caution: Midland County’s current web page contains an unusual cash-kiosk fee entry for bail amounts above $200. Because the wording appears internally inconsistent, this article does not convert that line into a payment estimate. Check the live county page or the kiosk before making a large cash payment.
Check current deposit and bail fees

Cash-bond refund after the case ends

Midland County’s jail FAQ states that, for cases above Class C misdemeanor level, a defendant may be eligible to receive a cash-bond refund after the case is dismissed or resolved. The cash bond is receipted to the defendant, and the county says only the defendant may receive the refund. Keep the original receipt, court paperwork showing the disposition and government-issued ID.
Personal bond option

Some defendants may be screened by Midland County Pretrial Services

Midland County Pretrial Services evaluates qualified defendants for possible release on personal bond while the case is pending. The office considers whether the defendant is likely to return to court and whether release presents a serious community-safety concern.

Office
507 S. Loraine
Midland, TX 79701

432-742-7350

Hours

Monday–Friday
7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Personal-bond fee

$20 or 3% of the bond amount, whichever is greater, according to the county’s current Pretrial Services payment page.

Examples of supervision conditions

Attend every scheduled court setting
Report to Pretrial Services as ordered
Request permission before leaving the Midland area when required
Report address or employment changes
Remain arrest-free while the case is pending
Complete testing, monitoring or treatment when ordered
Midland County currently lists additional supervision charges when ordered, including $10 monthly ignition-interlock supervision, $20 per required drug test and $330 per month for SCRAM/GPS monitoring.
Read Midland County Pretrial Services Check current Pretrial fees
After the booking

Use the court record to see what happened to the charge

Midland County has two criminal clerk routes. Class A and Class B misdemeanor records are handled by the County Clerk. Felony indictments and district-court criminal proceedings are maintained by the District Clerk.

Class A & B misdemeanors

Midland County Clerk

500 N. Loraine Street
4th Floor
Midland, TX 79701

Misdemeanor records: 432-688-4402

Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Felony criminal cases

Midland County District Clerk

500 N. Loraine Street
Suite 300
Midland, TX 79702

432-688-4500

Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Copy the warrant or cause number from the jail roster Searching the exact number is safer than a broad name search.
Check which court appears in the booking row JP, Municipal Court, County Court at Law and district courts have different record holders.
Open Midland County’s court-record portal The county requires users to register and create an account for the available public court records. Open Midland County court-record portal
Match the arrest date and offense Make sure the case logically follows the booking you found.
Read later filings, not just the first complaint A felony booking may later show a district-court cause number after indictment.
Find the disposition for each charge Look for dismissal, plea, deferred status, conviction, sentence or another final order.

County Clerk copy fees worth knowing

Currently published Midland County Clerk copy charges
Copy type Published fee Use
Paper copy $1 per page Ordinary paper copy where available.
Non-certified electronic copy $0.10 per page, $1 minimum per document Electronic reference copy where offered.
Clerk certification $5 When official certification is required.
Authentication certificate $10 When a higher authentication level is required.
District Clerk fee schedules can differ from County Clerk charges. For a felony certified disposition, confirm the current price with the District Clerk before ordering.
Released or older booking

What to do when the person is no longer on the live jail list

Search the court case Use the known warrant/cause number, name and approximate arrest date.
Identify the arresting agency A Midland Police arrest and a Midland County Sheriff arrest are requested from different records offices.
Request the booking or arrest record Ask for the exact document you need rather than “everything.”
Obtain the final court disposition This is especially important when a historical booking page no longer shows the person.

Midland County local records check

The Sheriff’s current detention FAQ states that someone who now lives outside Midland can request a Midland County records-check form from the Records Office. The completed form must be notarized and may be returned with photo ID. The FAQ currently lists a $10 fee payable by money order only.
Mailing address listed for the local records check:
Midland County Sheriff’s Department
Attn: Records Department
P.O. Box 11287
Midland, TX 79702

Records Section phone: 432-688-4660

No result?

Why someone may not appear in Midland County’s current detainee list

Booking is still being completed The person may not yet appear in the public list.
The person was released The online tool is a current-detainee roster, so switch to the court or records route.
The surname is entered differently Try a shorter partial surname or review the complete detainee list.
The booking happened in another county Midland city, Midland County and surrounding counties are different custody systems.
The person is held for another authority Federal, parole or out-of-county cases can appear differently from an ordinary Midland County charge.
The person transferred Midland County states that it does not give dates or times when an inmate will be picked up by another county.
Missing-person-from-roster call script
I am trying to confirm whether [full name] is currently in Midland County custody. The arrest may have happened on [date] through [agency]. I do not see the person on the current detainee list. Can you confirm whether the person is still processing, was released, transferred or is being held under another authority?
Arrest and offense reports

Request the narrative from the agency that created it

Midland County Sheriff record

Use the Sheriff’s open-records process for MCSO-created records.

Midland County Sheriff’s Office
Attn: Open Record
1703 E. County Road 120, Building A
Midland, TX 79706

Records: 432-688-4660
Email: mrecords@mcounty.com
Fax: 432-688-4972

Open MCSO records-request instructions

Midland Police Department record

If Midland Police made the arrest or created the offense report, use the City’s police-report request.

Midland Police Department
601 N. Loraine
Midland, TX 79701

Records: 432-685-7145
Non-emergency: 432-685-7108

Request an MPD report
Midland Police states that incident and offense-report requests can be submitted online and asks users to allow up to 10 business days for processing.
Midland County Sheriff states that after receiving a public-information request, the office has 10 business days in which to release responsive information, request an extension or seek an Attorney General open-record ruling. Charges may apply.
Copy-ready Sheriff record request
Under the Texas Public Information Act, I request the releasable arrest, offense, incident, probable-cause and booking records concerning [full name] for the incident or arrest on approximately [date] at [location]. Known identifiers include warrant/cause number [number], arresting agency [agency] and offense [offense]. Please provide the records electronically when available and advise me of charges before processing if the cost will exceed $[amount].
Booking-photo requests are restricted. Midland County’s online booking-photo request form is identified as a media request form. The form states that requests must be in writing Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., and must include the defendant’s name, DOB and/or SPN, and criminal charge. It also lists release restrictions for people not arrested by MCSO and certain non-conviction situations.
Warrant verification

Do not treat an old booking row as proof of an active warrant

Midland County directs warrant questions to the Sheriff’s Warrant Section. The live jail roster may show warrants and cause numbers, but a displayed historical warrant entry may later be withdrawn, replaced or otherwise resolved.

Sheriff Warrant Section

432-688-4680

Warrant Services
709 W. Washington
Midland, TX 79701

432-688-4700

Municipal matter

City of Midland Municipal Court matters use the municipal court rather than the County Clerk.

Safety rule: Do not approach, detain or confront someone because of an online record. If the warrant concerns you personally, contact a qualified lawyer or the relevant court before deciding how to respond.
Video visitation

Midland County visitation runs Saturday through Tuesday

Current Midland County general visitation schedule
Day Published visiting hours Important point
Saturday 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Video visitation
Sunday 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Video visitation
Monday 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Video visitation
Tuesday 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Video visitation
Maximum two visitors per visiting day
Normal visit is at least 20 minutes per visitor
One visit per visitor on a visitation day
Visits must occur on non-consecutive days
Maximum four total visits per week per inmate
Visitor must provide proper identification
No purses, backpacks or cell phones in visitation area
No photographs during visitation
Contact visitation is prohibited
Intoxicated or disruptive visitors can be denied
The inmate controls the visitor list. Midland County’s detention FAQ states that inmates create their own visitation lists. If you are not listed, the inmate must request that you be added.

Children under 17

Midland County permits an inmate’s son, daughter, stepson or stepdaughter to visit during the first full visitation week of each month, defined by the Sheriff as the first Saturday through Tuesday falling in the same month. One child visits at a time and must remain with the parent or guardian.

Central Detention visitation
400 S. Main Street
Midland, TX 79701
432-688-4745
Check current visitation rules

Attorney visits are different

Attorneys of record may visit privately between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., seven days per week, except during security closures, feeding or regular visitation. Midland County also supports qualifying off-site attorney video visits; those visits must generally be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance and no more than seven days ahead.
Personal mail and books

Do not send ordinary personal mail to 400 S. Main

Midland County stopped accepting ordinary personal correspondence directly at the jail in 2019. Personal mail is routed through the Securus Digital Mail Center and scanned for inmate viewing.
Personal mail:
Inmate Full Name – Inmate ID
Midland County, TX Jail
C/O Securus Digital Mail Center
P.O. Box 21227
Tampa, FL 33622
Put the sender’s full name on the envelope
Include a readable return address
Use the inmate’s full booked name
Include the inmate ID
No cash, checks or money orders
No Polaroid photographs
No inappropriate or sexually explicit images
No stickers, glue, tape, glitter, stones or ribbons

Legal mail and authorized publications

Inmate Full Name – Inmate ID
C/O Midland County Sheriff’s Office – Detention Division
P.O. Box 11387
Midland, TX 79701

The Sheriff’s FAQ states that paperback books can be purchased from publishers or reputable online distributors and sent through the approved mailing procedure. Hardback books are not accepted.

Check current inmate-mail instructions
Phone calls

Midland County inmates cannot receive normal incoming calls

Collect calls

An inmate may place a collect call when the receiving telephone number accepts collect calls.

Securus AdvancePay

The receiving party can create a prepaid account through Securus.

Securus: 800-844-6591

The inmate dials the receiving phone number
The system checks for an AdvancePay account
The receiving party must accept the call
Call cost is deducted from the prepaid balance
Calls may be recorded or monitored
Transfer or conference attempts can disconnect the call
Legal-call warning: Midland County says its Securus system has the ability to record outgoing jail calls. Attorneys must take specific steps with Securus to protect privileged telephone communications. Families should not use ordinary inmate calls to discuss evidence, witnesses, passwords or defense strategy.
Read Midland County phone-call rules
Inmate account deposits

Midland County uses TouchPay for inmate money

Deposits can be made through the jail lobby kiosk, online through TouchPay or by telephone at 866-232-1899. Money orders and cashier’s checks are no longer accepted for inmate-account deposits.
Published inmate-book deposit service fees
Deposit amount Kiosk Telephone Web / terminal
$0–$20 $3.95 $3.95 $3.95
$20.01–$100 $4.95 $4.95 $4.95
$100.01–$200 $5.95 $5.95 $5.95
If a kiosk deposit does not reach the account, the Sheriff’s FAQ says to take the receipt to the jail bonding area. For an online or telephone TouchPay problem, Midland County lists TouchPay customer support at 866-204-1603.
Midland County states that jail staff will not disclose how much money is in an inmate’s cash account.
Open TouchPay Verify current county fees
Medical, clothing and property

What the jail says families can and cannot bring

Prescription medication

The Detention FAQ states that a prescription may be accepted only when it is current and not expired.

Call before bringing medication so staff can confirm the current intake procedure.

Court clothing

The Sheriff states that court clothing is the only general clothing/property item it will accept for an inmate. Clothing can be brought before trial and picked up afterward.

Property release

The jail states that ordinary inmate property is not released while the person remains in custody.

If the inmate leaves for TDCJ or State Jail

Midland County states that an authorized person will receive a letter explaining property pickup after an inmate leaves for TDCJ or State Jail. Bring that authorization letter and identification when picking up the property.
Local contact sheet

Midland County jail, Sheriff and court contacts

Central Detention Division
400 S. Main Street
Midland, TX 79701

432-688-4745

Alternate: 432-688-4746

Midland County Sheriff
1703 E. County Road 120
Midland, TX 79706

432-688-4600

Non-emergency: 432-688-1040

Sheriff Records Section
1703 E. County Road 120
Midland, TX 79706

432-688-4660

Sheriff Warrant Section

432-688-4680

County Clerk – Misdemeanor Records
500 N. Loraine Street
4th Floor
Midland, TX 79701

432-688-4402

District Clerk – Felony Records
500 N. Loraine Street
Suite 300
Midland, TX 79702

432-688-4500

Pretrial Bonding
507 S. Loraine
Midland, TX 79701

432-742-7350

Mon–Fri, 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Midland Police Records
601 N. Loraine
Midland, TX 79701

432-685-7145

District Attorney
500 N. Loraine Street, Suite 200
Midland, TX 79701

432-688-4411

Courthouse Security
500 N. Loraine Street
Midland, TX 79701

432-688-4650

Where to park at the Midland County Courthouse

Visitor parking

County security identifies Lot A, adjacent to the courthouse, for visitors and accessible parking.

Lot E, northwest of Michigan and Colorado Streets, is listed as additional parking.

Do not assume every lot is public

Lot B is reserved for elected officials and jurors, Lot C is additional juror parking and Lot D is employee parking.

Detention-facility parking: Midland County does not publish equally specific visitor-parking instructions for 400 S. Main on its current Detention/Visitation pages. Call 432-688-4745 before driving there instead of relying on an unofficial parking recommendation.

Map to Central Detention

Map to Midland County Courthouse

Midland-specific tips

Details worth knowing before you make a call or payment

The live list is not an archive

If the person disappears from the current detainee roster, move to court records instead of assuming the arrest record vanished.

One person may have many courts

The same roster can show JP, Municipal, County Court at Law, district, federal and out-of-county matters.

A zero-dollar bond needs context

Check the disposition, sentence, detainer and every other row before deciding what it means.

Do not mail cash to the jail

Use TouchPay for account deposits. Midland County says cash, checks and money orders should not be sent through inmate mail.

Save the TouchPay receipt

The county specifically tells kiosk users to take a receipt to the bonding area when a deposit does not appear.

Do not wait at another jail for a transfer

Midland County says it will not disclose dates or times when someone will be picked up by another county.

10 Midland County questions

Booking, bond and release questions answered

How do I search Midland County Texas booking records?

Use the Midland County Sheriff’s Office Currently Held Detainees database. You can search by a partial or complete last name or choose to view all current detainees. The result can show the person’s name, attorney, offense, offense class, court, county, warrant or cause number, arrest date, bond, fines and disposition.

Does Midland County have a historical booking database?

The Sheriff’s public online page is a current-detainee list rather than a complete historical booking archive. If a person has already been released, use Midland County court records and the Sheriff’s Records Section or open-records process to research an older arrest or booking.

How can I find the bond for a Midland County inmate?

Open the Sheriff’s current-detainee record and review every offense row because each case can have a different bond or no bond amount. Also check the disposition and any detainer or hold. For questions, call the Detention Division at 432-688-4745 or 432-688-4746.

Can I pay Midland County bail online?

Midland County’s current Money Deposits page states that eligible self-release bail payments can be made through the jail kiosk or online through TouchPay. Before paying, verify every case, bond amount and hold with the Detention Division. TouchPay and card transaction fees may apply.

How do I know when someone has been released from Midland County Jail?

Recheck the current-detainee list and call the Detention Division when the status is unclear. Midland County also links to VINE for custody and release notifications. The Sheriff’s FAQ states that staff do not provide dates or times for transfers to other facilities.

How do I visit an inmate in Midland County Jail?

Midland County uses video visitation. General visitation is currently published for Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eligible inmates may receive up to two visitors per visiting day, visits are normally at least 20 minutes per visitor, and an inmate must add a visitor to the visitation list.

What is the Midland County inmate mailing address?

Personal mail is sent to the Securus Digital Mail Center using the inmate’s full name and inmate ID, Midland County TX Jail, C/O Securus Digital Mail Center, PO Box 21227, Tampa, FL 33622. Legal mail and authorized publications use the Midland County Sheriff’s Office Detention Division mailing address instead.

How do I put money on a Midland County inmate account?

Use the lobby kiosk, TouchPay Online or TouchPay telephone service at 866-232-1899. Midland County states that money orders and cashier’s checks are no longer accepted for inmate account deposits. Published deposit service fees depend on the amount deposited.

Where do I find Midland County criminal court records after a booking?

Class A and Class B misdemeanor cases are maintained by the Midland County Clerk, while felony criminal proceedings are maintained by the Midland County District Clerk. The county provides an online court-record portal for available public records, and the booking roster’s court and warrant or cause-number fields help identify the correct court.

How do I request a Midland County arrest or police report?

For a Midland County Sheriff’s Office record, use the Sheriff’s open-records process or contact Records at 432-688-4660. For an arrest or offense handled by the Midland Police Department, use the City’s online police-report request system or contact MPD Records at 432-685-7145. Always identify the arresting agency before requesting the report.

Official resources

Primary Midland County sources used for this page

Sheriff and jail
Records and courts
Police, bond and legal help
Accuracy and legal-use notice

Texas-arrest.org is an independent informational resource and is not the Midland County Sheriff’s Office, Midland County Clerk, District Clerk, District Attorney, Midland Police Department, Pretrial Services, TouchPay, Securus or a law firm.

Booking, custody, bond, fine, disposition, court, visitation, provider, fee and release information can change. Recheck the official live record before sending money, travelling to the jail or making a legal, employment, housing, financial or publication decision.

An arrest or detention record does not establish guilt. Obtain the corresponding court disposition when the outcome matters.

Last official-source review: August 25, 2026. Where Midland County’s own published information appeared internally inconsistent—such as one high-value cash-kiosk bail-fee entry—the article flags the issue instead of guessing.

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