Guadalupe County Criminal Records Search: Cases & Public Records

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Guadalupe County, Texas official-record guide

Start with the court level that actually handled the charge

Guadalupe County criminal information is split between several offices rather than kept in one universal file. Felony cases are tied to the District Courts and District Clerk, misdemeanor criminal records are handled through the County Clerk and County Court at Law system, Class C fine-only cases can be in a Justice of the Peace or municipal court, and recent booking records come from the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Adult Detention Center. For a broader Texas criminal-history search, the correct source is the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Jurisdiction: Guadalupe County, Texas County seat: Seguin Information checked: September 2026
Quick route: use the county’s Records Inquiry portal for online judicial and jail searches. If you need a felony document or certified record, contact the District Clerk. For misdemeanor court records, use the County Clerk. For a statewide criminal-history check rather than one Guadalupe County court case, use Texas DPS.
Search a court case Use the county Records Inquiry portal for judicial records.
Online case search →
Find a felony case District Court records and certified copies through the District Clerk.
Felony records →
Find a misdemeanor County Clerk and County Court at Law #2 records.
Misdemeanor records →
Find a jail booking Current and historical county detention records.
Jail records →
Request a police report Written open-record request to the Sheriff’s Office when it owns the record.
Sheriff records →

One county, several different criminal-record custodians

The fastest way to avoid wasted searches is to identify the type of case before contacting a clerk. Guadalupe County divides criminal work by court level.

District Clerk

Felony district-court records

The District Clerk is the custodian of pleadings, orders, verdicts and other records filed in the District Courts. Its criminal/collections department handles district-level criminal records.

County Clerk

Misdemeanor records

The County Clerk’s court-record division handles misdemeanor criminal records. Criminal misdemeanor cases are heard in the County Court at Law system, particularly County Court at Law #2.

Justice Courts

Class C misdemeanors

Guadalupe County’s four Justice of the Peace courts handle qualifying Class C misdemeanor, fine-only matters within their precinct jurisdiction.

Sheriff

Booking / jail / Sheriff reports

The Sheriff’s Office maintains county detention records and Sheriff-created law-enforcement records. It is not the custodian of every city-police report in Guadalupe County.

Texas DPS

Statewide criminal history

DPS operates the statewide criminal-history repository and public conviction/deferred-adjudication name search.

TDCJ

State prison / supervision

Texas Department of Criminal Justice records answer correctional-status questions rather than replacing the Guadalupe County court file.

Arrest is not conviction. A booking, arrest report, warrant or filed charge does not by itself establish guilt. Read the final court disposition before describing the outcome of a criminal case.

Felony criminal records: use the Guadalupe County District Clerk

Felony cases are heard by Guadalupe County District Judges, and the District Clerk serves as custodian of District Court case records.

Main office

Guadalupe County District Clerk

211 W. Court Street
Seguin, TX 78155

Criminal / Collections: (830) 303-8875
Main office: (830) 303-8873
Email: dccourts@guadalupetx.gov

Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Satellite

Schertz District Clerk Office

1101 Elbel Road
Schertz, TX 78154

Phone: (210) 945-9708

Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

District Clerk official page Search judicial records
Felony vs. misdemeanor matters locally. Guadalupe County’s Community Supervision department confirms that felony cases are heard by District Judges, while misdemeanor cases are heard by County Court at Law Judges.

Misdemeanor criminal records: use the County Clerk

The Guadalupe County Clerk’s office lists “Court Records (Civil/Probate/Misd Crim)” as a dedicated service. Criminal misdemeanor cases are filed into the County Court at Law structure.

County Clerk

Court Records Division

211 W. Court Street
Seguin, TX 78155

Phone: (830) 303-8861
Email: cccourts@guadalupetx.gov

Main-office hours: Monday–Friday, 7:45 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Criminal court

County Court at Law #2

211 W. Court Street, Suite 338
Seguin, TX 78155

Phone: (830) 303-8871

This court expressly lists criminal misdemeanor cases among the matters it hears.

County Clerk official page County Court at Law #2
Payment page is not a record search by itself. The County Clerk warns users not to submit misdemeanor payments until after the court hearing and tells users to verify payment eligibility with the office first.

Class C misdemeanor records can be in a Justice of the Peace court

Not every low-level criminal matter reaches the County Court at Law. Guadalupe County’s Justice of the Peace courts handle qualifying Class C misdemeanor fine-only cases.

The Sheriff’s citation guidance says its deputies issue citations into one of four JP precincts. The correct court is printed on the citation.

Precinct Location Phone Use it for
JP 1 2405 E. US Hwy 90, Seguin (830) 372-4223 Class C / fine-only matters within Precinct 1 jurisdiction.
JP 2 101 E. Court St., Suite 213, Seguin (830) 379-2214 Class C / fine-only matters within Precinct 2 jurisdiction.
JP 3 1101 Elbel Rd., Suite 6, Schertz (210) 945-6685 Class C / fine-only matters within Precinct 3 jurisdiction.
JP 4 11144 FM 725, Seguin (830) 372-8916 / 8917 Class C / fine-only matters within Precinct 4 jurisdiction.
Municipal cases are separate. A Seguin, Schertz or another city municipal-court case may be maintained by that municipal court rather than the Guadalupe County District or County Clerk. Use the court named on the citation.

The District Clerk does not perform general criminal background searches

This is an especially important Guadalupe County detail. The District Clerk’s own Criminal Record Search notice states that, since July 2015, the office no longer performs criminal background searches.

The notice directs users to the Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal History Inquiry Unit.

Case search vs. background search: the District Clerk still maintains District Court case records, but a request such as “search this person’s overall criminal history” should be handled through Texas DPS rather than asking the District Clerk to conduct a broad background investigation.
Texas DPS public criminal-history search

How to get plain or certified Guadalupe County court records

Online case details are useful for research, but a clerk-issued copy is the stronger source when you need the actual filed document or formal proof of the outcome.

District Clerk copy fees

The District Clerk’s current published fee schedule lists:

Service Published fee Practical use
Non-certified paper copy $1.00 per page Ordinary copy of a district-court document.
Certified copy $1.00 per page + $5 seal When formal certification of the court document is needed.
Electronic document copy $1 for first 10 pages; $0.10/page after 10 Non-certified copy of an electronic record.
Record search $5.00 Clerk-performed record search under the published schedule.

Fees can change. Confirm the current District Clerk schedule before submitting payment.

County Clerk misdemeanor copies

The County Clerk’s published fee schedule lists certified copies at $1.00 per page plus a $5 certification fee per document. Non-certified electronic-document pricing can be lower for qualifying electronically stored records.

The County Clerk also offers electronic certified court records through its online Clerk eCertify service. The county says purchased electronic certifications can be delivered by email and include tamper-evident validation.

County Clerk court-record options
Before buying a certified record: locate the correct case number and determine whether the case belongs to the District Clerk or County Clerk. That avoids sending a request to the wrong office.

Guadalupe County jail and booking records

The Guadalupe County Adult Detention Center is operated by the Sheriff’s Office. The county describes it as a 598-bed facility and links directly to online jail information through the Records Inquiry portal.

Open jail records search
Adult Detention Center

Jail Records

2615 N. Guadalupe Street
Seguin, TX 78155

Jail Records: (830) 303-6342, ext. 2239
Bond Information: (830) 303-6342

What booking records answer

Custody questions

Jail records are useful for current or prior county custody, booking timing, release information and related detention details. Use the court record to determine the filed charge and eventual disposition.

Jail is not prison. Someone held in Guadalupe County’s detention center may not appear in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice offender search. TDCJ is primarily the state correctional-system source.

What happens after someone is booked into Guadalupe County jail?

Guadalupe County provides unusually useful local guidance about the first stage after arrest. After booking, a prisoner is brought before a magistrate for magistration.

1 Booking The person is processed, fingerprinted, photographed and the arrest paperwork is completed.
2 Magistration A judge informs the defendant of the charge and constitutional rights.
3 Bail decision The magistrate addresses bail and qualifying release conditions.
4 Case filing The prosecutor files the case into the appropriate District, County, Municipal or Justice Court.

Guadalupe County’s Magistrate Court operates at:

Magistrate Court Office

2615 N. Guadalupe Street
Seguin, TX 78155

The county states that Magistrate Court is held every day, including holidays.

The magistrate hearing is not the final criminal case. Guadalupe County expressly explains that the magistrate does not take a plea to the charged offense. The plea occurs later in the court where the prosecutor files the case.

How to request a Guadalupe County Sheriff’s report

Sheriff’s Office open-record requests must be made in writing. Requests can be submitted to the Sheriff’s Office lobby, by mail, or through the email address published by the agency.

Records counter

Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office

2617 N. Guadalupe Street
Seguin, TX 78155

Phone: (830) 379-1224
Email: so.openrecords@guadalupetx.gov

Records lobby: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Current published fees

Common Sheriff records charges

Report copies: $5 each, with $0.10 per page after 10 pages.
Recordings: $75.
Research / assembling information: $25 per hour.

Other requests can incur different lawful charges.

The Sheriff’s Office says open-record requests can take up to 10 business days to process.

Sheriff Open Records
Was another police department involved? If Seguin Police, Schertz Police, Cibolo Police or another municipal department created the incident report, request it from that agency rather than assuming the Guadalupe County Sheriff holds every law-enforcement record in the county.

Crash reports are handled differently

The Sheriff’s open-record page directs people seeking vehicle collision reports to the Texas Department of Transportation’s CRIS system because many agencies submit crash reports there rather than providing them through ordinary Sheriff open-record requests.

TxDOT Crash Records

Use the Texas Public Information Act with the correct county office

Guadalupe County warns requesters to identify the correct custodian before submitting a public information request. Each elected office or county department controls the records it maintains.

Court misdemeanor records

County Clerk

Public-information requests for the County Clerk can be sent to ccrecords@guadalupetx.gov.

District court records

District Clerk

Contact the District Clerk for records maintained as part of District Court cases.

Sheriff records

Sheriff’s Office

Use so.openrecords@guadalupetx.gov for qualifying Sheriff-maintained public records.

A PIA request asks for existing government records. Guadalupe County explains that the Texas Public Information Act does not require a department to create new information, perform legal research or answer questions for the requester.
Guadalupe County Public Information Act guidance

Guadalupe County warrant information

The Sheriff’s Warrants Division is responsible for attempting service of written arrest orders issued by Guadalupe County District and County Courts and also works on warrants received from outside agencies.

Sheriff Warrants / general contact

Phone: (830) 379-1224

The Sheriff’s website also publishes a Most Wanted section for public-awareness purposes. The agency warns that information can change and specifically states that listed individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Sheriff Most Wanted information
Do not confront someone based on a warrant page. The Sheriff’s own guidance tells the public not to attempt apprehension or confrontation. Contact law enforcement with information instead.

For statewide Texas criminal history, use DPS instead of the county clerk

Texas DPS operates the state’s Computerized Criminal History system. Its public Criminal History Conviction Name Search provides qualifying information related to Texas convictions and deferred adjudications.

Texas DPS public criminal-history search

Current online search basics

  • public account required
  • search credits currently cost $1 each
  • first and last name are required
  • middle / maiden name can improve matching
  • full date of birth can narrow results
  • name search does not equal fingerprint identification
DPS specifically warns about name-based false matches. A person’s full name and date of birth can still match the wrong record. Fingerprint identification is the reliable way to positively associate an individual with a Texas criminal-history record.

Your own Texas criminal history

If you are checking your own record for accuracy, use the DPS fingerprint-based Personal Review procedure rather than relying only on a name search.

Texas DPS fingerprinting services

State prison and supervision records: use TDCJ

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice Offender Search is the appropriate state system when the question concerns Texas prison or correctional status.

TDCJ currently allows searches by:

  • offender name
  • SID number
  • current TDCJ number
  • previous TDCJ number
  • partial name using an asterisk wildcard
Open TDCJ Offender Search
County jail and TDCJ are different systems. A person awaiting trial in the Guadalupe County jail may not appear as a TDCJ offender.

Texas public sex-offender records

Texas DPS operates the statewide Public Sex Offender Registry.

Use this source when the question specifically concerns Texas registration information. It should not be treated as a general criminal-history database.

No registry result does not mean no criminal record. The registry contains qualifying registration information, not every arrest, charge or conviction.

Check Texas appellate records when the case was appealed

A Guadalupe County criminal case can generate a separate appellate record after the trial-court proceedings. Texas maintains a statewide appellate case-search system.

Texas Appellate Case Search

Search options can include appellate case number, trial-court case number, party and originating court.

Appellate search does not replace the Guadalupe County trial-court portal. Use the local portal for the original prosecution and appellate search for later appellate activity.

Guadalupe County expunction and nondisclosure records

The District Clerk publishes a dedicated local expunction information page. Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 55 governs qualifying expunction procedures.

Guadalupe County emphasizes that eligibility is not automatic and depends on the facts and procedural history of the arrest or case.

District Clerk

211 W. Court Street, Suite 209
Seguin, TX 78155
dccourts@guadalupetx.gov

County Clerk

211 W. Court Street, 3rd Floor
Seguin, TX 78155
cccourts@guadalupetx.gov

Sheriff

2617 N. Guadalupe Street
Seguin, TX 78155
gcso-expunction@guadalupetx.gov

The county’s expunction guidance also identifies Texas DPS, TDCJ, the Office of Court Administration, the local probation office and other agencies that may hold related records.

Guadalupe County expunction information
Expunction and nondisclosure are not the same remedy. An expunction generally concerns destruction/removal of qualifying records, while an order of nondisclosure restricts public disclosure under qualifying Texas law. The specific legal effect depends on the order and statute involved.

What to do if a criminal record is incomplete or belongs to the wrong person

First determine which source contains the error. A court case, jail record and Texas DPS criminal history are maintained by different custodians.

1 Identify the source District Clerk, County Clerk, Sheriff, DPS or another agency.
2 Collect identifiers Case number, arrest date, booking number, court and disposition.
3 Get supporting documents Use certified court records when correcting a missing or wrong disposition.
4 Contact the custodian Ask the agency that maintains the incorrect record to use its correction procedure.

For errors in Texas DPS criminal-history information, use the DPS Criminal History Error Resolution process.

Texas DPS Error Resolution

Federal criminal cases are separate from Guadalupe County records

A federal prosecution will not appear as a Guadalupe County District Court criminal case. Federal court records use the federal judiciary’s PACER system.

Search federal court records with PACER

If the filing court is unknown, the PACER Case Locator can search the nationwide federal index.

Local criminal-record contacts in one place

Office Use for Contact
District Clerk Felony District Court records, copies and certified documents (830) 303-8875 · dccourts@guadalupetx.gov
County Clerk Misdemeanor court records and certified County Court records (830) 303-8861 · cccourts@guadalupetx.gov
County Court at Law #2 Criminal misdemeanor proceedings (830) 303-8871
Sheriff’s Office Sheriff reports, warrants, county law-enforcement records (830) 379-1224 · so.openrecords@guadalupetx.gov
Adult Detention Center Jail and booking records (830) 303-6342 ext. 2239
Texas DPS Statewide public criminal-history search (512) 424-2474

Guadalupe County Justice Center map

The District Clerk, County Clerk court functions, County Attorney and County Court at Law offices are centered around the Guadalupe County Justice Center at 211 W. Court Street in Seguin. Confirm the exact office or suite before visiting.

Guadalupe County search tips that can save a second trip

Tip 01

Find the court level first

Felony, misdemeanor and Class C records are not handled by the same office.

Tip 02

Save the case number

Once you locate the correct case, copy the full case number before requesting documents.

Tip 03

Do not ask the District Clerk for a background check

The office stopped performing broad criminal background searches in 2015 and directs users to Texas DPS.

Tip 04

Jail record first for a very recent arrest

A new booking can appear before the final criminal case is fully filed into the correct court.

Tip 05

Use the arresting agency for reports

If a municipal police department created the incident report, request it from that department.

Tip 06

Read every count

A multi-count case can contain convictions, dismissals and other outcomes in the same file.

Tip 07

Use DPS for statewide history

One Guadalupe County search cannot show criminal cases from every Texas county.

Tip 08

Need formal proof?

Order a certified clerk document rather than relying solely on a portal screenshot.

Tip 09

Check the disposition

Never describe a charge or arrest as a conviction without confirming how the case ended.

Using these records for employment, housing or other screening

Public court research is not automatically the same thing as a legally compliant employment, tenant or consumer background check.

When a consumer reporting agency supplies a background report, federal Fair Credit Reporting Act requirements can apply. Texas or local rules may add further obligations depending on the use.

Use-purpose matters. Do not substitute a free public court lookup or jail search for a fingerprint check, licensing procedure or consumer-report process when a statute or regulated decision requires something different.

Questions people commonly have about Guadalupe County criminal records

1. Can I search Guadalupe County criminal court cases online?

Yes. Guadalupe County links to its Records Inquiry portal for judicial records. Use the case number when known or search by the available party information in the portal.

2. Where do I get Guadalupe County felony records?

Felony criminal cases are handled in the District Courts. The Guadalupe County District Clerk is the custodian of District Court case records and maintains the criminal/collections department.

3. Where do I find misdemeanor criminal records?

The Guadalupe County Clerk handles misdemeanor criminal court records. County Court at Law #2 expressly hears criminal misdemeanor cases.

4. Does the District Clerk perform criminal background checks?

No. The District Clerk’s published notice states that it stopped performing criminal background searches in July 2015 and directs background-search requests to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

5. How do I search Guadalupe County jail records?

Use the county Records Inquiry portal and select the jail-record search, or contact the Adult Detention Center Jail Records unit at (830) 303-6342 ext. 2239.

6. How do I get a Guadalupe County Sheriff’s report?

Submit a written open-record request to the Sheriff’s Office. Requests can be made through the records lobby, by mail or by email at so.openrecords@guadalupetx.gov. The Sheriff states that processing can take up to 10 business days.

7. Where do I search for a statewide Texas criminal history?

Use the Texas Department of Public Safety Public Criminal History Conviction Name Search. It is separate from the Guadalupe County judicial-record portal.

8. Does an arrest in the Guadalupe County jail mean the person was convicted?

No. A booking shows custody after an arrest; it does not establish guilt. Search the resulting court case and read the final disposition.

9. Can I buy a certified Guadalupe County criminal court record?

Yes. Certified copies are available through the clerk that maintains the case. The County Clerk also provides electronic certified County Court records online.

10. What if a case was expunged or subject to nondisclosure?

Public access may change when a qualifying expunction or order of nondisclosure takes effect. Guadalupe County District Clerk publishes local expunction guidance, and Texas DPS has separate procedures for updating state criminal-history information.

Official sources for verifying Guadalupe County records

Editorial note: Criminal-Record.org is an independent informational resource and is not affiliated with Guadalupe County, the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office, Texas DPS, TDCJ or any court. Public access can change because of expunction, nondisclosure, court orders, retention rules or system updates. Verify important information with the office that maintains the original record. An arrest, warrant, jail booking or filed charge should never be represented as proof of guilt.

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