Bexar County Jail Mugshots

Bexar County jail mugshots and booking records are maintained by the Bexar County Sheriff's Office at the Adult Detention Center in San Antonio, Texas. You can search for current inmates, request booking photos, and access arrest records through the Sheriff's Office online search tools and public records request process.

Bexar County Sheriff's Office

The Bexar County Sheriff's Office operates the county jail at 200 North Comal Street in San Antonio. The main Sheriff's phone is 210-335-6010. For inmate information, call the dedicated line at 210-335-6201, which is available 24 hours a day. You will need the person's full name and date of birth to get information by phone. The Central Records Division handles all public information requests and is reachable at record@bexar.org.

Bexar County is one of the most populous counties in Texas and includes the city of San Antonio. The Adult Detention Center processes thousands of bookings each year. The facility has a Central Magistrate Office that processes newly arrested individuals. Multiple housing units serve different classifications of inmates. The Sheriff's Office also maintains the Central Magistrate Search for recent arrests.

Bexar County Inmate Search and Booking Records

The Bexar County Inmate Search lets you look up current inmates by name, booking number, or State Identification (SID) number. Results show the person's booking date, current charges, bond amounts, and other custody details. Bexar County does not display booking photos publicly in the online search. To get a copy of a booking photo, you must submit a public information request.

The Central Magistrate Search shows recent arrests processed through the magistrate. It covers Class B misdemeanors and higher and shows arrests from approximately the last 24 hours. This is useful for checking very recent bookings. The Searches and Records page lists all available search tools.

The Bexar County Sheriff's website provides access to inmate search and booking records for the county's Adult Detention Center.

The Bexar County Sheriff's Office oversees the Adult Detention Center and maintains all booking records for inmates in the county.

The Bexar County Inmate Search portal allows searches by name, booking number, or SID for current detainees.

The Bexar County inmate search system shows charges, bond status, and booking details for people currently in custody at the Adult Detention Center.

For very recent arrests, the Central Magistrate Search shows people processed through the magistrate office in the last day.

The Central Magistrate Search covers recent arrests in Bexar County and is updated throughout the day as new cases are processed.

Bexar County Booking Photos and Arrest Records

Bexar County booking records are public under the Texas Public Information Act (Government Code Chapter 552). A standard Bexar County booking record includes the subject's full legal name and aliases, date of birth, physical description (height, weight, eye and hair color), identifying marks, SID number, booking date and time, arresting agency, current charges, bond information, court dates, and housing location. Records for convicted individuals also show sentence length and release date.

Bexar County does not display mugshots in its public online search. To get a booking photo, email record@bexar.org with the subject's full name, SID number, or date of birth. Fees may apply. Media outlets requesting mugshots should mail requests to Bexar County Jail Adult Detention Center, 200 North Comal Street, San Antonio, TX 78207, Attention: Media Relations - Inmate Mugshot Request.

Open records requests for incident reports need a case number or the date, location, and name of the complainant. For body-worn camera recordings, provide the date and time, location, and names of subjects in the footage. All requests must be in writing.

Note: Records involving juvenile arrests are confidential under Texas Family Code and are generally not accessible through public records requests.

How to Request Bexar County Records

Bexar County accepts public information requests through a GovQA online portal at bexar.org/2962/Open-Records-Requests. You can also submit a written request by mail to the Central Records Division at 200 N. Comal St., San Antonio, TX 78207, or by email to record@bexar.org.

For mugshot requests specifically, include the full name, SID number, or date of birth of the subject. For offense or incident reports, provide the case number or the date, location, and complainant name. Standard copy fees are $1.00 per page. Certified copies have an additional fee. For requests requiring extensive staff time, fees may be higher. The office has 10 business days to respond under state law.

Court records are kept by the District Clerk at the Paul Elizondo Tower, 101 W. Nueva St., Suite 217, San Antonio, TX 78205. Their phone is 210-335-2113.

Statewide Texas Records Resources

These tools cover records beyond Bexar County and are useful when searching for someone who may have moved or been transferred to a state facility.

• TDCJ Offender Search - Texas state prison inmates
• Texas DPS Crime Records - statewide criminal history
• VINELink - victim notification for custody status changes
• Texas Commission on Jail Standards - inspection records for all Texas county jails

Note: If a records request is denied, you can request an attorney general opinion through the Texas AG Open Government Division.

Expunging a Bexar County Arrest Record

Arrest records in Bexar County remain on file unless a court orders expunction or nondisclosure. Texas law governs this under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 55. You may qualify if charges were dismissed, you were acquitted, or the arrest did not lead to a conviction. You must file a petition with the district court in Bexar County to begin.

If granted, all agencies with those records, including the Sheriff's Office, the Adult Detention Center, and the Central Records Division, must destroy their copies. This includes any booking photos on file. After expunction, you can legally say the arrest did not happen. An order of nondisclosure is a separate option that seals records without destroying them. Contact an attorney in San Antonio for help filing the petition.

Cities in Bexar County

Bexar County contains San Antonio, one of the largest cities in the United States. San Antonio is the county seat and home to most of the county's population. Other communities include Converse, Universal City, Live Oak, Leon Valley, Schertz, and Helotes. All arrests in Bexar County, whether made by San Antonio PD, a suburban city department, or the Sheriff's Office, feed into the county jail booking system.

Nearby Counties

Bexar County is surrounded by several counties in South and Central Texas. If an arrest occurred near a county border, check the county where it actually happened.