Starr County Contact Paths

Sheriff and Jail Records

The Starr County Sheriff’s Office is the starting point for county custody and booking-record routing. The official county page does not post a separate records-unit line, office hours, booking-photo fee, or a public jail roster. Call first to confirm whether the sheriff, jail, or another county custodian holds the requested record and which delivery method it accepts.

Starr County Sheriff’s Office
102 E. 6th Street
Rio Grande City, TX 78582
Phone: 956-487-5571
Fax: 956-487-0021

For the physical jail location used in secondary facility directories, confirm details with the sheriff before visiting: Starr County Jail, also called Starr County Detention Center, 100 E. 6th Street, Rio Grande City, TX 78582.

• Use VINELink for the official county-linked custody-status and notification path.
• Use the county records and custody overview for the booking-photo and written-request path.
• Use the Sheriff’s Most Wanted page only for documented warrant-check and tip-routing information.
• For a city arrest, ask the arresting department whether a transfer to county custody occurred.

Court and Other Custody Systems

The court file is separate from the booking file. For Starr County criminal case documents, use the County Clerk at 401 N. Britton Avenue, Room 201, Rio Grande City, TX 78582, telephone 956-716-4800 extension 2009. The posted criminal-case form states $1 per page, $5 per search, and $5 per certification, while the general county fee sheet lists a different official-record search charge. Confirm the record type and fee before paying.

• Use the TDCJ offender search for sentenced state custody, not county pretrial custody.
• Use the BOP locator for the federal prison population represented there.
• Use the ICE detainee locator for immigration custody within its coverage.
• For a city report, seek the city police records custodian as well as the county contact when transfer is possible.