The Sheriff's search answers the main question fast: is the person at David L. Moss? Follow these steps:

1. Open the Search by Name page.
2. Enter the surname first, then the given name. Try a shorter spelling if nothing comes up.
3. Pick the right person, using the age or birth date if the page shows one.
4. Open the booking. Write down the DLM number, since you will need it for mail and money orders.
5. Note each charge and any bond amount it lists.

Two other tools sit on the Inmate Information Center home page. The Booking ID list sorts people by booking number. The Desk Blotter Report, a PDF updated each day, lists current inmates and people released lately.

When the lookup is slow or busy, phone the jail at 918-596-8900. Staff answer around the clock. Have the legal name and birth date handy.

A name can take a while to appear. Here are the usual reasons:

• Booking is still going on. Staff search each person, do a medical check, take photos and fingerprints, and give out an ID card. Someone with a serious medical problem may be sent for treatment before the jail will accept them.
• City charges only. People held on city charges or city warrants go to the Tulsa Municipal Jail, 600 Civic Center, Tulsa, OK 74103, 918-596-2347, or a suburban city jail.
• Already out. The Desk Blotter Report on the Inmate Information Center shows recent releases.
• A different spelling or name. Search a middle name, nickname or earlier surname too.
• Under 18. Youths go to juvenile detention, which has its own staff.
• Federal, tribal or ICE custody. Those agencies keep their own records.

Still stuck? Call the jail at 918-596-8900. Ask if the person was booked under another name, released, or sent to another agency.

Besides David L. Moss, these places may hold someone arrested in or near the county:

• Tulsa Municipal Jail: Police Courts Building, 600 Civic Center, Tulsa, OK 74103, 918-596-2347. The city police run it 24 hours a day. It has 25 beds for men and 5 for women and holds people up to 10 days on city charges. If the city jail has no record, ask David L. Moss, since some city arrests are booked there too.
• Okmulgee County Criminal Justice Authority: 315 W. 8th St., Okmulgee, OK 74447. The city sends its overflow and longer city sentences there. Call the city jail number to ask if the person was moved.
• Broken Arrow Municipal Jail: Justice Center, 2304 S. First Place, Broken Arrow, OK 74012. It has 32 beds, with men and women in separate blocks. The Municipal Court there answers at 918-451-8558.
• Jenks city jail: Jenks police keep a small jail at their station, 211 N. Elm Street, Jenks, OK 74037. Phone 918-299-6311 to learn whether someone is there.
• Owasso city jail: at the police department, 111 N. Main Street, Owasso, OK 74055, 918-272-2244. The city calls it a 10-day holding facility, so nobody stays past 10 days. Bond is cash in exact change or a card, and the person must be sober.
• Sand Springs city jail: Billie A. Hall Public Safety Center, 602 W. Morrow Road, Sand Springs, OK 74063, 918-246-2619. It holds people on Sand Springs city charges, along with people waiting for a ride to a county jail.
• Bixby police jail: 116 W Needles, Bixby, OK 74008, 918-366-8294. This eight-bed lockup may keep a person 10 days at most. Family members may visit from 5 to 6 p.m. each day.
• Juvenile Detention Home: Family Justice Center, 500 W. Archer Street, Tulsa, OK 74103. Juvenile Court office: 918-596-5984.

Next door counties run their own jails:

• Washington County: 611 SW Adams Blvd., Bartlesville, OK 74003, 918-332-4000
• Rogers County: Sheriff's Office, 114 S Missouri Ave., Claremore, OK 74017, 918-342-9700
• Wagoner County: 307 E. Cherokee St., Wagoner, OK 74467, 918-485-7730
• Creek County: Sheriff's Office, 301 East Lee Ave, Sapulpa, OK 74066, 24-hour line 918-224-4964
• Pawnee County: 500 Harrison Street, Pawnee, OK 74058, 918-762-2565

Each person is photographed and fingerprinted at booking. To see what the Sheriff's lookup shows for your person, open their record in the Inmate Information Center. The details shown can differ from one booking to the next.

To ask for a copy of a booking photo, or whether one can be released, call the Sheriff's Office headquarters at 918-596-5601. Reporters ask the same office.

Other agencies have their own rules:

• ICE: photo requests go through ICE's Freedom of Information Act request page.
• Federal arrests: booking photos are generally kept private. The Marshals Service sometimes shares one, for example when hunting a fugitive.

Yes. Oklahoma's VINE system follows custody status and can notify you. Look up the person on VINELink, then choose alerts by phone, text or email.

• VINE tells you when the person is transferred, escapes, is caught, is released or dies.
• The Sheriff's Office links OK VINE from its own site for county jail alerts.
• When someone moves from county jail to state prison, they get a new number. Sign up again under the new one.
• VINE pauses while a DOC inmate is at a state mental health facility, and picks up again on return.

To register by phone, call OK VINE at 877-654-8463. The line is run through the Attorney General's victim services unit.

Most people booked here can leave by posting an appearance bond. The Jail Clerk's Office inside the jail, 300 N. Denver Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74103, takes bonds 24 hours a day. The jail accepts cash, surety, property and pre-trial bonds.

A few points to know:

• Many charges have a preset amount on the court's bond schedule, so no hearing is needed first.
• Charges not on the schedule wait for a judge, usually at First Appearance within 48 hours.
• Oklahoma's constitution allows a judge to refuse bail in only a handful of grave cases (Okla. Const. art. II § 8).
• Staff run a warrant check before release. A hold from another agency keeps the person inside.

Court Services runs pretrial release, along with GPS and alcohol monitors, from 500 South Denver, Suite 100, Tulsa, OK 74103, 918-596-5795. For bond amounts, payment and refunds, see our bail page.

Start with the booking record in the Sheriff's search. It is the quickest place to see the arrest charges. Then check these:

1. Call the jail at 918-596-8900 and ask staff to read the charges and the arresting agency.
2. Once the District Attorney files the case, search the person's name on OSCN, the state court records site.
3. Phone the Court Clerk's Criminal and Traffic Division, Suite 200, 500 S. Denver Ave, Tulsa, OK 74103, at 918-596-5471 for the case number.

Charges at arrest can change. The DA may file different or fewer charges, and the formal list is read at the first arraignment, within six days of booking. For a city charge, call the city's Court Records office at 918-596-1625.

Ask a detention officer for the application for court-appointed counsel. A judge reviews it and decides if the person qualifies. A lawyer also stands in at First Appearance, even before that decision.

Here, the county Public Defender provides free defense. Its office is at 423 S Boulder Ave, Suite 300, Tulsa, OK 74103, 918-596-5530. The jail handbook says that office will not take collect calls from inmates, so family members may need to call for the person.

Applying costs $40, which goes to the Court Fund. Deferring it until the case wraps up is allowed on request. A family that hires a private lawyer should give the lawyer the person's name and DLM number.

The jail offers in-person and video visits. Each has its own rules.

In-person, non-contact visits

• Only immediate relatives with proof, such as a birth certificate, marriage license or guardianship papers. Friends and fiancés can't visit in person.
• Fridays and Saturdays, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Check in by 3:00 p.m., and arrive up to 30 minutes early.
• One 15-minute visit per inmate each week.
• Visitors 16 and up bring a photo ID, certified birth certificate or school ID. Anyone younger than 18 needs a parent or guardian along, and children under 16 need the jail's approval.
• Fill out a Visitor's Request Form for each inmate, online, on paper or in the lobby.

Video visits

• On-site in the lobby: free, daily 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., relatives only, after a background check.
• From home: paid, daily 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., open to friends too, with no background check.

Expect pat-downs, metal detectors and a dress code that bans tank and crop tops, leggings, short skirts and gang clothing. Our visitation page has more. Times can shift, so email DLM-DLMVisits@tcso.org to confirm.

Deposits reach the account three ways:

1. Kiosk: in the David L. Moss front lobby. Pay with cash or a credit card; a modest fee applies.
2. Online: through one of the two deposit websites the Sheriff's Office links on its jail page.
3. By mail: a mailed money order or cashier's check, addressed to the jail at 300 N Denver Ave., Tulsa, OK 74103.

Mailed money must be filled out just right. Write the person's name and DLM number on the money order, but not on the "Pay to the Order of" line. Add a clear return address. Cash and personal checks are refused, and incomplete money orders are sent back.

Inmates order from the commissary at least twice a week on a kiosk in their unit. Deposit tips are on our inmate money page, and ordering rules are on the commissary page.

Right after booking, each person gets to make calls. Oklahoma's jail rules allow at least two local or collect calls at intake (OAC 310:670-5-1). Many people use them to arrange bond or tell family where they are.

After that, these rules apply at David L. Moss:

• Inmates can call out, either prepaid or collect. Nobody can call in to an inmate.
• Calls are recorded.
• Three-way calls are blocked.

To receive calls from the jail, open a prepaid account for your number. See our jail phone page for steps, and our inmate messaging page for texts and email.

The city jail on Civic Center uses its own prepaid friends-and-family accounts, which can be set up online or at 800-943-2189.

Address every letter like this:

Inmate's full name and DLM #
C/O David L. Moss
300 N Denver Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74103

Allowed items:

• Letters, postcards and greeting cards within size limits
• Photos up to 5 by 7 inches, but no Polaroids
• Newspapers mailed straight from the publisher
• Books shipped only by the online booksellers the jail approves

Not allowed: padded envelopes, boxes, cash, stamps, blank paper or envelopes, food, laminated items, care packages, maps and calendars.

Staff inspect mail for contraband. Even so, state rules set no limit on the volume of mail (OAC 310:670-5-9). Letters from a court or a lawyer are opened only with the person there and are handed over the same day. Our inmate mail page has more tips.

Belongings taken at booking are listed and stored. The person keeps one set of clothes. They can name someone to pick up the rest.

To collect items, phone the jail's property room at 918-596-8872 and make an appointment. Pickups run Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., except on county holidays.

At release, staff hand back what is on the inventory, and the person signs for it. Leftover account money comes back on a debit card, the handbook says.

If the person goes to state prison or federal custody, act within seven days. The jail handbook gives that long to claim property after a transfer. For evidence or other property the Sheriff's Office holds, call its property unit at 918-596-5655.

Medical and mental health workers are on duty at all hours. Everyone is screened at intake. Someone with a serious condition may be sent for treatment before the jail books them. The jail added mental health units in 2017.

State rules require that a written request for care leads to an appointment within 48 hours, or sooner if needed (OAC 310:670-5-8). The jail handbook lists a copay of $8 a visit and $3 per prescription, and no one is denied care for lack of money.

Family members with health worries can call the jail's contracted medical provider at 800-246-0881. Share what you know, such as medicines, allergies or recent injuries.

For a complaint about jail conditions, contact the state Health Department's Detention Program, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Suite 1702, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-426-8170.

Sheriff's deputies serve county warrants. Call the county warrant line, 918-596-5471, or use the Check Warrants portal on the Sheriff's warrants page. City police warrants are on the city's warrant search, or at 918-596-7761. Wider lists: U.S. Marshals 15 Most Wanted, DOC Orange Alert notices and the state Attorney General's 10 Most Wanted. A lawyer can arrange a surrender to the issuing court. Or the person can phone that court about a bond or rescheduling. County Court Clerk: 500 S. Denver Ave, Suite 200, Tulsa, OK 74103.

Court dates for state cases are on OSCN. Search the person's name, open the case and look for the next setting on the docket.

• Bond hearings stream on Microsoft Teams every day of the week. The virtual bond docket page has the times.
• For help with a date, call the Court Clerk at 918-596-5420. The office is in Suite 200, 500 S. Denver Ave, Tulsa, OK 74103.
• City jail inmates go to the municipal arraignment docket at 8:30 a.m. on weekdays. City court dates come from Court Records at 918-596-1625.

Our criminal court guide explains each step of the case.

Federal defendants waiting for trial are placed in jails chosen by federal marshals. Reach the U.S. Marshals Service downtown office at 333 West 4th Street, Suite 2050, Tulsa, OK 74103, 918-200-0600. Call with the name the person was booked under plus the birth date.

Where a federal prisoner may be:

• In a local jail that holds federal prisoners under contract
• At the Federal Transfer Center, 7410 S. MacArthur Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73169, 405-682-4075, a stop for people being moved
• In court at the Page Belcher Federal Building, 333 W. 4th Street, Room 411, Tulsa, OK 74103, 918-699-4700, for a detention hearing (18 U.S.C. 3142)

The Federal Public Defender, 1 West 3rd Street, Suite 1225, Tulsa, OK 74103, 918-581-7656, may represent the person. After sentencing, search the BOP locator by name or register number.

Two tribal nations have reservations reaching into the county, the Muscogee (Creek) and the Cherokee. Since McGirt v. Oklahoma (2020), many crimes by tribal citizens on those lands go to tribal or federal court.

• Muscogee (Creek) Nation Lighthorse Police: 1000 OK-56, Okmulgee, OK 74447, dispatch 918-732-7800, records 918-732-7799. Lighthorse officers are cross-deputized with the city of Tulsa.
• Cherokee Nation Justice Services (Office of the Marshal): P.O. Box 948, Tahlequah, OK 74465, 918-453-5610. It oversees detention through contracted facilities.

Ask the arresting agency two things: the place of custody and the court in charge. For a Cherokee case, the Nation's District Court answers at 918-207-3900, mailing address P.O. Box 1097, Tahlequah, OK 74465.

If ICE placed a detainer, the jail may lengthen custody by up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)). The request comes on Form I-247A. ICE then picks the person up.

Find them this way:

1. Open the ICE Online Detainee Locator and type the A-number when you know it. Otherwise fill in the name and birth country.
2. Call the Dallas Field Office, which covers Oklahoma, at 972-367-2200. It is at 8101 N. Stemmons Frwy, Dallas, TX 75247.
3. Check Cimarron Correctional Facility, 3200 S. Kings Hwy., Cushing, OK 74023. Its detainee line, 918-225-3336, runs 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Have the full name, any other names, birth date, birth country and A-number ready.
4. The ICE office at 1220 Sovereign Row, Oklahoma City, OK 73108, 405-219-3199, is open Tuesday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

At Cimarron, family visits run Mondays and Tuesdays from 3 to 5 p.m. and are booked by email. A federal judge's order in May 2025 halted Oklahoma's HB 4156 immigration crime law.

Use the DOC Offender Lookup. Search by name or ODOC number to see where the person is held. JE's state prison directory covers every DOC facility.

Timing matters. A person sentenced to prison often stays at David L. Moss for months first. DOC says transport normally happens 6 to 9 months after sentencing. When the move comes, they begin at a DOC assessment and reception center to be classified.

Once in DOC custody, the person gets an ODOC number. Use it on all letters, and sign up again on VINE. For questions, DOC asks families to contact the case manager. Its main line is 405-425-2500, at 4345 North Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73105.

Youths are not kept in the adult jail. A held youth goes to the Family Justice Center's Detention Home, 500 W. Archer Street, Tulsa, OK 74103. The state Office of Juvenile Affairs licenses it.

• Calls: two calls at admission, then two a week.
• Family visits: parents and guardians on Wednesdays 6 to 7 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
• Lawyers and clergy: weekdays 9 to 11:30 a.m. or 1 to 4:30 p.m.
• School: classes are taught by Tulsa Public Schools teachers.

The juvenile court handles these cases, not the adult criminal court. A 15 to 17 year old accused of a serious crime may be treated as a Youthful Offender, or certified to stand trial as an adult. For case questions, call the Juvenile Court office at 918-596-5984.

The booking record, or a call to the jail, tells you which agency made the arrest. These agencies work in the county:

County and state

• Tulsa County Sheriff's Office headquarters, 6080 E. 66th Street North, Tulsa, OK 74117, non-emergency 918-596-5600
• Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Troop B, based in the county seat, 918-627-3881

The largest city (about 416,209 people, Census estimate for July 1, 2025)

• Tulsa Police Department headquarters, 600 Civic Center, Tulsa, OK 74103, 918-596-9222, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Suburban cities and towns

• Broken Arrow Police Department: runs the city jail in the Justice Center, 2304 S. First Place, Broken Arrow, OK 74012. The Municipal Court in that building is at 918-451-8558.
• Bixby Police Department, 116 W Needles, Bixby, OK 74008, 918-366-8294
• Jenks Police Department, 211 N. Elm Street, Jenks, OK 74037, 918-299-6311
• Owasso Police Department, 111 N. Main Street, Owasso, OK 74055, 918-272-2244
• Glenpool Police Department, Public Safety Complex, 14536 S. Elwood Avenue, Glenpool, OK 74033, 918-322-8110
• Sperry Police Department, 115 N. Cincinnati, Sperry, OK 74073, 918-288-7333
• Catoosa Police Department, 918-266-2424; City Hall is at 214 S Cherokee Street, Catoosa, OK 74015
• Sand Springs Police Department (runs its own city jail), 602 W. Morrow Road, Sand Springs, OK 74063, 918-246-2619
• Collinsville, Skiatook and the part of Sapulpa inside the county: ask the Sheriff's non-emergency line which agency handled the arrest

Tribal police

• Muscogee (Creek) Nation Lighthorse Police, 1000 OK-56, Okmulgee, OK 74447, 918-732-7800
• Cherokee Nation Office of the Marshal, Justice Services, P.O. Box 948, Tahlequah, OK 74465, 918-453-5610