Ellis County, TX Arrests & Jail Records

To obtain Ellis County arrest records, interested individuals must complete and submit the Open Request Form by mail or in person by visiting the Ellis County Sheriff's Office at:

Ellis County Sheriff's Office

Records Department

300 South Jackson Street

Waxahachie, TX 75165

Phone: (972) 825-4901

Fax: (972) 825-4941

The Sheriff's Office will forward the completed request form to the County and District Attorney's Office to determine the records to disclose to the requestor. The DA will typically process the form within 10 business days and their Office can be called at (972) 825-5035.

Arrest records can also be obtained from police departments within the county. The requestor must first determine the PD responsible for the arrest and then contact their records division to make the request. They will typically need to provide the arrestee's name and arrest date. Additionally, requests for arrest records may be made online on the portal of some police departments in the county.

Fees may be charged for copies of arrest records. Also, some PDs make their arrest and incident logs available to the public online. Listed below are some Police Departments in Ellis County:

• Alma Police Department
• Ennis Police Department
• Palmer Police Department
• Italy Police Department
• Midlothian Police Department
• Waxahachie Police Department
• Red Oak Police Department

The Texas Department of Public Safety's criminal history records contain information about arrests in Bexar County. The Criminal History Name Search platform allows the public to search for persons arrested in the county. Additionally, record seekers can mail a $10 payment and the completed Criminal History Records Information Request Form to:

Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Records Division P.O. Box 15999 Austin, TX 78761

Call the Criminal History Search Support Unit at (855) 481-7071 for more details.

Criminal court records in Ellis County include arrest records of persons whose arrest results in formal charges. Interested persons can contact the Ellis County Clerk or the Ellis County District Clerk for the county's criminal court records. They can also search for the county's criminal court records on the Online Records Search platform.

Additionally, interested individuals may find Ellis County arrest records on third-party websites like InfoTracer. These platforms compile public records from multiple sources, providing a fast and convenient way to access arrest information.