St Tammany Arrest Records Search | Police & Court
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana · Sheriff bookings, police reports and 22nd JDC court records
Find a St. Tammany Arrest and Follow It to the Court Outcome
Start with the Sheriff-supported jail roster for active custody or a recent release. Then identify the arresting agency and use the Clerk’s criminal records to see what was actually filed in court.
This guide also covers police reports, court-copy fees, warrants, bond, jail visitation, inmate services, public defenders, victim assistance, Louisiana criminal-history records, corrections and expungement.
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Arrest does not mean conviction. A jail charge records an allegation connected with booking. The District Attorney can decline or modify a charge, and the court can dismiss a case or enter another disposition. Always check the court record after finding an arrest.
Current custody
Use the Sheriff-supported current-inmate roster.
Recent release
Use the official 48 Hour Release list.
Police report
Request it from the agency that created it.
Final outcome
Verify through St. Tammany criminal court records.
Bond office
985-274-1070 after booking is processed.
Which St. Tammany record answers your question?
JAIL ROSTER
Is the person in custody?
Use the current roster for a person held in the St. Tammany Parish detention system.
Best for booking identity, charges, bond and custody status.
48-HOUR RELEASE
Was the person just released?
The Sheriff provides a separate list of people released during the prior 48 hours.
Release does not mean the criminal case was dismissed.
POLICE / SHERIFF
What did officers report?
Request the incident report, arrest report and releasable supplements from the arresting agency.
The jail is not always the agency that wrote the police report.
CLERK OF COURT
What did prosecutors file?
Search the court case for charges, hearings, orders, dismissal, plea, judgment and sentence.
Use the court disposition to interpret the arrest correctly.
LOUISIANA STATE POLICE
What appears on my state record?
Use a fingerprint-based Right to Review for your own Louisiana criminal-history information.
Louisiana is not an unrestricted public statewide name-search state.Search current St. Tammany Parish inmates
Open the St. Tammany jail roster
The roster is provided for the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office and connects with Louisiana victim-notification services.
Run the current-inmate search
Start with the last name
A surname-first search reduces the risk of excluding the correct result because of a middle name, suffix or alternate spelling.
Open every plausible result
Never assume the first matching name is the correct person.
Compare the booking identifiers
Record the booking number, booking date, age or birth information, arresting agency and custody information when displayed.
Read every charge separately
One booking can contain several allegations, warrants or agency holds.
Check every bond entry
A bond amount attached to one charge does not necessarily clear another charge or detainer.
Save the arresting agency
The agency listed with the arrest determines where the incident or arrest report should normally be requested.
Continue to the criminal court record
Use the court case to determine whether the booking charge was filed, changed or dismissed.
Best evidence chain: booking number → arresting agency → agency report number → court docket number → certified disposition.
Find someone who no longer appears in current custody
The Sheriff’s Public Records Center identifies two separate jail tools: Current Inmates and a 48 Hour Release List showing people released from the St. Tammany Parish detention facility during the prior 48 hours.
Check Current Inmates first
Make sure the person was not simply moved to a different housing unit.
Open the 48 Hour Release option
Use the Sheriff jail-roster resources to switch from current custody to recent releases.
Open the roster system
Match the same booking event
Compare the name, booking number, arrest date and charges.
Do not interpret release as dismissal
Release may follow bond, a court order, time served, a transfer or another custody action.
Search the court docket next
Confirm the next appearance and disposition even when the person has already left jail.
Request older booking information when necessary
If the event is no longer available through live jail tools, use the Sheriff’s Public Records Center.
What the St. Tammany arrest fields actually mean
| Field | Meaning | What it does not prove | Next action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booking number | A specific jail intake or custody event. | The final criminal charge. | Use it for jail and records questions. |
| Booking date | When detention processing was recorded. | The exact time of the alleged offense. | Compare with the police incident date. |
| Arresting agency | The department responsible for the arrest. | The Sheriff wrote the police narrative. | Request the report from that agency. |
| Booking charge | An allegation recorded during arrest or intake. | The District Attorney filed that exact charge. | Read the court charging documents. |
| Bond amount | A release-security amount associated with a charge or order. | Payment automatically clears the booking. | Confirm every hold with the Bond Office. |
| Hold or detainer | Another court or agency may control release. | The local bond controls the entire custody status. | Identify the agency that owns the hold. |
| Release date | The displayed custody event ended. | Dismissal, acquittal or innocence. | Search the criminal court docket. |
| Mugshot | A photograph taken during booking. | Guilt or even identity by itself. | Match name, age and official numbers. |
Verify the right person before relying on a record
Full first and last name match
Middle name, alias or suffix is consistent
Age or birth information matches
Booking date matches the known incident
Arresting agency matches the location
Booking number matches another source
Court docket follows the same arrest
Charges and incident timeline are consistent
Minimum standard: Match at least two independent identifiers before publishing an accusation, sending money, contacting an employer or treating a booking as belonging to a specific person.
No St. Tammany arrest record found? Check these causes
Booking is still being processed
Identification, fingerprints, medical screening and data entry can take several hours.
The person was released
Move from Current Inmates to the 48 Hour Release list.
The spelling differs
Try the surname alone, former names, hyphens, aliases and suffixes.
A city police department made the arrest
The detailed incident report may be held by Covington, Mandeville, Slidell or another municipal agency.
The arrest happened outside St. Tammany
Search the parish or jurisdiction where the person was actually booked.
The person was transferred
Custody may move to another parish, Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections or federal custody.
The court case is new
Prosecutor screening and court filing may occur after the booking.
The case is sealed
The Clerk states that a sealed case can produce a “no match for search” message in re:SearchLA.
Missing-booking call script
I am trying to confirm the custody or booking status of [full legal name], date of birth or age [information]. The arrest may have occurred on [date] through [agency]. Can you confirm whether the person is still being booked, currently held, released, transferred or listed under another identifier?
Follow the arrest from police contact to final disposition
Law-enforcement event
A deputy, municipal officer or state trooper creates the incident and arrest documentation.
Booking
The detention facility verifies identity, fingerprints the arrestee and records charges, property and holds.
Bond review
A qualifying arrestee is placed into the local bond-setting procedure.
District Attorney screening
Prosecutors determine whether and what criminal charges to pursue.
22nd JDC criminal case
The court file begins to contain filings, hearings, motions and judicial orders.
Disposition
Charges may end by dismissal, plea, conviction, acquittal or another judicial result.
State criminal-history update
Louisiana criminal-history information may reflect the arrest and later disposition when properly reported.
Correction or expungement
Missing disposition information may be corrected, and qualifying records may later be expunged.
Find the office that actually created the arrest report
| Agency / area | Published contact | Use it for | Do not confuse with |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Tammany Parish Sheriff | 985-809-8200 | Sheriff arrests, parish incidents, jail custody and Sheriff records. | Municipal police reports. |
| Covington Police | 985-892-8500 | Covington Police Department incidents and arrests. | Sheriff jail custody. |
| Mandeville Police | 985-626-9711 | Mandeville Police Department incidents and arrests. | 22nd JDC case records. |
| Slidell Police | 985-643-3131 | Slidell Police Department incidents and arrests. | Sheriff records merely because the person entered parish jail. |
| Pearl River Police | 985-863-5711 | Pearl River municipal police records. | Parish-wide criminal history. |
| Abita Springs Police | 985-892-2821 | Local police incident information. | Court disposition records. |
| Louisiana State Police Troop L | 985-893-6250 | State Police arrests, crash investigations and Troop L matters. | STPSO reports. |
Important split: A Slidell Police officer can make the arrest, St. Tammany Parish Jail can create the booking, the District Attorney can file the charge and the Clerk can maintain the criminal court record. These are four different record custodians.
Request an arrest or incident report efficiently
Confirm the Sheriff owns the record
Check the arresting-agency field before sending a request.
Open the STPSO Public Records Center
The portal lets requesters submit a request, return to an existing request and receive released documents.
Open the Sheriff Public Records Center
Choose the enforcement or criminal-history category that matches the request
Do not request an entire file when only one report is needed.
Identify the exact record
Examples include arrest report, incident report, probable-cause narrative, booking record or identified supplement.
Add all known identifiers
Include the full name, approximate birth date, arrest date, location, booking number, report number and court docket number.
Ask for electronic production
Electronic delivery is easier to track and can reduce unnecessary copying.
Ask for a cost estimate before a large request
State a dollar limit beyond which you want approval before processing continues.
Track the request through the portal
Return to My Request Center instead of starting duplicate requests.
Copy-ready Sheriff records request
I request an electronic copy of the releasable arrest report, incident report, probable-cause narrative and identified supplements concerning [full legal name] for the event on or about [date] at [location]. Known identifiers include booking number [number], agency report number [number] and court docket number [number]. Please provide a cost estimate before processing if charges will exceed $[amount] and identify the basis for any information withheld or redacted.
Search the 22nd Judicial District criminal case
The St. Tammany Clerk of Court Criminal Department processes and maintains criminal cases for the 22nd Judicial District Court and allows public research and copies of public criminal records. Sealed records are excluded from ordinary public access.
Open the Clerk Criminal Department page
It is the safest starting point because the Clerk posts the current authorized court-search system and current forms.
Open St. Tammany criminal records
Select re:SearchLA
The Clerk directs users to re:SearchLA for civil and criminal court records.
Open the live court-record system
Sign in or register
Use existing eFileLA credentials or select Register when you do not already have an account.
Open Search from the dashboard
Choose Cases when searching for a criminal case rather than an individual document or hearing.
Enter the docket number when known
A docket number is safer than a common-name search.
Otherwise search the defendant name
Use filters for location, case category, case type and case status to reduce unrelated matches.
Open Case Details
The system can display the case number, case type, parties, attorneys, judicial officer, filings, documents and available hearings.
Compare the formal charges with the booking
The charge appearing in jail is not automatically the charge prosecuted in court.
Read later filings and orders
Check amendments, motions, warrants, dismissal entries, plea documents, judgment and sentencing.
Buy the exact court document only when needed
From Case Details, add the document to the shopping cart, complete the purchase and return to the case to open it.
Useful re:SearchLA feature: Once you find the correct case, the system allows a case alert. It can send an email when a new filing or available hearing is added.
Current St. Tammany Criminal Department fees
| Service | Published fee | Best use |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal background search | $20 per name | Clerk searches the name, reports findings and provides certification. |
| Defendant history report | $1 per page | Review a defendant history maintained by the Clerk. |
| Ordinary copy | $1 per page | Non-certified reference copy. |
| Certified extract of court minutes | $10 per document | Formal proof of a minute entry. |
| Certified copy | $10 per document | When a recipient requires Clerk certification. |
| Conformed copy of filed pleading | $3 | Deputy-clerk conformed copy. |
| Outgoing fax | $5 first page; $1 each additional page | When fax delivery is requested and available. |
| Postage | Actual cost | Mailed document requests. |
The currently linked fee sheet is marked revised May 13, 2024 and remains the Criminal Department fee document provided on the Clerk’s 2026 webpage. Confirm the amount before mailing a payment.
St. Tammany Criminal Department
St. Tammany Parish Justice Center, Basement Level
701 N. Columbia Street, Covington, LA 70433
Criminal Customer Service: 985-809-8732
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
St. Tammany Parish Justice Center, Basement Level
701 N. Columbia Street, Covington, LA 70433
Criminal Customer Service: 985-809-8732
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Why re:SearchLA may say “no match” for a sealed case
The Clerk specifically warns that sealed cases and documents are not currently available for online viewing in re:SearchLA. A search for a sealed name or docket can return “no match for search.”
Do not assume the case never existed
A no-match message can have several explanations, including sealing.
Check the spelling and docket number
Rule out a simple search error first.
Contact the Clerk
Call 985-809-8700 when you believe the case may be sealed.
Ask whether in-person access is legally permitted
The Clerk states that access may be available at its Covington office subject to applicable law and court orders.
Confirm a St. Tammany warrant without relying on an old entry
Identify the related case or arrest
Start with a docket number, booking number, citation or prior court notice.
Search the criminal case
Review filings and court activity through the Clerk-authorized re:SearchLA system.
Read entries in chronological order
A warrant-issued entry may later be followed by service, recall, cancellation or another judicial order.
Confirm the issuing court
The 22nd JDC handles St. Tammany district matters, but municipal and outside-parish cases can exist separately.
Call Criminal Records when necessary
The 22nd JDC publishes the Clerk Criminal Records number as 985-809-8732.
Contact the Sheriff or a lawyer before acting on a warrant concerning you
Do not rely on third-party warrant advertisements.
Safety rule: Never confront or attempt to detain another person based on a warrant search.
What happens with bond after a St. Tammany arrest?
The 22nd Judicial District Court states that qualifying arrestees in St. Tammany and Washington parishes have a bond set within 24 hours of arrest, including weekends and holidays. The court also warns that booking itself can take several hours.
Wait until the booking is created
A bond inquiry made immediately after an arrest may be too early.
Obtain the booking number
Match the full name and arrest event before discussing money.
List every charge and hold
One booking can contain several separate release conditions.
Call the STPSO Bond Office
The 22nd JDC directs bond inquiries to 985-274-1070.
Ask which type of bail the court authorized
Louisiana law recognizes commercial surety, secured personal surety, unsecured personal surety, bail without surety and cash-deposit bail.
Ask whether another hold prevents release
A local bond does not necessarily override another warrant, probation hold or outside detainer.
Verify payment instructions directly
Do not send money through a website or person found in an advertisement without confirming that the method applies to this booking.
Keep every receipt and court document
Save the bond paperwork, case number and next court date.
Louisiana bail types in plain English
Commercial surety
An authorized surety company provides the bail undertaking.
Cash deposit
The full amount approved by the court is secured with an authorized officer using a legally accepted form of payment.
Secured personal surety
A qualifying personal surety secures the obligation as permitted by Louisiana law and the court.
Unsecured personal surety
The court can permit an eligible qualifying surety without specific property security.
Bail without surety
The court expressly orders release without a separate surety.
Outside hold
This is not a bail type, but it can keep the person in custody even after another release condition is met.
Ask about Court Intervention Services after arrest
The 22nd JDC Court Intervention Services program provides voluntary screening, assessment and referral for certain people involved in the criminal justice system, including people in St. Tammany Parish Jail and people who are out on bond.
What CIS can do
- Pretrial screening and assessment.
- Identify possible specialty-court candidates.
- Refer participants for mental-health treatment.
- Refer participants for substance-use treatment.
- Provide follow-up services for specialty-court graduates.
Key eligibility limits published by the court
- Resident of St. Tammany or Washington Parish.
- Must be bond eligible.
- Cannot have a probation or parole hold.
- Cannot be a fugitive from another jurisdiction.
- Specified violent, arson and sex-offense cases are excluded.
The court states that services are voluntary and that accepting a treatment referral will not negatively affect the participant’s legal case.
Prepare for a St. Tammany Parish Jail visit
Visitation schedules, providers, housing restrictions and operational rules can change. Confirm the current procedure with the jail before creating a paid account or driving to the facility.
Confirm the person is still in custody
Search the current jail roster immediately before scheduling.
Recheck current custody
Save the booking information
Have the exact booking name and inmate identifiers available.
Confirm the current visit type
Ask whether the housing unit currently uses onsite video, remote video or another approved process.
Ask which scheduling provider is currently authorized
Use only the service confirmed by the facility.
Complete visitor registration
Use the same legal name and identifying information shown on your government ID.
Ask whether advance scheduling is required
Do not assume walk-in availability.
Check minor-visitor requirements
Ask what birth, guardianship or parental-consent documents are required.
Confirm the clothing and property rules
Ask before bringing bags, electronics, tobacco products, food or other personal property.
Recheck the inmate immediately before the visit
Transfer, release, medical status, disciplinary restrictions or facility operations can cancel access.
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff – Covington contact published by the 22nd JDC
985-809-8200 or 985-276-1000
985-809-8200 or 985-276-1000
Use this jail-visit checklist
Current custody confirmed
Correct booking name and number saved
Visitor registration approved when required
Visit date and time confirmed
Government photo ID ready
Minor documents confirmed
Current dress code checked
Personal-property restrictions checked
No prohibited recording planned
Facility status rechecked before travel
Recorded communication: Treat ordinary jail visits, calls and electronic messages as non-confidential unless the facility specifically identifies an approved privileged attorney-communication method.
Do not send anything until you verify the current inmate-service instructions
Personal mail
- Confirm the inmate’s exact booking name.
- Confirm the current mailing address.
- Ask whether mail is delivered directly or digitally scanned.
- Do not mail cash.
- Do not send original IDs or irreplaceable documents.
Telephone and messages
- Confirm the current approved communications provider.
- Use the exact person and facility before funding an account.
- Expect ordinary communications to be monitored or recorded.
- Use the facility’s attorney-access process for privileged communications.
Money and commissary
- Verify the booking number before payment.
- Use only the deposit method confirmed by the jail.
- Review the transaction fee before submitting.
- Keep the receipt and confirmation number.
- Never send funds based only on an unsolicited call or text.
Inmate-service verification script
I am calling about [full legal name], booking number [number]. Please confirm the current personal-mail address, approved telephone or messaging provider, approved trust-account deposit method, visitation provider and any fees I should expect before I create an account or send money.
Contact the St. Tammany Public Defender
The 22nd Judicial District Court directs people with criminal matters who cannot afford private counsel to check with the Public Defender’s Office to determine whether they qualify.
District criminal case
St. Tammany Public Defender
402 N. Jefferson AvenueCovington, LA 70433
Phone: 985-892-5002
Have the case and booking information available
Provide the full legal name, arrest date, booking number and docket number when known.
Ask about financial eligibility
Qualification for appointed representation depends on the applicable indigency process.
Confirm the correct court
District-court and city-court cases can use different offices.
Do not discuss case facts on ordinary jail calls
Ask counsel how confidential communications will be handled.
Get case guidance, restitution information and victim support
Identify the police report and court case
Have both numbers when possible.
Contact the 22nd Judicial District Attorney
The St. Tammany office is located inside the Justice Center.
Ask for Victim and Family Assistance
Advocates can explain the prosecution process and available victim resources.
Open official Victim and Family Assistance
Ask about Crime Victims Reparations when expenses resulted from the crime
The District Attorney’s victim information explains that qualifying victims may receive assistance through Louisiana’s Crime Victims Reparations process.
Ask about restitution
Restitution can be addressed as part of an eligible criminal case or sentence.
22nd Judicial District Attorney – St. Tammany
701 N. Columbia Street, Covington, LA 70433
Phone: 985-809-8383
Email: communicate@22da.com
Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
701 N. Columbia Street, Covington, LA 70433
Phone: 985-809-8383
Email: communicate@22da.com
Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Get your own fingerprint-based Louisiana criminal history
Louisiana is a closed-record state. Louisiana State Police says its Computerized Criminal History records are not an unrestricted public database. Use a Right to Review when you need your own state criminal-history record.
Open Louisiana State Police fingerprint and background-check instructions
Open Louisiana Right to Review information
Choose Right to Review
This is the personal criminal-history access process authorized by Louisiana law.
Schedule fingerprints through LAPS
Louisiana Applicant Processing System uses a statewide network of fingerprint sites.
Choose mailed or electronic results
The mailed version is a printed True Copy with signature and raised seal. The electronic option is intended for personal inquiry.
Use a computer for an electronic report
State Police says the secure electronic report cannot be retrieved from a mobile device.
Open the secure result before it expires
The electronic-access link is available for 30 days and provides one opportunity to retrieve the result.
Review every arrest and disposition
Compare St. Tammany entries with certified Clerk records.
Louisiana State Police no longer accepts routine walk-in fingerprint appointments at its Baton Rouge headquarters. Routine scheduling is handled through the digital fingerprint-site network.
Louisiana State Police BCII-LCJIS
7919 Independence Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Mailing: P.O. Box 66614, Box A-6, Baton Rouge, LA 70896
Public hours: Monday–Friday, 7:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m., subject to early closure
7919 Independence Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Mailing: P.O. Box 66614, Box A-6, Baton Rouge, LA 70896
Public hours: Monday–Friday, 7:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m., subject to early closure
Fix an incomplete Louisiana criminal-history entry
Louisiana State Police explains that its criminal-history system can be updated when the final disposition is missing, but the supporting disposition must identify the correct person and arrest event.
Obtain your Right to Review
Identify the exact St. Tammany arrest that is wrong or incomplete.
Find the matching St. Tammany court case
Match the full name, date of birth, arrest date and original charges.
Obtain an original certified disposition
Louisiana State Police requires certified disposition documentation from the court or District Attorney.
Make sure the arrest date matches
State Police says the arrest or booking date in the documentation must match within one day of the state criminal-history entry.
Include every original booking charge
If the arrest contained several charges, obtain a final outcome for each charge.
Include amendments or reductions
If prosecutors changed the charge, provide both the original charge and the final disposition information.
Verify the state record again
Obtain a new Right to Review when formal proof of the correction is needed.
Correction is different from expungement. Correction fixes data that is inaccurate or incomplete. Expungement restricts access to an otherwise valid record when Louisiana law permits it.
Prepare a St. Tammany arrest-record expungement correctly
Expungement eligibility depends on the charge, disposition, prior record, waiting requirements and Louisiana law. A dismissed charge is not automatically the same as a completed expungement.
Obtain a Louisiana Right to Review first
Louisiana State Police strongly recommends using the fingerprint-based state record before preparing the motion.
Open official Louisiana expungement instructions
Match the state arrest date exactly
Louisiana State Police warns that the date on the state rap sheet is the date fingerprints were collected. Use that date when identifying the arrest for expungement.
Use the original booking charge
List the original arrest charge even when it was later reduced or amended.
Include every count
All counts connected to the booking should be addressed.
Obtain the St. Tammany dispositions
Get certified documentation showing how every count ended.
Download the current forms
The Clerk Criminal Department links the Louisiana expungement forms and local filing information.
Open St. Tammany expungement resources
Complete the motion and order consistently
If a motion is amended, make sure the proposed order is also corrected when necessary.
Attach all required documents
Examples can include dispositions, District Attorney certifications and a statutory fee-waiver form when applicable.
File with the St. Tammany Clerk of Court
Expungement documents begin with the Clerk in the parish of the arrest or conviction.
Keep the signed expungement order
The court order is what directs agencies to process the expungement according to Louisiana law.
Published St. Tammany expungement fee components
| Payee | Published amount | Important note |
|---|---|---|
| St. Tammany Parish Clerk of Court | $200 | Local Clerk expungement component. |
| Louisiana State Police / BCII | $250 | State Police specifies a $250 money order when the fee applies. |
| St. Tammany Parish District Attorney | $50 | Separate payee listed by the Clerk. |
| St. Tammany Parish Sheriff | $50 | Separate Sheriff component. |
| Base listed components | $550 total | Before any additional DWI-related charge or incidental cost and before any valid fee waiver. |
The Clerk’s fee sheet lists additional Office of Motor Vehicles charges for specified DWI expungements. Louisiana State Police also explains that some applicants may qualify for a statutory fee waiver; eligibility restrictions apply.
Common reason for rejection: Using only the amended court charge instead of the original booking charge, omitting one count, using the wrong arrest date or failing to attach the required disposition.
St. Tammany arrest, police and court contacts
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff
701 N. Columbia Street
Covington, LA 70433
Covington, LA 70433
STPSO Bond Office
Confirm the bond after booking is processed.
22nd JDC Bond Court
Justice Center, Covington.
Clerk Criminal Records
Justice Center, Basement Level
701 N. Columbia Street
701 N. Columbia Street
Clerk Main Office
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Clerk Slidell Annex
520 Old Spanish Trail, 5th Floor
Slidell, LA 70458
Slidell, LA 70458
St. Tammany Public Defender
402 N. Jefferson Avenue
Covington, LA 70433
Covington, LA 70433
22nd Judicial District Attorney
701 N. Columbia Street
Covington, LA 70433
Covington, LA 70433
St. Tammany Parish Justice Center map
St. Tammany Parish Jail map
St. Tammany Clerk Slidell Annex map
Before traveling: Confirm the correct building, office hours, custody status, required identification, visitor approval and accepted payment method.
Important official information brought into this page
Sheriff custody workflow
Current inmates, 48-hour releases, identity checking, booking interpretation and missing-record troubleshooting.
Police-record routing
Which agency owns the incident report and how to write a narrow public-record request.
Court search
re:SearchLA registration, case search, Case Details, filings, hearings, documents and case alerts.
Clerk fees
Background-search, defendant-history, copy, certification, court-minute, fax and postage charges.
Bond and legal help
24-hour qualifying bond procedure, Bond Office number, Louisiana bail types and Public Defender contacts.
Record clearing
Right to Review, missing-disposition correction, expungement preparation and St. Tammany fee components.
St. Tammany arrest-record questions answered
How do I search St. Tammany arrest records?
Start with the Sheriff-supported jail roster. Check Current Inmates or the 48 Hour Release list, then verify the court disposition through the St. Tammany Clerk of Court.
Where do I find current St. Tammany inmates?
Use the St. Tammany jail roster connected with the Louisiana victim-notification system and provided for the Sheriff’s Office.
How can I find someone recently released?
Use the Sheriff’s 48 Hour Release list. Older bookings may require a Public Records Center request.
How do I find the final result of an arrest?
Search the criminal case through the Clerk-authorized re:SearchLA system and locate the final disposition for every charge.
How much does a St. Tammany criminal background search cost?
The currently linked Clerk fee schedule lists $20 per name for a criminal background search that pulls the file, reports findings and provides certification.
How do I request an arrest report?
Identify the arresting agency first. For STPSO records, use the Sheriff Public Records Center and provide the booking number, report number, arrest date and location.
How do I check a warrant?
Search the associated criminal case, read the newest entries and confirm current status with the issuing court or Sheriff. An old warrant entry may no longer be active.
How quickly is bond set?
The 22nd JDC states that qualifying St. Tammany arrestees have bond set within 24 hours, including weekends and holidays, although booking can take several hours.
Can I get my own Louisiana criminal history?
Yes. Use Louisiana State Police Right to Review, which is a fingerprint-based personal criminal-history process.
How do I expunge a St. Tammany arrest?
Obtain the Louisiana Right to Review and certified dispositions, complete the current Louisiana forms and file the required motion and supporting documents with the St. Tammany Clerk of Court.
