Find St. Martin Parish 72 Hour Booking Records

St. Martin Parish 72 hour booking records are handled by Sheriff Becket Breaux's office in St. Martinville. This south-central Louisiana parish has around 54,000 residents and an active jail that processes bookings daily. Unlike many parishes in the state, St. Martin offers a public online inmate roster where you can look up current bookings from your computer or phone. The sheriff's office also accepts in-person and phone requests for booking records at the main office on St. Martin Street.

St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office 72 Hour Booking

Sheriff Becket Breaux leads the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office. The main office is at 400 St. Martin Street in St. Martinville. Call (337) 394-3071 for general questions. The fax number is (337) 394-5705. You can also email the sheriff directly at bbreaux@stmartinsheriff.org.

The St. Martin Parish Correctional Center handles all bookings. The jail phone number is (337) 394-2500. For the booking desk specifically, call (337) 394-2566. That is the line to use if you want to check on a recent arrest or ask about someone who was just brought in. The booking desk staff deal with intake around the clock, so someone should be available to answer.

Office hours for records requests are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Walk-in requests are accepted during those hours. If you need copies of booking records, the fee is $0.25 per page. Bring cash or check to cover the cost. The staff can search by name, booking date, or case number.

Online Inmate Roster and 72 Hour Booking Search

St. Martin Parish has one of the better online search tools among Louisiana parishes. The St. Martin Parish Inmate Roster shows current inmates with booking details. You can search by name and view charges, bond amounts, booking dates, and mugshots. This is the fastest way to check 72 hour booking records without calling or visiting the jail.

The screenshot above shows the St. Martin Parish inmate roster page. It lists current inmates and lets you search for specific people by name.

LAVINE is another tool you can use. The St. Martin Parish VINE page at StMartin.LAVINE.org lets you search for inmates and sign up for custody status notifications. If you want to know when someone gets released, transferred, or has a status change, VINE sends you an alert by phone, text, or email. The service is free.

VINELink also covers St. Martin Parish as part of its statewide Louisiana database. Both tools pull from the same system, so use whichever one you find easier to navigate.

Requesting St. Martin Parish Booking Records

For records that go beyond what the online roster shows, you can make a formal request. Go to the sheriff's office on St. Martin Street during business hours. The records staff can pull up historical booking data, not just current inmates. Copies cost $0.25 per page.

Phone requests work too. Call (337) 394-3071 and ask to be connected to records. They can confirm basic booking details over the phone. For written copies, you may need to come in or send a fax to (337) 394-5705.

Under La. R.S. 44:1, Louisiana's Public Records Law, booking records are public. You have the right to see them. The sheriff's office must make them available. They can charge for copies but not for the act of looking at the records. If your request gets denied, the office must provide a written explanation with the legal basis for the denial.

The 72 hour rule comes from La. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 230.1. It says a judge must review the arrest and determine probable cause within 72 hours. The booking record starts that clock. It documents exactly when the person was taken into custody and what charges they face.

The 72 Hour Booking Process in St. Martin Parish

Arrests in St. Martin Parish come from several agencies. The sheriff's office patrols the unincorporated areas. Municipal police departments in Breaux Bridge, Henderson, Parks, and St. Martinville handle their own jurisdictions. But all arrestees end up at the St. Martin Parish Correctional Center for booking.

At the booking desk, intake staff record personal details and take a photograph and fingerprints. The arresting officer's report gets logged. Charges are entered. A bond amount is set based on the bond schedule or held for a judge to decide. The entire booking record is then available for public access.

The 72 hour window starts at the time of booking. Within that period, a judge in the 16th Judicial District must review the case. If no probable cause hearing happens in time, the person may be entitled to release. This is a constitutional protection that the booking record helps enforce. Without an accurate booking time, the clock cannot run properly.

State Resources for St. Martin Parish

VINELink and Louisiana DOC both provide statewide search tools. VINE is best for current custody info. The DOC offender locator works for people who have been sentenced to state prison. If someone booked in St. Martin Parish ends up serving state time, you can track them through the DOC system.

The 16th Judicial District Court handles criminal matters for St. Martin Parish. Court records are available through the clerk of court's office. These records show what happened after the initial booking, including arraignment, plea, trial, and sentencing details. For a complete picture of any arrest, you may need both the booking record and the court file.

St. Martin Parish covers about 740 square miles in the heart of Cajun Country. It borders Lafayette Parish to the north and the Atchafalaya Basin to the east. The parish has a mix of small towns and rural areas. Law enforcement across all of them feeds into the same parish booking system at the correctional center in St. Martinville.

Nearby Parishes

Each parish in Louisiana keeps separate booking records. Check the parish where the arrest took place.