P2C Galveston County (2024)

FAQs

How do I know if I have a warrant in Galveston County? ›

For warrants issued by the Galveston County Sheriff's Office, call (409) 766-2300.

Using FBI crime statistics the site ranked the Church Street neighborhood the 21st most dangerous in the country. That area is roughly bound by Harborside to the north, Broadway to the south, 26th street on the west and 19th street on the east.

You can send money to an inmate in Galveston County Jail using a telephone account or depositing it in a commissary account. You can deposit cash in person at any time of day at the facility's on-site kiosk. To deposit money, you need to have a state ID or a valid driver's license.

Interested persons in Texas can look for records of active warrants at no extra cost through local courts and police department websites in the issuing county.

Texas law does not require law enforcement to inform you when they issue a warrant for your arrest, which means an arrest warrant may genuinely blindside you. However, there may be some circ*mstances where you suspect you could be facing legal difficulties.

In Galveston, Texas, you can be hit with a fine of $500 just for sitting on the sidewalk. It was said to have been put in place to aid in the flow of foot traffic This law can be found under Sec. 24-14. – Impeding sidewalk of the city code of ordinances.

A person can only drink while walking in public in the Galveston central business district north of Broadway, south of Harborside Drive, west of 19th Street, and east of 26th Street. A person cannot otherwise walk with a beer or any other alcohol on public streets in Galveston.

Galveston leaders have an idea of how many homeless are on the island. Federal numbers show about 320 were counted earlier this year, but they don't know why they're here or why the number keeps growing.

Where not to swim in Galveston? ›

Don't Swim at the Ends of the Island

On the Eastern tip of the Island, the bottom drops off rapidly into the Houston-Galveston Ship Channel, averaging 50ft deep. The wake from passing ships can cause sudden currents and breakers that can catch swimmers off guard.

The average in Galveston is an alarmingly high 120, an 80-point increase from the national average and a 70-point increase from the Texas average, which is 50. Violent Crime: The total violent crime rate in the United States is around 370 per 100,000 people from numbers that were gathered in late 2023.

1 Visit per day, 2 visits per week, and 2 visitors per visit. 1 Child allowed with an adult. You shall not visit more than one inmate per day. Special extended visits are available upon request for individuals traveling more than 240 miles and cannot occur more that once every 3-months.

For this reason, the sheriff's department is a good place to start any warrant search. You can visit in person at 601 54th St, Galveston, TX, but beware, if you have a warrant in your name you risk being arrested on the spot. It's always best to call a lawyer to help you deal with any criminal warrant.

To search for active arrest warrants in Hidalgo County, you can use the Hidalgo County Warrant lookup service provided by the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office. This service allows you to search for warrants using an individual's name or other identifying information.

If you have a question about a Warrant or would like to know if there is a Warrant issued, contact 254-933-5431. Click here for directions to the District Clerk's Office Criminal Department.

Payment Information

Credit card payments can be made by calling 1-800-530-8084. To pay by credit you must know your full balance as only full balances can be processed by the credit card system. Your ticket balance can be obtained by calling 409-765-3740. You may pay online.

If you want to go to the Sheriff Office Headquarters in person to do a warrant search visit 3850 Justice Dr., El Paso, TX 79938 or call 915-538-2292. There is a small fee to obtain records from the sheriff's office and they will only provide you records for yourself.