Houston Police Department TX Arrest Records Search
Houston, Texas · HPD arrest blotters, Harris County jail custody and criminal court records
Find an HPD Arrest Record and Follow It Through Jail and Court
A Houston Police Department arrest creates records in different systems. HPD maintains the police and arrest documentation, but HPD no longer operates its own jail. Current prisoners are processed through the Harris County Joint Processing Center.
This guide shows exactly where to request an HPD arrest record, how to find the person in Harris County custody, which court to search, how to verify warrants and bond, and how to obtain statewide Texas criminal-history information without confusing an arrest with a conviction.
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Arrest does not mean conviction. An HPD arrest record documents a law-enforcement event. The prosecutor may file a different charge, reduce or dismiss a charge, and a court may later acquit the defendant. Use the final court disposition before describing someone as convicted.
Houston’s most important routing rule: HPD no longer operates its own prisoner jail. HPD arrestees are processed through the Harris County Joint Processing Center at 700 N. San Jacinto Street, Houston, TX 77002. Search current custody through the Harris County Sheriff’s Office—not an old HPD jail page.
HPD arrest record
Request the HPD-only jail booking blotter through Open Records.
Current custody
Search Harris County by name, DOB or SPN.
County criminal case
Use Harris County District Clerk after free registration.
City Class C case
Use Houston Municipal Courts instead.
Texas DPS search
Public criminal-history searches currently use $1 search credits.
Which Houston arrest record should you use?
HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
HPD arrest/blotter record
Use HPD Open Records when you need the computer record created when an HPD arresting officer booked a prisoner.
Best for: HPD-only arrest documentation.
HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF
Current jail custody
Search the Harris County system after an HPD arrest to confirm current jail, SPN, charge, court, court date and bond.
Best for: who is in jail now and current case routing.
HARRIS COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK
Class A/B or felony case
Use the criminal case system for misdemeanor County Criminal Court at Law and felony District Court proceedings.
Best for: filed charges, docket, disposition and judgment.
HOUSTON MUNICIPAL COURT
Fine-only city case
HPD citations and City of Houston Class C misdemeanor matters are maintained by Municipal Courts.
Best for: municipal citations and city warrants.
Request the Houston Police Department arrest record / jail booking blotter
HPD no longer provides a general HPD criminal-history report. What you can request is the specific HPD arrest record—also described by HPD as the jail booking blotter—when you provide enough information to identify the arrest.
Identify the exact arrest date
HPD asks for the month, day and year of the arrest.
Provide the complete booked name
Use the full name associated with the arrest rather than only initials or a nickname.
Add the date of birth
A DOB greatly reduces same-name problems.
Add the Texas driver license number when known
HPD lists the TDL as another identifier that can help locate the arrest record.
Add SSN only when you legitimately have it and choose to provide it
HPD lists SSN as a possible identifying field, but do not place sensitive personal information into an unnecessary public-facing message or publication.
Include the HPD offense report number
This may also be called the incident number or case/offense-report number.
Include the offense type when known
This can help distinguish arrests involving similar names or dates.
Submit one Open Records request
Use only one submission channel to avoid duplicate requests.
Provide a postal mailing address
HPD’s published instructions require a mailing address as part of the request workflow.
Track the assigned request number
Save the Open Records OR or request number for payment and follow-up.
Copy-ready HPD arrest-record request
I request the Houston Police Department arrest record / jail booking blotter for [full legal name], arrested on [month/day/year]. The person’s date of birth is [DOB]. Additional known identifiers are Texas driver license number [number, if appropriate], HPD offense/incident number [number], and offense type [offense]. Please provide the releasable arrest-record information associated with this specific HPD arrest. My postal mailing address is [address].
HPD Open Records Unit
Houston Police Department
Edward A. Thomas Building
1200 Travis Street, 10th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
Phone: 713-308-9178
Fax: 713-308-9150
Email: HPD.OpenRecords@houstontx.gov
Houston Police Department
Edward A. Thomas Building
1200 Travis Street, 10th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
Phone: 713-308-9178
Fax: 713-308-9150
Email: HPD.OpenRecords@houstontx.gov
Search Harris County when someone was arrested by Houston Police
HPD officers book prisoners into Harris County’s Joint Processing Center. The public Harris County search can show the defendant’s SPN, DOB, jail facility, booking date, charges, case number, court, court date and bond amount.
Open Find Someone in Jail
Use an SPN when you already know it
The Harris County SPN is one of the strongest identifiers in the county criminal-justice system.
Otherwise search the last name
The current system accepts a surname with at least three characters.
Add the first name for common surnames
This reduces unrelated results.
Or use last name + DOB
This is usually safer than a name-only search.
Open the matching person
Verify the SPN and DOB before relying on any charge.
Read every case separately
One booking can involve multiple cause numbers, courts and bond amounts.
Save the court number
This tells you where to confirm current case status.
Save the cause number
Use it in the Harris County District Clerk system.
Recheck before paying or traveling
Jail housing, court settings and bond conditions can change.
What the Harris County result means after an HPD arrest
| Field | What it tells you | What it does not prove | Best next action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPN | Harris County identifier associated with the defendant. | The final disposition. | Save it for jail, offense and warrant searches. |
| Booking date | When the person entered the Harris County booking process. | The exact offense time. | Compare with the HPD incident report. |
| Jail / facility | Current housing information. | That the person will remain at that location. | Recheck immediately before visiting. |
| Case number | Harris County cause number associated with a criminal case. | That every arrest charge is in the same cause. | Search the District Clerk. |
| Charge | Current offense description associated with the case. | Conviction or guilt. | Read the charging instrument and disposition. |
| Court | Court currently associated with the case. | That the court setting cannot later change. | Verify the court docket. |
| Court date | A setting currently shown in the system. | That the date is permanent. | Recheck before appearing. |
| Bond amount | Bond currently associated with that case entry. | That satisfying it guarantees release. | Check every hold and active case. |
Confirm the person before relying on an HPD arrest match
First and last names match
Middle name or suffix is consistent
DOB is consistent
SPN matches another official record
Arrest date matches the known incident
HPD incident number matches
Cause number follows the same event
Final court disposition belongs to the same person
Name-only searches can be wrong. Texas DPS also warns that name-based criminal-history searching can return the wrong person or miss the correct one. Fingerprints are the reliable method for positively linking an individual to a criminal-history record.
No Houston arrest result found? Check these possibilities
The arrest is still being processed
A new prisoner can be moving through intake before all public information appears.
The person was already released
Search the Harris County court record and request the HPD arrest blotter.
The booking uses another name
Check suffixes, aliases, former surnames and spelling variations.
HPD issued a citation instead of booking
A court case can exist without a Harris County jail stay.
The case is a City Class C misdemeanor
Search Houston Municipal Courts rather than the Harris County District Clerk.
The arresting agency was not HPD
Harris County includes many municipal, constable, sheriff, state and federal agencies.
The person is now in TDCJ custody
A sentenced defendant may later appear in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice system.
The record was expunged, sealed or restricted
Legally restricted records may not appear in ordinary public systems.
Current-custody call script
I am trying to confirm whether [full legal name], DOB [date], was booked after a Houston Police Department arrest on [date]. The HPD incident number may be [number]. Can you confirm the person’s current Harris County custody status or SPN so I can identify the correct court case?
Harris County incarcerated-person information:
713-755-5300
What happens after Houston Police makes an arrest?
HPD investigation or officer encounter
HPD creates the incident, offense, arrest or citation information.
Booking at Harris County Joint Processing Center
HPD no longer uses its own city jail for prisoner processing.
Magistration and release review
The defendant enters the county pretrial and court process.
Prosecutor charging decision
The filed allegation may differ from the original HPD arrest allegation.
County misdemeanor or felony court
Class A/B misdemeanor cases are handled in Harris County Criminal Courts at Law; felonies proceed through District Courts.
Municipal alternative
Fine-only City of Houston cases and municipal citations are handled through Municipal Courts instead.
Pretrial proceedings
The court record can include bond orders, settings, motions and amended charges.
Dismissal, plea or trial
The criminal allegation can resolve in several different ways.
Final disposition
The court judgment or dismissal is the controlling source for the final legal outcome.
Correction or record relief
Errors can be corrected and qualifying records may later receive expunction or nondisclosure.
Request the HPD report behind the arrest
HPD explains that a full criminal offense report and associated evidence such as photographs or video generally are not automatically public while the matter remains protected. In many cases the public portion is the releasable record.
The public information portion can include a summary of the offense, complainant information, date, time, location, responding officer names and the HPD incident number.
Ask specifically for the “public information report”
This tells HPD what portion you are seeking.
Include the HPD incident number
This is the most efficient identifier when you have it.
Include names and identifying information
Add the names and DOB or other appropriate identifiers of involved parties.
Provide the incident date
Use the precise date or narrow date range.
Provide the exact Houston address or location
This helps locate the report.
Provide the incident type
Examples might include assault, theft or another reported offense.
Include your postal mailing address
HPD requires this in the published request instructions.
Use the Public Service Counter for a simple public release
HPD states that same-day public-release service can sometimes be available in person when you have the incident number or enough identifying information.
HPD Records Division Public Service Counter
1200 Travis Street, 1st Floor
Houston, TX 77002
Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
1200 Travis Street, 1st Floor
Houston, TX 77002
Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
More complicated Texas Public Information Act requests are not normally same-day requests. HPD advises allowing at least ten business days for a response regarding release of requested information.
HPD mugshot rule
HPD currently states that a booking photograph / mugshot will be released only if the suspect was convicted. The request should include the arrest date or month/year, arrestee name, DOB, and the requester’s name and postal mailing address.
Harris County court or Houston Municipal Court?
| Case type | Primary court system | Where to search |
|---|---|---|
| Felony | Harris County Criminal District Court | Harris County District Clerk criminal search. |
| Class A / Class B misdemeanor | Harris County Criminal Court at Law | Harris County District Clerk criminal search. |
| Fine-only City of Houston Class C misdemeanor | City of Houston Municipal Court | Houston Municipal Courts. |
| HPD traffic / municipal citation | City of Houston Municipal Court | Municipal ticket / case system. |
| Harris County Justice Court Class C | Harris County Justice of the Peace | JP court system—not District Clerk background search. |
District Clerk search limitation: Harris County’s criminal background/search system covers Harris County records only and does not include federal records, other counties, Justice of the Peace cases or other municipalities’ Class C misdemeanors.
Search the Harris County criminal case after an HPD arrest
Public criminal case information remains available without a search charge, but the Harris County District Clerk now requires users to register and sign in before viewing public case information.
Create or sign into the District Clerk account
Use the cause number from the jail result
This is safer than searching a common name.
Otherwise search the defendant as a party
Add the filing date range or court type when necessary.
Confirm the case type
Determine whether it is a County Criminal Court at Law misdemeanor or District Court felony.
Read the filed charging instrument
Compare it with the charge that appeared during jail booking.
Read the docket chronologically
Track settings, bond events, motions, pleas and other proceedings.
Check every charge separately
One count can be dismissed while another results in conviction.
Find the disposition
Look for dismissal, acquittal, plea, conviction or another final action.
Obtain the actual document when proof matters
The District Clerk provides copies and certificates through Criminal Customer Service and its Records Center.
Harris County District Clerk – Criminal Customer Service
1201 Franklin Street, Suite 3254
Houston, TX 77002
Phone: 832-927-5900
1201 Franklin Street, Suite 3254
Houston, TX 77002
Phone: 832-927-5900
Beginning June 15, 2026, District Clerk public lobbies operate Monday–Friday from 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. until further notice. Staff continue phone assistance until 4:30 p.m., and many online services remain available 24/7.
Use Houston Municipal Courts for HPD Class C citations
Do not search only the Harris County District Clerk when the HPD matter is a fine-only City of Houston citation or municipal Class C misdemeanor.
Open Houston Municipal Courts
Search or obtain ticket information
Use the citation or case information printed on the HPD ticket when possible.
Check the court status
Determine whether the citation is open, set for court, delinquent or in warrant status.
Request court documents when needed
Municipal Courts maintains certified and non-certified copies of citations, complaints, dismissal orders and related court records.
Herbert W. Gee Municipal Courthouse
1400 Lubbock Street
Houston, TX 77002
Phone: 713-247-5479
General information: 3-1-1 or 713-837-0311
Monday–Friday: 8:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.
Saturday: 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
1400 Lubbock Street
Houston, TX 77002
Phone: 713-247-5479
General information: 3-1-1 or 713-837-0311
Monday–Friday: 8:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.
Saturday: 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Use the correct warrant search for the type of case
City / municipal warrant
Use Houston Municipal Courts.
Call 3-1-1 or 713-837-0311.
Harris Class A/B warrant
HCSO provides an online misdemeanor-warrant search that updates daily.
Felony / other county criminal warrant
Use the Harris County District Clerk criminal case system and confirm current status with the proper court or warrant division.
HCSO’s direct online warrant tool is limited to Class A and Class B misdemeanor warrants and related processes issued by Harris County Criminal Courts at Law. It is not a universal Harris County felony warrant database.
HCSO’s Bonding Desk at 700 N. San Jacinto Street operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays, for the misdemeanor-warrant surrender/bond workflow described by the Sheriff’s Office.
Do not attempt to apprehend anyone based on an online warrant result. HCSO expressly warns that online warrant data should not be used by the public for apprehension.
Harris County Criminal Warrants:
713-755-6055
Check every Harris County case before paying a bond
Search the current jail record
Record every case number, court and displayed bond.
Confirm the bond with the court
Do not rely only on a screenshot of an earlier jail search.
Check for additional holds
Another warrant, federal hold, parole matter or separate criminal case can prevent release.
Understand cash versus surety bond
Harris County’s warrant guidance recognizes both cash bail and surety bonds through licensed bail bondsmen.
Ask about personal bond eligibility
Some defendants may be considered for release without traditional surety or cash security depending on the case and judicial decision.
Keep every receipt
Save bond documentation and the next court date.
Pick up a released person at the JPC
Harris County states that released inmates exit from the Joint Processing Center at 700 N. San Jacinto.
Harris County Joint Processing Center
700 N. San Jacinto Street
Houston, TX 77002
Inmate information: 713-755-5300
700 N. San Jacinto Street
Houston, TX 77002
Inmate information: 713-755-5300
Schedule a jail visit after an HPD arrest
Visit the facility where the person is actually housed. Harris County uses several downtown facilities and also houses some incarcerated people in contract facilities outside Harris County.
Search the inmate first
Save the SPN, facility and housing information.
Register for visitation
Harris County allows online registration and also provides registration upon arrival, although an unscheduled visit is not guaranteed.
Schedule up to seven days ahead
Visits are assigned by facility, day and floor.
Arrive 30 minutes early
This provides time for identification verification.
Bring valid photo identification
Examples include a valid state driver license or ID, U.S. passport and other approved government photo IDs.
Plan for a 20-minute visit
Current standard visits are 20 minutes.
Maximum two visitors
When a child visits, at least one visitor must be an adult.
Leave prohibited property outside the visit
Phones, bags, wallets, recording devices, food, drinks, mail and other prohibited items cannot be taken into the visit area.
Current general Harris County visitation hours
| Day | General visitation windows |
|---|---|
| Monday | No visitation |
| Tuesday | 1:00–5:00 p.m.; 7:30–10:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 1:00–5:00 p.m.; 7:30–10:00 p.m. |
| Thursday | 1:00–5:00 p.m.; 7:30–10:00 p.m. |
| Friday | 1:00–5:00 p.m.; 7:30–10:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | 1:00–5:00 p.m.; 7:30–10:00 p.m. |
| Sunday | 1:00–5:00 p.m.; 7:30–10:00 p.m. |
The last scheduled visit begins at 9:30 p.m. The exact facility/floor schedule still controls, so the general hours alone are not enough.
Remote video visitation is currently offered for inmates housed at 700 N. San Jacinto: Monday–Friday, 4:00–9:00 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday, 8:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. The currently published charge is $5.99 for a 20-minute remote visit.
Do not send ordinary personal mail directly to the Harris County jail
Effective June 16, 2025, Harris County jail facilities stopped accepting ordinary personal mail directly at the facility. Personal correspondence is routed through the Securus Digital Mail Center and then scanned for viewing on inmate tablets or kiosks.
Include sender’s full name
Include complete return address
Use inmate’s exact booked name
Include the inmate SPN
Include housing facility and cell block
Photos/drawings must meet scanning rules
Important current restrictions
Do not include
- Greeting cards.
- Stamps.
- Cash.
- Money orders.
- Food.
- Medicine.
- Packages.
- Perfume or lipstick.
Photo limits
- Maximum 5×7 inches.
- Maximum 10 photos per package.
- No sexual content.
- No gang references.
- No guns or drug imagery.
Legal mail is different
Attorney/legal correspondence must follow the facility-specific legal-mail procedure and should not be sent to the ordinary digital-personal-mail address.
Separate phone money from the inmate trust account
Phone calls
Inmates do not receive ordinary incoming calls. Harris County’s current jail phone information uses Securus for county-jail calling services.
Securus: 1-800-844-6591
Inmate Trust Fund
Use the inmate’s exact name and SPN before depositing.
Commissary
Eligible inmates with sufficient funds and no applicable disciplinary restriction may currently spend up to $150 per week on commissary, subject to medical restrictions.
Deposit vendors and procedures can change. Use the Sheriff’s current Trust Fund page immediately before sending money rather than paying a company found through an advertisement.
Request appointed counsel after a Houston arrest
Harris County uses more than one indigent-defense model, including the Harris County Public Defender’s Office and the Office of Managed Assigned Counsel.
Request appointed counsel through the criminal court
The court determines indigency and whether counsel will be appointed.
Provide accurate financial information
The appointment process can require income and financial-resource information.
Use the cause number when contacting defense counsel
This avoids confusion between multiple criminal cases.
Do not pay anyone claiming to be the Public Defender
The Harris County Public Defender’s Office warns that it does not call clients requesting payment for its services.
Harris County Public Defender
1310 Prairie Street, Suite 400
Houston, TX 77002
Houston, TX 77002
Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Managed Assigned Counsel
1310 Prairie Street, 16th Floor, Suite 1600
Houston, TX 77002
Houston, TX 77002
Supports appointed private attorneys representing people unable to afford counsel.
Get case updates and victim support after an HPD arrest
Harris County District Attorney Victim Assistance Coordinators help survivors understand the criminal process, receive case updates, attend proceedings, access community resources and apply for Texas Crime Victims’ Compensation.
Save the HPD report number and defendant name
Add the Harris County cause number once it exists.
Contact Victim Services
Ask to be connected with the coordinator assigned to the prosecution.
Ask for case-status information
A coordinator can help explain upcoming court proceedings.
Ask about court accompaniment
Victim Assistance Coordinators can attend court proceedings with victims when requested.
Ask about compensation resources
Coordinators assist with Texas Crime Victims’ Compensation applications.
Harris County District Attorney – Victim Services
1201 Franklin Street, 2nd Floor
Houston, TX 77002
Phone: 713-274-0250
1201 Franklin Street, 2nd Floor
Houston, TX 77002
Phone: 713-274-0250
Use Texas DPS when an HPD-only arrest record is not enough
HPD stopped providing general criminal-history searches. Texas Department of Public Safety is the statewide Texas criminal-history repository.
Public DPS name search
DPS currently charges $1 per search credit on the public Criminal History Name Search.
The search uses names and optional birth information and can return public Texas conviction/deferred-adjudication history.
Your own fingerprint record
DPS says fingerprint-based searching is more accurate than name searching. The current DPS record-check fee is $15, with an additional $10 fingerprinting fee when using the FAST process.
Public name searches can generate possible matches that do not belong to the person being researched. DPS explicitly states that fingerprint identification is the only way to positively link a person to a criminal record.
Texas DPS Crime Records support:
512-424-2474
Correct a wrong HPD, Harris County or Texas DPS record
Identify exactly where the error appears
Is it the HPD offense report, HPD arrest blotter, Harris County jail record, court docket or DPS criminal history?
Save the incorrect entry
Record the HPD incident number, SPN, arrest date and court cause number.
Obtain the document that proves the correction
Examples include an amended police record, dismissal, judgment or corrected identifying information.
Do not use HPD Open Records to edit a police report
HPD states that its Open Records Unit cannot add, change or modify reports. Report corrections must be handled by the Records Division or appropriate investigating division.
Correct the court source when the disposition is wrong
A DPS record often reflects information transmitted by criminal-justice agencies.
Dispute DPS data when necessary
DPS directs users with inaccurate name-search data to personal fingerprint review and provides criminal-record assistance for incorrect information.
Recheck all affected databases
Correcting one system does not guarantee instant updates everywhere else.
Texas DPS inaccurate-data assistance:
512-424-7256
Clear or seal an eligible Houston arrest record
Texas expunction and nondisclosure are different remedies. Eligibility depends on the arrest, charges, disposition, deferred adjudication, conviction history and current Texas statutes.
Expunction
Chapter 55A of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure governs expunction of qualifying criminal records. An expunction can require agencies such as HPD, HCSO and DPS to process the court’s expunction order.
Nondisclosure
An order of nondisclosure generally seals qualifying criminal-history information from ordinary public disclosure rather than destroying the underlying record.
Get every cause number and final disposition first
Never decide eligibility from the HPD arrest charge alone.
Check the current Texas expunction statute
Chapter 55A contains different eligibility paths and exceptions.
Check nondisclosure instead when applicable
The Texas Judicial Branch publishes current model petitions, orders and instructions for multiple nondisclosure statutes.
For a Harris County expunction, file through the District Clerk
Harris County directs expunction petitions through its Civil/Family Post-Trial process and electronic filing.
Budget for the current filing charge
Harris County currently lists a base expunction filing fee of $350, with additional notice/service costs depending on the agencies listed.
Identify every agency that holds the record
Harris County’s electronic-notice list includes HPD, HCSO, DPS, District Clerk, County Clerk, Pretrial Services and other agencies.
Do not assume dismissal automatically erased the arrest
The record can remain until it qualifies for and receives the proper legal relief.
Keep the signed final order
Preserve a certified copy for later correction requests if a database fails to update.
Allow time for agency processing
Harris County states that an expunction order takes a minimum of about three months to become final through its process.
Harris County District Clerk – Civil/Family Post-Trial
201 Caroline Street, Suite 250
Houston, TX 77002
Phone: 832-927-5740
201 Caroline Street, Suite 250
Houston, TX 77002
Phone: 832-927-5740
Houston arrest, jail and court contacts
Houston Police Department
1200 Travis Street
Houston, TX 77002
Houston, TX 77002
Non-emergency: 713-884-3131
HPD Open Records Unit
Harris County Joint Processing Center
700 N. San Jacinto Street
Houston, TX 77002
Houston, TX 77002
Harris County Sheriff
1200 Baker Street
Houston, TX 77002
Houston, TX 77002
Non-emergency: 713-221-6000
District Clerk Criminal Customer Service
1201 Franklin, Suite 3254
Houston, TX 77002
Houston, TX 77002
Houston Municipal Courts
1400 Lubbock Street
Houston, TX 77002
Houston, TX 77002
Harris County Public Defender
1310 Prairie Street, Suite 400
Houston, TX 77002
Houston, TX 77002
District Attorney Victim Services
1201 Franklin Street, 2nd Floor
Houston, TX 77002
Houston, TX 77002
Harris County Warrants
Texas DPS Crime Records
Houston Police Department map
Harris County Joint Processing Center map
Harris County Criminal Justice Center map
What this page solves without becoming a government-link directory
HPD arrest request
Exact arrest-blotter identifiers, request channels, response workflow and the difference between an arrest record and criminal history.
Jail routing
Why there is no current HPD jail search, how to use Harris County and what the SPN/case/bond fields mean.
Court routing
Felony, Class A/B misdemeanor and Houston Class C municipal-case paths separated clearly.
Warrant verification
City warrants, Harris misdemeanor warrant search and court verification instead of treating one database as universal.
Jail family help
Current visit schedule, mail-system change, phone rules, money deposits and release pickup location.
Record correction and relief
Texas DPS review, HPD correction routing, expunction, nondisclosure and Harris County filing details.
Houston Police Department arrest-record questions answered
How do I search HPD arrest records?
HPD does not provide a general online HPD arrest-history database. Request the specific HPD arrest record or jail booking blotter through HPD Open Records and use Harris County for current jail custody.
What information do I need for an HPD arrest-record request?
Provide the arrest month, day and year and full name. Add DOB, Texas driver license number, offense-report number and offense type when known.
Where are people arrested by Houston Police booked?
HPD prisoners are processed through the Harris County Joint Processing Center at 700 N. San Jacinto Street in downtown Houston.
How do I find someone currently jailed after an HPD arrest?
Search the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Find Someone in Jail system by SPN, surname, name or surname plus DOB.
Where do I search the court case?
Use the Harris County District Clerk for felony and Class A/B misdemeanor cases. Fine-only City of Houston Class C cases are handled by Houston Municipal Courts.
How do I request the HPD offense report?
Submit an HPD Open Records request for the public information report. Include the HPD incident number, names, date, location, incident type and postal mailing address.
Can I get an HPD mugshot?
HPD currently states that mugshots are released only when the suspect was convicted. The request must identify the arrest and the person.
How do I search Houston warrants?
Use Houston Municipal Courts for city warrants. HCSO’s online warrant search covers Harris County Class A and B misdemeanor warrants; felony and other court warrant information should be verified through Harris County court records.
Can I search Texas criminal history instead of HPD-only records?
Yes. Texas DPS maintains the statewide criminal-history repository. The public name-search system currently uses $1 search credits.
Can an HPD arrest record be expunged?
Some arrests qualify under Texas Chapter 55A, while some other cases may qualify for nondisclosure. Harris County currently lists a $350 base filing charge for an expunction petition plus applicable notice or service fees.
