Clay County Jail Mugshots
The official Clay County mugshot source located in the research is the Kologik Public Jail Roster linked from the Clay County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff page names Sheriff Sidney "Kirk" Horton and links the roster for Clay COSO. The roster parameter endpoint returned HIDE PUBLIC JAIL ROSTER PHOTO as N, which means the Clay County roster is not configured to hide public jail roster photos.
That setting does not mean every inmate card will show a usable image. Kologik requests the photo by the Clay agency ORI and the CCN, or booking control number. If no photo is returned, the app can show a loading image and then a fallback demo image. If the person has been released, transferred, or removed from the current roster, the photo may not remain available through the public interface.
The Kologik Public Jail Roster interface is shown below.
The roster image matches the official page used for current Clay County Jail custody records and booking-photo checks.
Where Clay County Booking Photos Appear
Clay County does not publish a separate official mugshot gallery, most-wanted mugshot page, or daily booking-photo PDF in the official sources reviewed. The Kologik interface includes a Recent Bookings control, but the recent-bookings API returned an empty array during inspection. Current roster data was available through all-current and alphabet-letter paths, so an empty recent-bookings panel should not be read as proof that no one is in custody.
The current roster is the primary public photo channel. A card can show the photo area, name, age, sex, race, physical description, booking date, arrival time, arresting agency, days in jail, charges, bond rows, warrant number, and related jail details. Older or released booking photos are not exposed through a public history mode because the Clay Kologik history-mode check returned N.
What is public: Current Clay County Jail roster cards can show a booking photo when the photo endpoint returns one. Historical photos, juvenile material, protected victim information, medical details, and confidential law-enforcement data may be unavailable or redacted.
Find or Request Clay County Mugshots
The fastest official path is the current jail roster. If the photo is not shown, a records request can ask the sheriff's Records Division for a jail face sheet or booking photo if releasable. The sheriff's open-records page lists Records Division business hours as 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, closed from noon to 1:00 PM and closed on county-recognized holidays. The same page says fax requests are not accepted.
- Open the official Clay County sheriff page and use the Jail Roster button, or open the Kologik roster directly.
- Use Name Filter or alphabet controls to locate the current roster card. The filter checks first, middle, and last names.
- Review the photo area and the CCN-linked booking details. If the photo area is blank or generic, do not assume the jail has no booking photo.
- Use the sheriff open-records process for a jail face sheet or booking photo that is not visible online.
- Include the subject name, date of birth if known, arrest date, incident or case number, warrant number if known, and a copy of a government-issued picture ID.
The Clay County Sheriff's Office open-records page shows the Records Division request route used for jail face sheets and related sheriff records.
The open-records route is the right fallback when the public roster does not show a current booking photo.
Clay County Mugshot Record Fields
A Clay County booking photo does not stand alone. It appears as part of the jail's booking record. The sample Kologik record inventory showed many fields, but final public content should avoid repeating personal details from live inmates. Use the field names to understand the record and confirm identity without treating a photo as proof of guilt.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Mugshot or photo | The roster requests a public image by ORI and CCN; a fallback image may appear if no photo is returned. |
| CCN | The public booking or control number used by the photo endpoint. |
| Name fields | First, middle, last, and suffix fields as stored in the roster record. |
| Demographics | Year of birth, age, sex, race, height, weight, eyes, and hair when shown. |
| Booking and arrival dates | The booking time and arrival time, which may not be identical. |
| Charges and bonds | Charge text, code, type, warrant number, and per-charge bond amount. |
| Release and status fields | Release fields were blank for current records inspected; status and days in jail show custody context. |
Are Clay County Mugshots Public?
Texas does not have one simple rule that says all mugshots must always be posted online. Texas Government Code Chapter 552, the Public Information Act, is the main access framework. The Clay County sheriff uses this law for public-information requests. Basic information about an arrested person, arrest, or crime is often treated as public, but release can still be affected by exceptions and redactions.
Section 552.108, within the same chapter, allows certain law-enforcement, corrections, and prosecution information to be withheld. The sheriff's public information exemptions form lists categories that may be excluded or redacted, including criminal-history compilations, juvenile law-enforcement records, child-abuse records, medical information, motor-vehicle records, certain victim details, 911 calls, security codes, and personal information. A booking photo or jail face sheet may be releasable, partly redacted, or withheld depending on the facts and law.
Key statutes:
Texas Government Code Chapter 552 governs public access to Texas governmental records, subject to exceptions.
Texas Government Code Section 552.108 allows withholding of certain law-enforcement, corrections, and prosecutorial information.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 55A governs expunction for eligible criminal records.
How Long Mugshots Stay Public
No official Clay County source reviewed published a mugshot retention window such as 24 hours, 72 hours, or "while in custody only." The best supported statement is narrower: the public Kologik roster is a current-custody tool, and the Clay history-mode check returned N. That means released-person history was not visible through the public interface inspected.
For older records, use the sheriff Records Division rather than relying on the roster. Ask for a jail face sheet, booking photo, or booking record by name, date of arrest, date of birth when known, incident or case number, and warrant number when known. A search fee can apply if the requester does not provide enough identifying detail, and the sheriff's request form says the office releases existing records rather than creating new formats or answering questions.
Clay County Mugshot Request Details
The sheriff open-records form includes "Jail face sheet" as a selectable record type. For a mugshot request, write "booking photo" or "jail face sheet with booking photo, if releasable" in the Other or information field. Submit by email to ClayCountyORR@co.clay.tx.us, or by mail or in person to Clay County Sheriff's Office - Records Division, 215 W. Gilbert, Henrietta, Texas 76365. Fax is not accepted.
The form asks for the requester's name, contact information, signature, and a copy of a government-issued picture ID. It also asks for names of related persons, date of birth, location of incident, date of incident or arrest, case or incident number, and other information. The sheriff page says to allow up to 10 business days, with an older note saying some requests may take up to 14 business days.
| Request Detail | Clay County Requirement or Note |
|---|---|
| Record type | Select Jail face sheet or write booking photo/mugshot if releasable. |
| ID | Include a copy of a government-issued picture ID. |
| Delivery | Email, mail, or in person through the Sheriff's Office Records Division. |
| Fax | Not accepted due to security concerns. |
| Timing | Allow up to 10 business days, with a possible older-delay note of 14 business days. |
Remove Clay County Booking Photos
No Clay County policy promising automatic online mugshot removal after dismissal, acquittal, or expunction was located in official sources. The reliable route is the records-clearing route. A person with an eligible case may seek expunction under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 55A or an order of nondisclosure where eligible. The court order then needs to be directed to the agencies and clerks that maintain the affected records.
Dismissal alone does not prove that every jail, court, and search record has disappeared from public view. Court records after a Clay County arrest may also need to be checked with the District Clerk, County Attorney, or court of jurisdiction. The Clay County court records after arrest route explains the filed-charge side, including expunction and nondisclosure fee examples from the District Clerk schedule.
State and Federal Booking Photos
Clay County Jail mugshots are separate from state-prison and federal custody records. If a person is sentenced and transferred to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Clay County roster no longer controls the public record. Use the TDCJ inmate search for sentenced state prisoners. TDCJ search fields include name, SID number, current TDCJ number, and a previous-number route, with wildcard tips listed in the official help material.
Federal and immigration custody are different again. The Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator is for BOP custody and some former federal custody records. The ICE Online Detainee Locator System uses A-Number and country of birth or biographical information. Federal public locators generally do not publish county-style booking mugshots, so a federal search may confirm custody without showing a photo.
Custody difference: Clay County Jail covers current local custody. TDCJ covers sentenced state prisoners, while BOP and ICE cover separate federal systems.
Avoid Reposted Mugshots
Official Clay County jail mugshot work should stay with the sheriff roster, the sheriff Records Division, the court of jurisdiction, and official state or federal custody locators. Reposted images may be incomplete, stale, altered, detached from dismissal or expunction outcomes, or paired with wrong case details. A photo alone does not show conviction, release status, bond changes, or whether a charge was later reduced or dismissed.
No official Clay County, Texas sheriff or city-police mobile app with inmate, warrant, or records-request tools was located during research; use the Kologik roster and sheriff Records Division instead. For custody alerts, VINELink is available as a notification channel, but it is not a replacement for the Clay County Jail roster or the sheriff records request process.
FCRA notice: Mugshot, roster, and court lookups are not consumer reports and may not be used for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered decision.