Webb County Arrest Records Search | Recent Bookings

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Webb County, Texas · Laredo bookings, jail records, bonds and criminal court cases

See the Last 48 Hours of Webb County Bookings—Then Verify the Case

If the arrest was recent, Webb County gives you an unusually direct starting point: its Sheriff’s Booking Jail Search covers arrests from the last 48 hours. The list shows the booking number, booked name, number of charges, race and age.

If the person is no longer on that short list, do not assume the arrest disappeared. Switch to the separate Jail and Bond Record Search, then use Webb County’s criminal court database to find the filed case and final disposition.

See official 48-hour bookings Search jail and bond records Check the criminal court case
Booked legal name Date of birth Approximate arrest date Booking number Cause number if known
WEBB COUNTY 48-HOUR GATE LIVE ROUTE
RECENT BOOKING SEARCH LAREDO
WEBB CRIMINAL CASE
OUTCOME CHECKED
BOOK
BOOKING → BOND → COURT
A booking is not a conviction. The Webb County booking list records an arrest and associated charge information available at that stage. It does not prove guilt and does not tell you whether the prosecutor later filed, changed, rejected or dismissed a charge.
Fresh arrest

Use the Sheriff’s last-48-hours booking page first.

Older/current inmate

Switch to the separate Jail and Bond Record Search.

Jail help

Webb County lists 956-523-4400 for the jail.

Court outcome

Use Odyssey and select Criminal Records.

Verified

Official sources reviewed August 18, 2026.

Three different searches

Use the right Webb County database in 20 seconds

ARREST WITHIN 48 HOURS Recent Booking Jail Search

Best when someone was arrested today or yesterday. The page is a chronological booking list rather than a broad historical court database.

Open recent bookings
JAIL OR BOND STATUS Jail and Bond Record Search

Use when the 48-hour window has passed or when you need a broader jail record or bond entry.

Open Jail & Bond Search
WHAT HAPPENED IN COURT? Criminal Records Search

Use Webb County Odyssey Public Access for the filed criminal case, court docket and disposition.

Open criminal records
Best sequence: recent booking → save booking number → check jail/bond → identify the arresting agency → find the criminal cause → read the disposition.

Go directly to the Webb County problem

You do not need to read every section when you are trying to solve one urgent problem.

Last 48 hours

How to use Webb County Recent Booking Jail Search

Webb County states directly that its Booking Jail Search covers individuals arrested within the last 48 hours.
Open the Sheriff’s Booking Jail Search View the current 48-hour list
Scan the list by booked surname The page is organized as recent booking entries. Look for the exact booked form of the name, including middle names and suffixes.
Compare the age Age helps separate people with similar names, but it should not be your only identity check.
Save the booking number This is the most useful item to carry into later jail, records and family-support questions.
Read the number of charges carefully A result may show more than one charge. Do not assume one bond or one court outcome applies to all of them.
Use race only as a secondary identifier It appears in the official list but should never replace a stronger match such as date of birth or booking/case number.
Move to the Jail and Bond Record Search Use the broader system when you need jail or bond information beyond the simple recent-booking list.
Finish with Criminal Records Search Webb County Odyssey to find what was actually filed and what later happened in court.
Important 48-hour limitation: someone disappearing from the recent-booking list does not mean the arrest record was erased. The event may simply have aged out of that short window.
Do not misread the list

What Webb County’s booking fields tell you—and what they do not

Recent booking list decoder
Displayed field
Useful for
Does not prove
Next step
Booking number
Identifying the jail intake entry.
The final charge or court outcome.
Save it for jail and records questions.
Name
Finding a likely person.
Identity when several people share a name.
Compare age, DOB or later court identifiers.
Number of charges
Showing how many charge entries are connected to that booking.
That every booking allegation will be prosecuted.
Review each court count separately.
Race
Secondary identification only.
Identity.
Use stronger matching identifiers.
Age
Narrowing same-name results.
Exact date of birth.
Confirm DOB through the appropriate record.
Do not publish from a name match alone. Confirm at least two independent identity details before treating an arrest entry as belonging to a specific person.
No result or vanished result

What to do when someone is not on the Webb County 48-hour list

The booking is older than 48 hours Move immediately to the Jail and Bond Record Search.
The person was released A release does not erase the court case. Search Criminal Records.
The booked name differs Try another surname spelling, hyphenated name, maiden name, suffix or legal alias.
The arrest is still processing Online publication can trail the real-world intake process. Call the jail when the situation is urgent.
The person was booked elsewhere The alleged incident may involve Webb County while actual custody is held by another county, state or federal agency.
There was no county-jail booking A citation, summons or other court event can create a criminal case without a long jail stay.
Useful call script
I am trying to confirm the custody or booking status of [full legal name], date of birth [date if known]. The arrest may have occurred on [date] through [agency]. I found / did not find booking number [number]. Can you confirm whether the person is currently housed, released, transferred or still processing, and what identifier I should use for visitation or account questions?
Webb County Jail
1001 Washington St., Laredo, TX 78040
956-523-4400
Jail and bond records

Check every bond entry before paying anyone

Open Webb County Jail and Bond Record Search Open official jail/bond records
Choose the correct tab The Odyssey page separates Jail Records from Jail Bond Records.
Confirm the same person Carry the booked name and booking number from the recent-booking page when possible.
Review every case or charge One release condition does not automatically resolve another charge, warrant or hold.
Ask about personal-bond eligibility Webb County Pre-Trial Services assists with eligible personal bonds and court-ordered pretrial supervision.
Verify private surety companies Use the Bail Bond Board’s current approved-company list before signing an agreement.
Get all costs and collateral in writing Keep the defendant name, booking/cause number, premium, collateral, payment record and company information.
Webb County Bail Bond Board
1110 Victoria St., 3rd Floor
Laredo, TX 78040

956-523-4972

Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Check approved bonding companies
Webb County Pre-Trial Services
1110 Victoria St., Suite 501
Laredo, TX 78040

956-523-4988

Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Open Pre-Trial Services
Current local detail: the Bail Bond Board’s active licensed-company list was last updated July 1, 2026. Webb County says surety companies must be licensed in Webb County before they can secure bail for someone incarcerated in a county detention facility.
Pre-Trial Services currently says major credit/debit cards are accepted for bond releases with a 3% service fee, and card payments are not accepted by phone. Confirm the specific defendant and payment route before traveling.
Booking to final disposition

Find the Webb County criminal case after the arrest

The booking page answers “Was this person recently booked?” The court record answers the more important long-term question: “What was actually filed, and how did the case end?”

Open Webb County Public Record Search Open Odyssey Public Access
Select Criminal Records The landing page also contains civil, family, probate and calendar choices, so choose the criminal dataset.
Use the cause number first when known An exact cause or case number is safer than broad name searching.
Otherwise search the party name carefully Compare the filing date, court, alleged offense and other available identifiers.
Read the docket rather than one status label Look for charging documents, hearings, bond orders, pleas, dismissals, judgments and sentencing entries.
Check every count separately Multiple allegations from one booking can resolve differently.
Order the disposition when proof matters A certified court document is stronger than a jail screenshot for employment, licensing, immigration or record-clearing work.
Webb County District Clerk
1110 Victoria St., Suite 203, Laredo, TX 78040
Phone: 956-523-4268
Email: districtclerk@webbcountytx.gov
Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Certified and non-certified court copies

Get the document instead of relying on a screenshot

The District Clerk says email is the fastest route for non-certified electronic copies, and most email requests are reviewed and answered within 24 hours during normal business hours.
Current Webb County District Clerk copy charges
Copy type
Published fee
Best use
Electronic non-certified document
$1 up to 10 pages
Fast informational copy by email when available.
Additional electronic pages
$0.10 each after first 10 pages
Longer electronic documents.
Paper copy
$1 per page
Physical records.
Certified copy
$5 certification fee plus copy cost
Official proof of disposition, judgment or filing.
Include the case number when available
Give the full party names
Name the exact document you want
State email, mail or will-call delivery
Include your contact information
Call first when page count or total cost is unknown
The District Clerk does not accept copy requests by fax and does not accept payment by telephone. Credit-card payments are accepted in person.
Read official copy instructions Email District Clerk
Copy-ready disposition request
I am requesting a [certified / non-certified] copy of the final disposition, judgment, dismissal order or other final document in Webb County cause number [number], styled [case name if known]. The defendant is [full name], and the approximate filing or disposition date is [date]. Please advise the total fee and whether the document can be sent electronically or placed in will call.
Arresting-agency report

Do not ask the jail for a police narrative it did not create

Webb County Sheriff arrest

Start with the Sheriff/jail information you already have. For a county open-records routing question, Webb County Public Information Office can explain the correct county department and request process.

Open Webb County Public Information
Laredo Police arrest

LPD Records stores department reports and processes incident reports, witness statements, accident reports and citations.

Open Laredo Police Department
Another agency made the arrest

Use the agency named in the booking or court paperwork. A state trooper, constable or federal agency can create a record that the local jail merely receives during intake.

Laredo Police records contact

Laredo Police Department
4712 Maher Ave., Laredo, TX 78041
Front desk: 956-795-2828 / 956-795-2829
Records customer service numbers shown on the current main department page: 956-795-2815 and 956-795-2898
LPD currently has multiple records-contact numbers across its department pages. If one listed Records line does not connect, use the front desk and ask to be routed to Records rather than relying on an old third-party directory.
Arrest-report request template
I am requesting the releasable arrest, incident or offense report concerning [full name] for an incident on or about [date/time] at [location]. The Webb County booking number is [number], and the police or incident number is [number if known]. Please advise what portion is publicly releasable and any current copying charge before processing a large request.
Visit, mail, calls and deposits

Call Webb County Jail before using an old inmate-service instruction

This is one area where guessing would hurt the reader. Webb County’s current public Sheriff pages clearly provide the 48-hour booking search and Jail/Bond search, but they do not currently present a complete, easy-to-verify public page with all modern visitation hours, personal-mail routing, telephone provider and deposit instructions.

For that reason, this guide does not copy visitation times, mailing addresses or commissary providers from third-party jail directories. Confirm them directly with the jail first.

Confirm the inmate is still physically at Webb County Jail
Have the booked name and booking number ready
Ask which days and hours apply to that housing unit
Ask whether visits require advance registration
Confirm accepted visitor photo identification
Ask about minor-child visitation rules
Confirm dress and prohibited-property rules
Get the current personal-mail address and format
Ask which inmate deposit provider is currently authorized
Ask which phone/video provider applies
Webb County Jail
County directory address: 1001 Washington St., Laredo, TX 78040
Phone: 956-523-4400
Useful same-day habit: call before driving to the jail even if you have visited before. Housing, court movement, holidays, security operations and local events can affect access.

Inmate safety / PREA reporting

The Webb County Sheriff maintains a PREA section and a third-party reporting form for sexual-abuse or sexual-harassment concerns involving custody.

Open HCSO PREA information Open third-party PREA form
After the arrest

Find appointed or private legal help without confusing it with bail

Webb County Public Defender
1110 Washington St., Suite 102
Laredo, TX 78040

956-523-4101

Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; closed 12:00–1:00 p.m. for lunch.

Open Public Defender
Pre-Trial / appointed counsel process
1110 Victoria St., Suite 501
Laredo, TX 78040

956-523-4988

The office handles pretrial interviews and indigent court-appointed attorney processes.

Private lawyer

Verify Texas license status, ask about Webb County criminal-court experience, and request the fee arrangement in writing.

A bail bond company can post an eligible surety bond; it is not the defendant’s legal counsel.

Use State Bar resources
The Public Defender represents eligible adult misdemeanor and felony defendants appointed to the office. Calling the office does not by itself create an attorney-client appointment.
Release notifications

Do not repeatedly refresh a jail page when a notification service fits better

Webb County links residents to Texas SAVNS/VINE for automated custody and court-status notifications. The service can be useful when a victim, witness or family member needs to know about release, transfer or another custody change.

Texas VINE phone: 877-894-8463 (877-TX4-VINE).
A notification service supplements—not replaces—the official jail or court record. Verify an important release or hearing directly when safety or legal deadlines are involved.
When Webb County is not enough

Choose DPS for Texas history and TDCJ for state-prison custody

Texas DPS Criminal History Search

Use DPS when you need a broader Texas criminal-history search rather than one Webb County booking.

  • Search credits currently cost $1 each.
  • A no-match search still uses a credit.
  • Full date of birth helps narrow results.
  • DPS warns that name-based results are not always accurate.
  • Fingerprint identification is the reliable way to positively link a person to a criminal record.
Open Texas DPS Criminal History
Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Use TDCJ after a person enters Texas state-prison custody or when you need state location, conviction offense or projected release information.

  • Search by name.
  • Use the SID number when known.
  • Use the current TDCJ number when known.
  • Do not use TDCJ as the first place to search a fresh Webb County arrest.
Open TDCJ Inmate Information
Expunction or nondisclosure

Get the disposition before trying to clear the Webb County arrest

Pull the complete criminal court case Identify every cause arising from the arrest and how each was resolved.
Order the documents you need A certified dismissal, judgment or other disposition may be needed.
Compare expunction and nondisclosure Expunction removes eligible arrest-record entries; nondisclosure restricts public disclosure of eligible records. They are not the same process.
Check current eligibility Do not assume a dismissal, deferred adjudication or old case automatically qualifies.
Use the current Webb County agency list The District Clerk publishes local agencies that may need to appear in an expunction order.
Webb County District Clerk Expunction Contact
1110 Victoria St., Suite 203, Laredo, TX 78040
Email: dc.expunctions@webbcountytx.gov
Webb County’s expunction page now reflects the local agency-list requirement associated with Texas Senate Bill 1667, effective September 1, 2025. The District Clerk warns that the list may not be exhaustive because the correct agencies depend on the facts of the case.
Open Webb County expunction page Read Texas expunction guidance Open nondisclosure forms
Do not confuse correction with clearing. If the government record is factually wrong, correct the agency or court record first. Expunction and nondisclosure concern records that may be accurate but legally eligible for relief.
Keep these numbers

Webb County arrest, jail, court and legal-help contacts

Webb County Jail
1001 Washington St.
Laredo, TX 78040

956-523-4400

Webb County District Clerk
1110 Victoria St., Suite 203
Laredo, TX 78040

956-523-4268

Mon–Fri, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Webb County Bail Bond Board
1110 Victoria St., 3rd Floor
Laredo, TX 78040

956-523-4972

Pre-Trial Services
1110 Victoria St., Suite 501
Laredo, TX 78040

956-523-4988

Webb County Public Defender
1110 Washington St., Suite 102
Laredo, TX 78040

956-523-4101

Webb County Public Information
1110 Washington St., Suite 303
Laredo, TX 78040

956-523-4999

webbpio@webbcountytx.gov

Laredo Police Department
4712 Maher Ave.
Laredo, TX 78041

Lobby: 956-795-2828

Justice Center Security
1110 Victoria St., 1st Floor
Laredo, TX 78040

956-523-4391

Before driving downtown

Webb County Justice Center parking and location tips

The 406th District Court’s current county page says public Justice Center parking is available at the corner of Washington and Convent streets and at the Billy Hall Administrative Building, 1110 Washington St., which can be accessed from Flores Street.
That parking guidance is published for the Justice Center. It should not be assumed to be a guaranteed jail visitor parking arrangement. Call the jail before a detention-facility visit.

Webb County Jail

Dean Senator Judith Zaffirini Justice Center

Local shortcuts

Six Webb County mistakes that cost people time

Using the 48-hour list for an old arrest

It is intentionally short-term. Move to Jail/Bond and Criminal Records.

Forgetting the booking number

Save it before the entry ages out of the recent list.

Calling the jail for an LPD report

Use the arresting agency for the police narrative.

Picking a random bail company

Check Webb County’s licensed-company list first.

Using old visitation or commissary websites

Call 956-523-4400 because the county does not currently publish every operational detail clearly online.

Stopping at the arrest charge

Search the criminal docket to see what prosecutors and the court actually did.

10 Webb County questions

Webb County arrest records and recent bookings FAQs

How do I search recent Webb County bookings?

Use the Webb County Sheriff’s official Booking Jail Search when the arrest may have occurred within the last 48 hours. The public list shows the booking number, booked name, number of charges, race and age. Open the relevant booking information, verify the person carefully and save the booking number before checking the broader Jail and Bond Record Search or criminal court records.

How far back does the Webb County Booking Jail Search go?

Webb County’s official Booking Jail Search states that it covers people arrested within the last 48 hours. If the arrest is older, the person has been released, or you need current jail or bond information, use the separate Webb County Jail and Bond Record Search.

How do I find an older or current Webb County inmate?

Use the official Webb County Jail and Bond Record Search rather than relying only on the 48-hour booking page. The Odyssey system provides separate Jail Records and Jail Bond Records searches. If the current status remains unclear, call Webb County Jail at 956-523-4400.

What information appears in Webb County recent booking results?

The current 48-hour booking list displays the booking number, booked name, number of charges, race and age. Use those fields only as starting identifiers. A booking entry is not proof of guilt, and the number of booking charges does not tell you the final court outcome.

How do I check a Webb County inmate’s bond?

Open the Webb County Jail and Bond Record Search and select Jail Bond Records. Verify the correct person and review every case or bond entry. Before paying a private bondsman, check the Webb County Bail Bond Board’s current approved bonding company list. The board states that a surety company must be licensed in Webb County to secure bail for a person incarcerated in a Webb County detention facility.

How do I find the final court outcome after a Webb County arrest?

Use Webb County Odyssey Public Access and select Criminal Records. Search with the cause or case number when available, or use the person’s name and other known details. Review the filed charges and docket for dismissal, plea, judgment, sentencing or another disposition. The jail booking alone does not show the final legal result.

How do I get a certified Webb County criminal court record?

Request certified or non-certified copies from the Webb County District Clerk by email, mail, in person or will-call pickup. The office currently lists electronic non-certified copies at $1 for a document up to 10 pages, $0.10 for each page after the first 10, paper copies at $1 per page, and a $5 certification fee plus the copy cost for certified documents.

How do I request a Webb County or Laredo arrest report?

First identify the law-enforcement agency that made the arrest. For a Laredo Police Department case, contact LPD Records or use the department’s Request a Report or Open Records service. For a Webb County department record, the county Public Information Office provides open-records guidance. Do not assume that the county jail owns a report created by Laredo Police or another arresting agency.

How do I visit, send mail to or add money for a Webb County inmate?

Call Webb County Jail at 956-523-4400 before traveling, mailing anything or using an inmate payment service. Webb County’s current public jail pages provide booking and bond searches but do not clearly publish a complete current visitation, personal-mail, telephone and deposit procedure. Confirm the inmate’s current location, booking number, visiting schedule, approved ID, mail format and authorized deposit provider directly with the jail.

Can a Webb County arrest record be expunged or sealed?

Some Texas records may qualify for expunction and others may qualify for an order of nondisclosure. Eligibility depends on the arrest, charge, disposition, waiting period and other case facts. Webb County District Clerk maintains a current expunction page and local agency contact list, and Texas courts publish nondisclosure forms. Obtain the complete court disposition before deciding which process may apply.

Primary official resources

Webb County and Texas sources used for this page

Booking, jail and bond
Court and records
Statewide and record clearing
Accuracy, identity and legal-use notice

Texas-arrest.org is an independent informational resource. It is not Webb County, the Webb County Sheriff’s Office, Webb County District Clerk, Laredo Police Department, a bail-bond company, Texas DPS, TDCJ or a law firm.

Recent-booking entries, jail status, bonds, court events, office hours, providers and procedures can change. Verify the person using more than one identifier and recheck the appropriate official source before making a legal, financial, employment, housing, safety or publication decision.

An arrest or booking is an allegation-stage record and does not establish guilt. This article provides procedural information, not legal advice.

Official-source review completed August 18, 2026. Where Webb County did not publish a clearly current visitation, mail, telephone or inmate-deposit procedure, this article directs readers to verify with the jail rather than substituting unverified third-party information.

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