Find Criminal Records in St. Tammany Parish

St. Tammany Parish criminal records are maintained by the Clerk of Court at the main office in Covington and cover all criminal cases, felony charges, misdemeanor offenses, arrests, indictments, and convictions from the 22nd Judicial District Court serving the parish.

St. Tammany Parish Clerk of Court

The St. Tammany Parish Clerk of Court main office is on North Columbia Street in Covington. This office handles all criminal case filings for St. Tammany Parish, stores the official St. Tammany Parish court record for every criminal case, and issues copies of St. Tammany Parish criminal documents on request. If you need documents from a criminal case tried in St. Tammany Parish, the St. Tammany Parish clerk's office in Covington is your first stop for felony files, misdemeanor records, arrest warrants, and criminal convictions.

The St. Tammany Parish clerk has a dedicated criminal records line at (985) 809-8732. Call this number for questions specifically about St. Tammany Parish criminal case records, certified copies, or criminal records requests. The main desk at (985) 809-8700 handles general inquiries. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The clerk's website at sttammanyclerk.org has forms, fee info, and links to their online subscription programs for accessing St. Tammany Parish criminal records remotely.

View the St. Tammany Parish Clerk of Court website for access to online St. Tammany Parish criminal records systems, office information, and records request details.

The site links to both the Legacy and Odyssey online subscription programs for remote St. Tammany Parish criminal record access.

Online Criminal Records Access in St. Tammany Parish

The St. Tammany Parish Clerk of Court offers two online subscription programs for searching St. Tammany Parish criminal records remotely. These are called the Legacy program and the Odyssey WebROA program. Each covers a different range of St. Tammany Parish criminal records and has its own fee structure. You access both through the St. Tammany Parish clerk's website after creating an account at sttammanyclerk.org.

The Legacy program covers St. Tammany Parish criminal case data from 1988 through April 25, 2019. If you need St. Tammany Parish criminal records from that period and only need index data rather than document images, Legacy is the more affordable option. The Legacy subscription costs $20 for 24 hours, $30 for one month, or $360 for one year. Mortgage and conveyance records are also in the St. Tammany Parish Legacy system, along with civil case data from 1992 through April 2019. This is the right system for researching older St. Tammany Parish criminal cases.

The Odyssey WebROA program is the current system and covers St. Tammany Parish criminal case data from 1988 to present. It also includes St. Tammany Parish criminal document images going back to April 25, 2019. If you need actual document scans from a St. Tammany Parish criminal case file, you need the Odyssey subscription. Odyssey costs $20 for 24 hours, $40 for one month, or $480 for one year. Civil case data from 1992 to present is also in the Odyssey system alongside the St. Tammany Parish criminal records.

ClerkConnect is another option for multi-parish searches across Louisiana, which may be useful if you need St. Tammany Parish criminal records alongside criminal records from other parishes.

For St. Tammany Parish-specific criminal records with document images, the clerk's own Odyssey WebROA system is the most direct and complete option available.

Note: Subscription fees are non-refundable once you gain access to St. Tammany Parish criminal records. Pick the plan that fits your expected St. Tammany Parish search volume before you sign up.

22nd Judicial District Court Criminal Divisions

The 22nd Judicial District Court covers St. Tammany and Washington parishes. The court has 13 divisions handling St. Tammany Parish criminal and civil matters, plus a dedicated Bond Court. Each division is assigned a letter from A through L. Criminal cases in St. Tammany Parish are distributed among these divisions based on the docket schedule. If you know which division handled a St. Tammany Parish criminal case, you can call that division directly or look up the St. Tammany Parish criminal case through the online subscription system.

Bond Court handles bail hearings and initial appearances for criminal defendants in St. Tammany Parish. If you need to find out about a St. Tammany Parish bail ruling or want to know the conditions of release in a St. Tammany Parish criminal case, contact Bond Court directly. The 22nd JDC courthouse is in Covington at the same location as the St. Tammany Parish clerk's office where criminal records are stored.

Criminal Record Searches in St. Tammany Parish

You can search St. Tammany Parish criminal records in person or through the online subscription programs. For an in-person St. Tammany Parish criminal record search, go to the Covington office during regular hours. Bring as much identifying information as you can. The name and date of birth of the person you are searching will usually be enough to find a St. Tammany Parish criminal case. A criminal case number, if you have one, gets you there faster.

The St. Tammany Parish criminal records staff at (985) 809-8732 can answer questions about what St. Tammany Parish criminal records are available and how to request copies of St. Tammany Parish criminal case files. For certified copies of St. Tammany Parish criminal records, you will pay a per-page fee. Certified documents carry the clerk's seal and are used in legal proceedings. Plain copies work for basic reference when you just need to read the St. Tammany Parish criminal case details. The clerk can usually fulfill requests while you wait for recent St. Tammany Parish criminal cases. Very old or archived St. Tammany Parish criminal files may take longer to retrieve.

For St. Tammany Parish criminal records going back to 1988, the Odyssey WebROA subscription is the most complete remote option. It gives you index data and document images for St. Tammany Parish criminal cases in the system. If you need anything before 1988, contact the St. Tammany Parish clerk's office directly to ask about availability for older criminal records.

Expungements in St. Tammany Parish

Louisiana law under La. R.S. 44:9 gives people with eligible St. Tammany Parish criminal records a path to have those records expunged. Once expunged, the St. Tammany Parish criminal record is sealed from public view and no longer appears in standard searches of St. Tammany Parish criminal cases. Qualifying situations include arrests that did not result in conviction, first-time drug offenses where the St. Tammany Parish criminal charge was dismissed or served under a deferral, and certain other nonviolent matters. Violent felonies and sex offenses are not eligible for expungement in St. Tammany Parish or anywhere else in Louisiana.

To start a St. Tammany Parish criminal expungement, you file a petition in the 22nd Judicial District Court. The total cost runs around $550, covering the St. Tammany Parish clerk filing fee, the BCII fee to the Louisiana State Police for updating the statewide criminal database, and fees to the St. Tammany Parish sheriff and district attorney. After the St. Tammany Parish petition is filed, the DA's office has a set period to review it and file an objection. If no objection comes, the judge can sign the expungement order without a hearing. After the order is signed, the St. Tammany Parish clerk seals the criminal record and the state criminal database is updated.

Note: A St. Tammany Parish criminal expungement removes the record from public court systems, but some federal agencies and law enforcement can still access sealed St. Tammany Parish criminal records in limited circumstances under state law.

State Criminal Records Resources

The Louisiana State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information at lsp.org is the state-level resource for official background checks and criminal history searches. A state police check covers criminal records from all Louisiana parishes, not just St. Tammany Parish. If you need a full statewide picture of a person's criminal history that goes beyond St. Tammany Parish criminal records, the state police check is the right tool. You can request a name-based search online or a fingerprint-based search for more thorough identity-confirmed results.

The Louisiana State Police homepage provides access to background check services and statewide criminal records information covering St. Tammany Parish and all other Louisiana parishes.

The site includes instructions for individuals requesting their own criminal history as well as information for authorized third-party requests that cover St. Tammany Parish criminal records.

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections maintains an offender search tool at doc.la.gov. This database covers people who have served time in Louisiana state prisons and those currently under DOC supervision. It is a separate system from the St. Tammany Parish court clerk criminal records and is useful if you need to know about a person's incarceration or parole status in addition to their St. Tammany Parish criminal case history from the clerk's office.

Cities in St. Tammany Parish

St. Tammany Parish includes several cities along the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Slidell is the largest city in St. Tammany Parish and one of the most populous cities in the region. Criminal cases from Slidell go through the 22nd Judicial District Court and are filed at the St. Tammany Parish Covington clerk's office as part of the St. Tammany Parish criminal records system. Other communities in St. Tammany Parish include Mandeville, Madisonville, and Abita Springs, all served by the same St. Tammany Parish criminal court system.

Nearby Parishes

These parishes border St. Tammany Parish. St. Tammany Parish criminal cases are filed in the parish where the offense occurred. Check the right parish court if you are searching criminal records from a St. Tammany Parish neighboring area.