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Find free Bexar County public records through official databases and learn more about anyone in just a few minutes. However, searching through countless government agencies can prove tiresome if you don’t what to look for or where to look.

Thanks to The Freedom of Information Act and the Texas Public Information Act, records pertaining to criminal history (arrests, mugshots, probations, warrants, background check reports and prisoner details), marital records, court documents (civil, family, criminal, etc.) and property taxes and ownership are readily accessible.^{1, 2}

No matter what’s being searched for, the guide below empowers citizens with the necessary resources to find public information in Bexar County, Texas, quickly and efficiently.

Written or authored by Attorney Robert Bailey Jr, who possesses a Juris Doctorate in Law from Widener University School of Law and is a Licensed Attorney.

How To Run a Bexar County Inmate Search Through the Central Magistrate Office

In Bexar County you can perform an online inmate search through their Central Magistrate Office. Sometimes people are looking for ways to find someone’s mugshot or confirm whether or not someone is in jail. Jail records are a common public record that people have a need to access.

If you are looking for Bexar County arrest records start by writing down any information you have about the individual involved. This might include things such as:

• Name
• Arresting agency
• Location of arrest
• Type of charge

Once you write down this information it’s time to check public records for the inmate information you are trying to find. One way to find a recent arrest report is through the Bexar County Central Magistrate Search.³ The Central Magistrate Office handles the processing of all class B offenses or higher.

The Magistrate’s search tool provides a list of recent Bexar county bookings. You can filter down the results by name. Once you click on a particular inmate you can get the following information.

• Name
• State ID
• Date of Birth
• Race
• Sex
• Arrest Time
• Intake Time
• Magistration Time
• Disposition
• Release Date
• Comments
• Magistrate Number
• Offense Description
• Offense Type
• Bond Amount

For additional information on recent arrests or any questions you can contact them at 210-335-6111. You can also go in person at the below address.

Bexar County Central Magistrate
200 North Comal Street, South Tower
San Antonio, Texas 78207

Note: The magistrate’s jail roster is limited in two ways. The list only includes arrests processed by the Central Magistrate Office in the last 24 hours and only for Class B offenses or higher.

You also have a couple of options through the Bexar County Sheriff’s Department. While they do not provide an online directory they do provide a jail activity report.⁴ Here you can find a public index of jail activity over the past 7 days.

However, if you cannot find the information online you can either contact the Bexar County Sheriff’s Department by phone or in person. You can call them at 210-335-6000 or visit them at the below address.

Bexar County Sheriff’s Office
200 North Comal Street
San Antonio, Texas 78207

The Bexar County Adult Detention Center is also located at the same address. If you would like to contact the Adult Detention Center you can contact them directly at 210-335-6315.

How To Perform an Arrest Record Search in Bexar County’s Largest Cities

If you know the specific city in which an individual was arrested or incarcerated then you may want to perform an inmate search for public records with that specific city.

By far the largest city in Bexar County is San Antonio which has their own police department. San Antonio does not provide an online search tool so you will have to either call them or visit in person to determine their process for providing inmate information and police reports.

You can call the San Antonio Police Department at 210-207-7273 to ask them for more information.⁵ You can also try calling their records division directly at 210-207-7598. Another option is to visit the San Antonio Police Department Headquarters here.

Public Safety Headquarters
San Antonio Police Department
315 South Santa Rosa
San Antonio, Texas 78207

Because the San Antonio Police Department is so large there are several substations located throughout the city. Here is the contact information for all San Antonio Police Department locations.

Substation	Address	Phone Number
Central Substation	515 South Frio Street San Antonio, Texas 78207	210-207-7410
East Substation	3635 East Houston Street (Rosa Parks Way) San Antonio, Texas 78219	210-207-7781
North Substation	13030 Jones Maltsberger Road San Antonio, Texas 78247	210-207-8126
Northwest / Prue Substation	5020 Prue Road San Antonio, Texas 78240	210-207-7425
South Substation	711 West Mayfield Boulevard San Antonio, Texas 78211	210-207-8191
West Substation	7000 Culebra Road San Antonio, Texas 78238	210-207-7764

You can also contact the San Antonio Detention Center at (210)-207-7532 to find individuals that were arrested or processed in San Antonio. You can also go in person at

San Antonio Detention Center
401 South Frio Street
San Antonio, Texas 78207

Other larger cities in Bexar County also have police departments but no online search tool to find out if someone is in jail.

If the person you are searching for was arrested in one of these cities you may want to try and contact the police department directly. Here is the contact information for the police departments in some of the larger cities in Bexar County.

Police Department	Address	Phone Number
Converse Police Department	402 South Seguin Converse, Texas 78109	210-658-2322
Live Oak Police Department	8022 Shin Oak Drive Live Oak, Texas 78233	210-945-1700
Leon Valley Police Department	6400 El Verde Road Leon Valley, Texas 78238	210-684-1391
Helotes Police Department	12951 Bandera Road Helotes, Texas 78023	210-695-3087

How To Search Anyone’s Marital Status (Married or Divorced) Through the Bexar County Clerk

People search for marriage records to get a copy of their own marriage certificate, find out if someone is married, and get other related information. Bexar County marriage records are recorded and maintained by the County Clerk’s office.

The Bexar County Clerk provides an online marriage search tool to search for marriage records.⁶ To check if someone is married or find your own marriage records, the search tool allows you to enter the following information for your search.

• Party Names
• Recorded date range
• Marriage date range
• Document types (e.g., informal marriage, marriage licenses)
• Document number (Book, Volume, Page)

Once you perform your search you can access the following information.

• Document number
• Application date
• Number of pages
• Recorded date
• Marriage date
• Parties
• Document remarks

The County Clerk provides a PDF copy of the signed marriage certificate which you can get a copy of for free.

Bexar county public divorce records can be accessed through the Bexar County Odyssey Portal.⁷ This is a general search of all civil cases so having detailed information about the divorce record you are looking for will be helpful.

There are a lot of ways you can perform a search through this tool. Their “Smart Search” function allows you to perform a quick search of several types of Bexar County public records with just a case number, record number or the name of one of the parties.

You can also perform a more detailed search and input any of the following information.

• Court location
• Hearing type
• Search types (e.g., party name, attorney name, courtroom etc.)
• Name (including an option to check a “sound like” button if you are unsure how to spell the individual’s name)
• Date range

Once you click on a divorce case you can view the following information.

• District Court location
• Case Number
• Date filed
• Party names
• Case status
• Case type
• Assignment information
• Party information (e.g., attorneys for each party)
• Dispositions (this includes any orders that were issued and the date of the divorce decree)
• Events of the Court

The actual divorce decree is not provided with your online search. To get a copy of a divorce certificate you will need to make a request on the phone, by mail or in person. To make a request by phone you can call the District Clerk’s Records Division at 210-335-2653.

If you are going to make a request by mail, call first to make sure that you send your request to the correct address. The District Clerk’s Records Division does not provide a specific mailing address.

Also, make sure any requests being mailed to the Records Division contain a cashier’s check or money order in the right amount for the records you are requesting. There is a $5.00 charge per search as well as a $1.00 per page charge for the records you are requesting.

If you would like to go in person to make a request you can perform a search for free at one of their public kiosks. You can visit any of the below locations to perform your search.

Location	Address	Phone Number
Downtown – Main Location	101 West Nueva, Suite 217 San Antonio, Texas 78205	210-335-2113
Records and Training Center*	232 Iowa Street San Antonio, Texas 78210	210-335-2653
Bexar County Central Magistrate	200 North Comal Street, South Tower San Antonio, Texas 78207	210-335-6111

Note: The Records and Training Center requires an appointment.

If for whatever reason you cannot find the marriage or divorce record you are looking for you have other options. If you cannot find a marriage or divorce record or the document was recorded in another county you can request a record from the Vital Statistics Office of the Texas Health and Human Service.⁸

The Vital Statistics Office has a public records repository of marriage records from 1966 and Bexar County divorce records from 1968 to present. You can order online, go in person to a local office or you can send in an application by mail to the below address.

Texas Vital Statistics
Department of State Health Services
P.O. Box 12040
Austin, Texas 78711

More information on vital records acquired at the state level–along with many other types of public records such as property, criminal, probation, and court records–can be found via our resource on looking up statewide Texas public information at no cost.

How To Access Criminal Records in Bexar County Texas Through the County Clerk & District Clerk

Bexar County public records are commonly searched to see if someone has had run ins with the law, but it’s prudent to note that criminal records are different from inmate searches and arrest reports held by a county’s sheriff’s department.

Criminal records include additional information such as

• Current court information
• Disposition of a Case (i.e., whether someone was found guilty of a crime)
• Sentence
• Probation status

If you want to perform a free criminal record check in Bexar County you can use the online search tool provided by the Bexar County Clerk & District Clerk.⁹ Here you can search by the following.

• Name
• State ID Number
• Cause Number
• Court

The search tool also allows you to perform a Bail Bondsman search by:

• Bond number
• Bondsman State ID
• Case Number
• Subject Name

Once you perform a Bexar County criminal record search you can view the following information.

• Magistrate case number
• Name
• State ID number
• Judicial number
• Case status
• Case status date
• Court
• Location
• Fine amount
• Court costs
• Sentence
• Disposition date
• Disposition status
• Offense date
• Offense description
• Judgment date
• Judgment
• Attorney name
• Case events

You can also get a comprehensive list of criminal records from the district clerk organized by last name.¹⁰ For additional information you can contact the District Clerk at (210)-335-2113. You can also visit the District Clerk in person at the address below.

Bexar County District Clerk
Paul Elizondo Tower
101 West Nueva, Suite 217
San Antonio, Texas 78205

While it will not provide someone’s complete criminal record, you can also make a Records Request with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.¹¹ You can make a request by email at [email protected] or by mail to

Bexar County Sheriff’s Office
Central Records, Reports Desk
200 North Comal Street
San Antonio, Texas 78207

You can also go to the above address to make a request in person. Their opening hours are Monday through Friday from 7:30AM – 6:30PM. Record checks cost $3.00 and a copy of an individual’s criminal history costs $8.00.

How To Use State Resources to Find Criminal Records in Texas (TX)

For additional information you can broaden your search to Texas public records where you can find criminal records for both Bexar county and throughout the entire state of Texas. Here are some resources for checking criminal records throughout Texas.

• Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) – The BOP provides you with an online search tool to look up any individuals incarcerated in federal prison.¹² There are several federal prisons and federal prison camps in the state of Texas.
• National Sex Offender Registry – this is a nationwide search tool for locating all individuals convicted of sexual offenses in the United States.¹³
• Texas Department of Public Safety – At their Crime Records Division you can search for criminal history convictions as well as perform a sex offender search.¹⁴
• Texas Department of Criminal Justice – here you can search for criminal records through an inmate information search.¹⁵
• Texas Appeals Management and eFiling System – here you can search any criminal cases that have been appealed.¹⁶

If you want additional information on public criminal records and other Texas records visit our Texas Records Page.

How To Complete a Background Check in Bexar County Texas

If you want a background check you can request one through the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. However, before you request one it’s important to understand what a background check is and when you may need to have one.

There are two kinds of background checks: Personal and Professional. The name “personal background check” may sound misleading because you can conduct a personal background check on anyone, not just yourself.

If you simply want to conduct an informal search on someone’s background using the resources outlined in this article, that is commonly referred to as a personal background check. Not only can a personal background check be performed on anyone but you can do so for any reason as long as you are not using the information to commit a crime (e.g., harassment, stalking or intimidation).

A professional background check is what most people think of when they hear the term background check. A professional background check may be required for

• Completing a rental application
• Purchasing a firearm or applying for a license to carry a concealed weapon
• State licensing requirements for individuals working in child or elderly care
• Completing a job application
• Applying for a security clearance

If you need or are being requested to get a professional background check it is important to know you have certain rights that do not exist for personal background checks. First, as part of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, an individual must request your consent before performing a professional background check.¹⁷ You can also request a copy of the report and dispute any information contained in it.

Secondly, professional background checks cannot be used for any discriminatory purpose.

If you are discriminated against as a result of information contained in a professional background check you have protections through the  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).¹⁸ Through the EEOC you can get information on filing a charge using their online portal.

Professional background checks themselves can vary in the level of detail involved. For instance, a basic professional background check (Level 1) is typically limited to a name search and is often limited to a specific state, county or even city. Some background checks are much broader and involve a nationwide fingerprint search through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

You can obtain a background check through the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office either in person or by mail. If you would like to make a request in person you can go to the

Bexar County Sheriff’s Office
200 North Comal Street
San Antonio, Texas 78207

Before you go in person, make sure you contact them at (210)-335-6302 to check their availability. Their office hours are Monday through Friday from 7:30AM – 5:30PM. When you go in person you must bring a valid government ID (e.g., driver’s license) and payment for the fee (fees can range from $3.00 –  $8.00).

If you would like to mail in your request you can send a request to

Bexar County Sheriff’s Office
Attn: Central Records
200 North Comal Street
San Antonio, Texas 78207

If you are going to mail in your request you will need to provide a fingerprint card from any local law enforcement agency that provides fingerprinting services. In addition, you will need to provide a copy of your driver’s license, a money order for $8.00 and your contact information.

You can also get a Texas Background check from either the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services or the Texas Department of Public Safety. Through these agencies you can request either a name-based background check or a fingerprint background check.

How To Check for Warrants in Bexar County Online & in Person

If you want to find out if someone has a warrant in Bexar county you can perform an online warrant search using the fugitive warrant search tool. The search feature has two specific categories of fugitives: Family Violence Fugitives and DWI Fugitives.¹⁹

You can select either type of fugitive category to perform a search. In addition, you can search within a specific court or broaden your search to all Bexar County judicial records.

Once you perform your search you can get the following information for anyone with either of these types of warrants in Bexar County:

• Court
• Defendant’s Name
• Cause Number
• Case Location
• Offense Date
• Case Description
• Race
• Gender
• Age

If you have additional questions regarding warrants you can contact the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Warrants Division at (210)-335-6030. You can also ask for information about checking warrants in person at

Bexar County Sheriff’s Office
200 North Comal Street
San Antonio, Texas 78207

If your online search is unsuccessful you can call them for assistance at (210)-207-6000 or go in person at

Bexar County Municipal Court
401 South Frio Street
San Antonio, Texas 78207

If the warrant was issued in Bexar county’s largest city, San Antonio, you have another option. San Antonio’s municipal court’s magistrate office provides an online warrant search tool for people with active warrants.²⁰ Here you can search by any of the following:

• Citation
• Driver’s license
• Name

This search requires you to have very specific information about the individual you are seeking warrant information about. Even if you want to conduct a name search you will also need that person’s date of birth as well.

The San Antonio police department also has a Top Ten Offenders List of their most wanted individuals.²¹

How To See if Someone Is on Probation in Bexar County via the District Clerk’s Online Case Search Tool

Probation and parole are two terms that are often used interchangeably yet it is important to understand that they are not the same.

Probation is a type of court mandated supervision for an individual convicted of a crime. Typically this is an alternative to prison time, whereas parole is a form of supervision for inmates after they have been released from prison.

If you are looking to conduct a probation search online then you should use the Bexar County Clerk & District Clerk’s court records search tool. While this tool is used for general criminal records you can also find information on a person’s sentence and whether or not they are on probation. Specifically, you can look into the events section to see if the person was assigned a probation officer.

You can also try contacting Bexar County’s Community Supervision & Corrections Department at (210)-335-7200. They also have several locations which are listed below if you would like to talk to someone in person.

Location	Address
Admin Main Building	207 North Comal Street San Antonio, Texas 78207
Northeast Location	5121 Crestway Drive, Suite 500 San Antonio, Texas 78239
Northwest Location	8407 Bandera Road, Suite 125 San Antonio, Texas 78250
Southeast Location	408 Bushick Drive San Antonio, Texas 78223
Southwest Location	7151 State Highway 90 West, Suite 105 San Antonio, Texas 78227
Palo Alto Location	2711 Palo Alto Road San Antonio, Texas 78211
Applewhite Recovery Center	10975 Applewhite Road San Antonio, Texas 78224

If an individual is on federal probation you can reach out to the U.S. Probation Office’s Western District of Texas San Antonio Division. Their phone number is 210-472-6590. Their office hours are from 7:30AM – 5:30PM if you would like to visit them in person at the below address

U.S. Probation Office
262 West Nueva Street, Room 1-100
San Antonio, Texas 78207

How To Find All Types of Court Records in Bexar County Through Online Portals or in Person

If you want to perform a Bexar County case search it will depend on which type of case you are trying to search. Below are the two primary online search tools for Bexar county court records and what you can search through each portal.

• Bexar County Portal Smart Search – here you can search for all civil cases. This includes, among other things, cases involving contract disputes, probate, family law and much more.
• County Clerk & District Clerk Court Records Search – here you can search all criminal case records in Bexar county. This includes information on court dates, charges and other criminal records information.

Courts in Bexar county are divided into civil, criminal and juvenile districts. Below is a link with the contact information for each of these types of district courts.

• Civil District Courts – you can use this link to find specific contact information for all civil district courts.²² If you are not sure who to contact you can call their main line at (210)-335-2011 or in person at
  • Bexar County Courthouse
    100 Dolorosa Street
    San Antonio, Texas 78205
• Criminal District Courts – here you can get contact information for every criminal district court in Bexar county.²³ You can also contact them by phone at 210-335-2667 or in person at the below address
  • Cadena-Reeves Justice Center
    300 Dolorosa Street
    San Antonio, Texas 78205

• Juvenile District Courts – here you can get contact information for all juvenile district courts.²⁴ However, if you are looking for juvenile records it’s important to understand that in Bexar county, and throughout Texas, juvenile records are confidential and cannot be viewed by the general public.

How To Find & Request Other Bexar County Vital Records (Birth & Death Records)

Bexar county public records also include birth and death certificates and the Bexar County Medical Examiners Office provides death records within the last 30 days and the County Clerk provides standard birth and death records prior to 1967 and delayed or court ordered delayed death records from 1903-today.

That being said, the San Antonio City Clerk operates as the primary custodian for said information in Bexar County Texas. This includes birth records starting from 1897 and death records beginning in 1873.

The City Clerk provides an online vital records index in which you can search for birth or death (including fetal deaths starting in 1952) records.²⁵ You can search by selecting what type of record you would like to find along with the individual’s name and the date of their birth or death.

If you would like a copy of a death or birth certificate you can make your request directly with the City Clerk by mail or in person. You can also make a request online through VitalChek.²⁶ Here are the steps for each of those options.

By Mail: The applicant must complete either a Birth Certificate or Death Certificate application and have it notarized.^{27, 28} Then mail their application (along with a copy of their ID and payment) to the below address.

Office of the City Clerk
Vital Records Division
719 South Santa Rosa
San Antonio, Texas 78204

In Person: Individuals must register using the City clerk’s mobile app in advance of visiting in person.²⁹Applicants must have a completed application, valid government identification and payment for any fees. The forms can be submitted in person to the below address Monday – Friday from 8:30AM – 3:00PM.

Office of the City Clerk
Vital Records Division
719 South Santa Rosa
San Antonio, Texas 78204

Online: If you would like to make a request online you can do so through their partnership with VitalChek. For an online request there is an additional processing fee of $10. For any additional questions you can contact them directly by phone at (800)-255-2414.

Here is the fee structure for birth and death records.

Requested Item	Cost
Birth certificate	$23.00
Death Certificate	$21.00
Additional Copies of Death Certificates	$4.00
Certified Mail (including a Return Receipt)	$14.50

Note: The fee for a birth or death certificate includes searches in which the record could not be found.

There is restricted access to both birth and death certificates until a certain number of years after the document was filed. For birth records it is 75 years and for death records it is 25 years. If the record you are searching for falls within the restricted time frame then you must be one of the below individuals to request a copy of the record.

• Parent (listed on the birth certificate)
• Grandparent
• Spouse
• Sibling
• Child
• Legal guardian
• Attorney

As mentioned, you can also get a limited number of birth and death records from the Bexar County Clerk’s Office Vital Statistics Department.³⁰ If you would like to request a birth or death record from the County Clerk you must either mail in or bring a copy of a completed application to the below address.³¹

Bexar County Clerk
Attention: Vital Statistics Department
100 Dolorosa Street, Suite 104
San Antonio, Texas 78205

If you have any additional questions you can contact them by phone at (210)-335-3009.

How To Locate Bexar County Property Records Through the Clerk’s Office

The custodian for property records in Bexar County is the Clerk’s Office Recordings Division. The County Clerk provides an online search tool for land records and foreclosures. You can search by any of the following search criteria.

• Party Names
• Grantor
• Grantee
• Date range for when the document was recorded
• Document type (e.g., state tax liens, federal tax liens, etc.)
• Document number (Book, Volume and Page)
• Property location (Lot, Block, NCB and County Block)
• Legal description
• Property Address
• Document Image

When you successfully complete your search you can get a PDF copy of the actual property records. For instance, if you are searching for the deed to a property you can get a copy of the original signed deed.

To request a copy of the deed the fee is $1.00 per page and $5.00 for certification. You can make a request in person or by mail to the address below.

Bexar County Clerk’s Deed Records Department
Paul Elizondo Tower
101 West Nueva Street
Suite 103
San Antonio, Texas 78205

They are open Monday through Friday from 8:00AM – 5:00PM. For further questions, contact the County Clerk at (210)-335-2581.

A Summary of Bexar County Public Record Custodians

The amount and types of public records in Bexar county are wide ranging. Absent certain exceptions, you can perform a background check on someone and find anything from criminal to property or marriage records.

Below is a summary of all the best search tools you can use when performing your public records search.

• Inmate Search and Arrest Records
  • Bexar County Central Magistrate Search
  •  Jail Activity Report
  • San Antonio Police Department
• Criminal Records
  • Bexar County Clerk & District Clerk
  • District Clerk’s Comprehensive list of criminal records
• Warrants
  • Bexar County Warrant Search Tool
  • San Antonio Warrant Online Search Tool
• Marriage Records – Bexar County Clerk Online Search Tool
• Divorce and Other Civil Records – Bexar County Odyssey Portal
• Birth and Death Records – Online Vital Records Index
• Property Records – Land Records Online Search Tool

No matter what’s being searched for, this resource outlines everything necessary to find Bexar County public records and if you ever need to search for anything again, you can bookmark this page and reference it later.