Frequently Asked Questions

The Sugar Land detention center is located at:

Sugar Land Police Department
1200 S SH 6
Sugar Land, TX 77478
281-275-2600

The Fort Bend County jail is located at:

Fort Bend County Jail
1410 Williams Way Blvd
Richmond, TX 77478

You can attend court Tuesday through Friday (except on holidays). Court starts at 9am. You must check in at the court window before court starts. The court window opens at 8am.

If you’ve been arrested, you can wait to speak with Sugar Land Municipal Court judge, post a bond (if your charge is bondable), or pay your fine.

Warrants from the City of Sugar Land can be paid online or over the phone.

• Visit the Fines and Payments section of the Court's website 
  • You can search by Citation #, Driver’s License #, Social Security #, Vehicle Information, or Name.
• For payments over the phone, call 281-275-2390. You will need the citation number and your date of birth.

*The Citation # will be provided by the Detention Officer*

If the detainee has charges that are bondable, they or someone they call can post a cash bond or contact an approved Fort Bend County Bonding Company.

• See Fort Bend County's approved bonding companies

The judge will come to the detention center to magistrate detainees once a day after the morning docket. On the weekends, the judge is on call and will magistrate detainees when they are able to come to the detention center.

Detainees are allowed to make 2 phone calls after they have completed the booking process. They are allowed to make another phone call after they have been arraigned by the judge or are being released.

When you are brought to the detention center, all property will be removed. Some property may be seized as evidence by the arresting officer. The detention officer will then take an inventory of all the property and place it in a bag and then place everything in a locker. Upon release or transfer to another facility, your property will either be returned to you or go with you to another facility.