Hammond Criminal Court Records Lookup

Hammond criminal court records come from two sources: Hammond City Court for local misdemeanor and traffic matters, and the Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court for felony cases handled by the 21st Judicial District Court. Whether you need to find a city court case or a district court filing, this page covers how to search Hammond criminal court records online and in person.

Hammond City Court

Hammond City Court is one of the primary courts for criminal records in Hammond. The court is at 303 East Thomas Street. Phone is (985) 542-3455, and the website is citycourt.org. Hammond City Court handles misdemeanors, traffic violations, small claims up to $5,000, civil matters up to $50,000, and juvenile cases within the 7th Ward of Tangipahoa Parish. The criminal division can be reached at extension 223. Civil matters are handled at (985) 542-3450, and the juvenile division is at (985) 542-3457.

Hammond City Court has an online criminal eSearch system. You can purchase access on a day, month, or year basis. Day access costs $20, monthly access costs $40, and annual access costs $300. This is a pay-to-search system rather than a free index. If you only need to search once or twice, the $20 day rate is the most economical choice. The eSearch covers city court records, not 21st JDC district court records, so it will not show felony cases.

Copy fees at Hammond City Court are $20 per name for a criminal search, $3 for a conformed copy, $5 for a certified copy, and $1 per page for pleadings. These are the city court rates. District court copy fees through the Tangipahoa Parish Clerk are separate and may differ.

The Hammond City Court at citycourt.org handles misdemeanor criminal cases, traffic violations, and small claims for Hammond and the surrounding 7th Ward of Tangipahoa Parish.

The criminal eSearch system on that site lets you pay for online access to city court case records.

Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court

Felony cases in Hammond go to the 21st Judicial District Court and are filed with the Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court. The clerk's main office is at 110 N Bay Street in Amite, Louisiana. Phone is (985) 748-4146. This is the Tangipahoa Parish seat, not Hammond, so if you need to visit in person for district court records, you will drive to Amite rather than staying in Hammond.

The clerk handles all 21st JDC case filings for the entire parish including Hammond. Bring the defendant's full name and any case number when you visit. Copy fees follow standard Louisiana statutory rates. If the file is in off-site storage, retrieval may take additional time. Calling ahead to (985) 748-4146 is a good idea for older records or when you need multiple documents. For mail requests, include defendant name, case number if available, approximate filing year, and payment for estimated fees addressed to the Tangipahoa Parish Clerk at 110 N Bay Street, Amite.

Note: Ponchatoula Mayor's Court at 125 W Hickory Street, (985) 386-6484, handles matters within Ponchatoula, a separate municipality in Tangipahoa Parish. If your case involves Ponchatoula, contact that office rather than the Hammond City Court or the parish clerk.

Online Search Tools for Hammond Cases

eClerks LA at eclerksla.com and Clerk Connect at clerkconnect.com both cover Tangipahoa Parish and provide index-level access to 21st JDC records. These are useful if your search through the other portals does not return what you need. For federal cases, Hammond falls under the Eastern District of Louisiana. Federal records are accessible through PACER with a PACER account. Federal cases are separate from both the city court and district court records in the Tangipahoa Parish system.

State Criminal Record Resources

Louisiana State Police maintains the statewide criminal history repository under La. R.S. 15:578. An official statewide conviction record costs $31 and is available at LSP's background check portal. The result covers Tangipahoa Parish and all other Louisiana parishes. Louisiana is a closed record state under La. R.S. 15:587, so the official LSP check shows convictions only, not arrests that did not lead to conviction.

Two free state tools supplement the paid check. The Louisiana DOC Offender Search covers people supervised by the Department of Corrections, including those who served state prison time after a Tangipahoa Parish conviction. The Louisiana Sex Offender Registry is searchable by name or location and covers registered offenders in Hammond and Tangipahoa Parish. La. R.S. 44:1 guarantees public access to court records in Louisiana, and La. R.S. 44:32(A) requires clerks to make records available to any adult who requests them.

Which Court Has the Records You Need

Knowing which court handled a Hammond case saves a lot of time. Use this as a guide:

• Felony charges: Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court, 21st JDC records in Amite
• Misdemeanors and traffic in Hammond: Hammond City Court, 303 East Thomas Street
• Small claims and civil up to $50,000: Hammond City Court
• Juvenile matters: Hammond City Court, juvenile division
• Ponchatoula matters: Ponchatoula Mayor's Court, 125 W Hickory Street
• Federal charges: PACER, Eastern District of Louisiana

If you are not sure which court handled a specific case, the Hammond City Court eSearch is a fast starting point for city-level matters. For anything that might be a felony, start with the statewide portals like eClerks LA or Clerk Connect, which index the 21st JDC records.

Expungement in Tangipahoa Parish

Expungement for Hammond district court cases is filed with the 21st Judicial District Court through the Tangipahoa Parish Clerk in Amite. La. C.Cr.P. Art. 971 governs eligibility across Louisiana. Arrests without conviction and some first-time non-violent convictions may qualify. Violent offenses and sex offenses are generally not eligible.

Standard Louisiana expungement fees are $200 to the clerk, $250 to the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information, $50 to the district attorney, and $50 to the sheriff, totaling $550 before attorney costs. City court convictions from Hammond City Court may require a separate expungement motion filed with that court. If you need to expunge both a city court record and a district court record, you may need separate proceedings and separate fees for each. Consult a criminal defense attorney familiar with Tangipahoa Parish before proceeding if you have records in multiple courts.

Related Parish

Criminal court records for Hammond are maintained by Tangipahoa Parish. Felony cases go through the 21st Judicial District Court, with the clerk's office in Amite. Local misdemeanor and traffic records are at Hammond City Court on East Thomas Street.

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