This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody status, release an inmate, post bond, schedule visitation, remove a booking photo, or pull official records. Use the official office that controls the record or custody status.
Official Custody Contacts
For a person in Lavaca County Jail, start with the sheriff's office and jail contacts published by the county. The sheriff page lists the office at 38 FM 318, P.O. Box 373, Hallettsville, TX 77964, with main phone 361-798-2121, jail phone 361-798-2420, and fax 361-798-4468. The page does not publish a separate records-unit email or lobby-hours block for jail records.
Lavaca County Sheriff's Office and Jail
38 FM 318
P.O. Box 373
Hallettsville, TX 77964
Sheriff main: 361-798-2121
Jail: 361-798-2420
Fax: 361-798-4468
Choose the route by record type:
- Current county custody: use jail inmate records and the jail phone.
- Booking photos: use jail roster mugshots, then ask the jail or sheriff about a public-information request if the image is not online.
- Filed charges after arrest: use court records after a jail arrest and the appropriate clerk.
- Facility contact: use the Lavaca County Jail page for facility-specific details.
- Sentenced state prisoners: use the Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate locator.
- Federal or immigration custody: use the BOP inmate locator or ICE detainee locator.
Court and Clerk Offices
For court records, the jail is not the final record office. The Lavaca County Clerk is listed at 412 N. Texana, P.O. Box 326, Hallettsville, TX 77964, phone 361-798-3612, fax 361-798-1610, with hours Monday through Friday 7:45 AM to 4:30 PM and lunch closure from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. The county clerk page lists Countyclerk@co.lavaca.tx.us for open record requests.
The Lavaca District Clerk is listed as Lori A. Wenske at 109 N. LaGrange, P.O. Box 306, Hallettsville, TX 77964, phone 361-798-2351. Published hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.