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Tarrant County Criminal Court Records
Tarrant County’s District Clerk serves felony filings, while the County Clerk maintains County Criminal Court misdemeanors. Select the court tier before requesting a file.
Split felony and misdemeanor records at the start
Tarrant County’s District Clerk handles felony criminal case records. Its County Clerk Criminal Section keeps Class A and B misdemeanor cases; the County Clerk FAQ says those records date back to 1976. Read the court designation before searching. A jail booking or an arresting-agency report does not replace either clerk’s case file.
Keep the defendant’s name, case number, court and approximate filing date together. If you need the outcome, ask for the judgment, dismissal or later amended disposition. If you need proof that fines were paid, that is a cashier or balance-document request, not a substitute for the judgment. The County Clerk FAQ provides a separate payment-proof contact at 817-884-2873.
Use the District Clerk’s lookup and records desk
The District Clerk lists free self-service document lookup onsite and a $5 basic clerk-performed records search. Criminal services are at the Tim Curry Justice Center, 401 West Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76196; call 817-884-1342. The published District Clerk lookup hours are weekdays, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Bring the case reference so a public inspection does not become an unnecessary name-search request.
The same page describes remote case-file information access with a $120 initiation charge and $35 monthly fee. That subscription is different from free onsite lookup. For one judgment or dismissal, compare a direct copy request before enrolling; ask what document images and case coverage the proposed service actually provides.
Request Class A or B misdemeanor copies directly
Call 817-884-1066 or email [email protected] for misdemeanor case copies. The Criminal Section is on the second floor of the Tim Curry Justice Center, with weekday hours of 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Its FAQ lists a $5 criminal-background search for those county misdemeanor records, available through the office or by calling for instructions.
Ask staff for the case assignment if you do not know it, and request the specific order plus any required certification. The $5 search is not a statewide background check or an all-inclusive copy price. Do not route felony questions to the County Clerk: that FAQ expressly sends felony case information to the District Clerk.
Look for available paperwork before the criminal case is filed
The District Clerk’s unfiled-records section may hold documents such as probable-cause affidavits, arrest-warrant material, magistrate warnings, bail conditions or personal bonds before a criminal case appears in the ordinary file search. Ask for the particular document and supply the defendant, event date and known reference. A no-hit in a filed-case index does not answer whether this separate section holds paperwork.
The section prefers email at [email protected] and also lists [email protected]; telephone contacts are 817-884-3355 and 817-884-2526. Walk-ins are welcome on the third-floor criminal area of the Tim Curry Justice Center. The published list includes a written mental-health report filed under seal, so the list is not a promise of unrestricted access to every item.
Price the copy format and certification separately
For unfiled documents, the current page lists ordinary paper copies at $1 per page. Ordinary electronic copies cost $1 for 1–10 pages, then $0.10 per page for pages beyond ten. Certified copies add a $5 certification/seal fee to the applicable paper or electronic copy rate. Confirm the number of documents and pages in the quote.
The general District Clerk lookup page summarizes certified copies as $1 per page, while the dedicated unfiled page separately lists the $5 seal fee. Do not assume the shorter summary eliminates certification charges for your request. Ask the holding section to specify its total, delivery method and payment instructions. The reviewed pages give office hours but no universal copy-completion promise.
Verify what the document actually establishes
Match identity beyond the name, and read the order for each relevant count. An unfiled affidavit or bail condition proves neither that a prosecution was later filed nor that it ended in a conviction. A dismissal at one tier or a no-result response from one clerk cannot establish the absence of all other Tarrant or Texas matters.
If the downloaded or supplied record is incomplete, name the missing docket entry and ask its clerk for the public document or access restriction. Report a clerical mismatch with the case number and supporting order. A request to alter the judicial outcome, seal a case or obtain restricted material may need a court procedure; an ordinary copy order does not accomplish those changes.