Tom Green County Criminal Records Search: Cases & Public Records

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Tom Green County, Texas official-records guide

Find the right Tom Green County criminal record before paying for a search or visiting the wrong office

Tom Green County criminal information is divided among several local and state systems. Felony district-court files are maintained by the District Clerk, most misdemeanor court files by the County Clerk, current and recently released jail records by the Sheriff’s Office, city Class C cases by San Angelo Municipal Court, police incident reports by the San Angelo Police Department, and statewide public criminal-history information by the Texas Department of Public Safety. The right starting point depends on the record you actually need.

County: Tom Green County, Texas County seat: San Angelo Information checked: September 24, 2026 Primary sources: government and court websites
Do not treat an arrest as a conviction. An arrest, jail booking, warrant, criminal charge and conviction are different records. Always follow a court case through its most recent disposition before drawing a conclusion.
County court cases

Judicial Records Search

Search available Tom Green County felony and misdemeanor court-case information.

Search judicial records
Felony records

District Clerk

District-court criminal files, record searches, certified copies and felony court records.

District Clerk
Misdemeanor records

County Clerk

Most misdemeanor court records handled by the county courts.

County Clerk criminal
Current custody

Sheriff Inmate Roster

Current jail bookings plus records for people released during the previous 48 hours.

Search inmates
Outstanding warrants

Sheriff Warrant List

Search current warrant information published by the Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office.

Search warrants
Statewide Texas

Texas DPS Criminal History

Search qualifying statewide Texas conviction and deferred-adjudication history.

Search Texas DPS

Which Tom Green County office has the criminal record you need?

Tom Green County does not combine every criminal-justice record into one database. Court records, bookings, police reports, warrants and statewide criminal history can come from different offices.

You need Start here What it covers Important limitation
Felony court case District Clerk Criminal district-court pleadings, docket records and copies Not a statewide Texas criminal-history report
Misdemeanor court case County Clerk Most county-level misdemeanor cases Felony matters are maintained by the District Clerk
Current jail booking Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office Current inmates, booking information, charges and bond information Booking data can change after court appearances
Recently released inmate Sheriff 48-hour release list People recently released from the county detention center Not a complete historical arrest database
Outstanding county warrant Sheriff warrant list Current published warrant information Always verify current status with the responsible agency
San Angelo police report San Angelo Police Department Records Division Incident, offense, calls-for-service and accident reports Some information can be withheld or redacted
City Class C case San Angelo Municipal Court Municipal ordinance, traffic and fine-only misdemeanor matters Not county felony or Class A/B misdemeanor records
Statewide public Texas criminal history Texas DPS Crime Records Qualifying conviction and deferred-adjudication information Name-based searches can produce possible false matches
Appealed criminal case Third Court of Appeals Criminal appeals from Tom Green County trial courts Separate from the local trial-court file
Federal criminal case Northern District of Texas / PACER Federal prosecutions filed in the San Angelo Division Separate from Texas state and county courts
Fast local shortcut: if you know whether the charge is a felony, misdemeanor or city Class C offense, you can usually identify the correct court before searching the person’s name.

Tom Green County felony criminal records: District Clerk

The Tom Green County District Clerk is the registrar, recorder and custodian of pleadings, instruments and papers filed in criminal district-court cases.

District Clerk

Tom Green County Courthouse

112 W. Beauregard Ave.
San Angelo, TX 76903

Main District Clerk: 325-659-6579

Felony Department: 325-659-6582

District Clerk services

What to request here

  • felony criminal record search
  • paper or electronic copies
  • certified court documents
  • indictments and judgments when public
  • district-court docket records
  • felony payment information
  • expunction-related filing information

Four Tom Green County district courts appear in the felony department structure

District Court

51st District Court

Criminal records for assigned felony cases are maintained through the District Clerk.

District Court

119th District Court

Felony case records are maintained as part of the District Clerk’s criminal docket.

District Court

340th District Court

The District Clerk maintains filings and records for criminal matters assigned to this court.

District Court

391st District Court

Criminal filings and court-service records are maintained through the District Clerk.

Cannot locate a felony online? Contact the Felony Department rather than assuming there is no case. A filing may be recent, archived, restricted, sealed or indexed differently than expected.

Tom Green County misdemeanor criminal records: County Clerk

The Tom Green County Clerk supports the county-level courts and states that their original jurisdiction includes most misdemeanors, except certain matters involving public officials.

County Clerk Criminal Department

Contact information

Tom Green County Clerk’s Office
Attn: Criminal Department
124 W. Beauregard Ave.
San Angelo, TX 76903

Phone: 325-659-6555
Email: criminal.records@co.tom-green.tx.us

County-court role

What the County Clerk handles

Most misdemeanor criminal court records are maintained here. County courts also have appellate jurisdiction over some cases originally tried in justice and municipal courts.

The County Clerk provides an online payment option for misdemeanor cases and instructs users to have the cause number available before paying.

County Clerk Criminal Department
Felony or misdemeanor? If the offense was filed as a felony in district court, contact the District Clerk. If it is a county-level misdemeanor case, contact the County Clerk Criminal Department.

How Tom Green County criminal courts fit together

Tom Green County sits inside the larger Texas trial-court structure. Knowing the level of court can prevent you from searching the wrong office.

Municipal Court

City cases

San Angelo Municipal Court handles city ordinance cases, traffic citations and other misdemeanor matters within its jurisdiction.

Justice Courts

Precinct-level cases

Justice of the Peace courts handle qualifying fine-only criminal matters and other cases within their statutory jurisdiction.

County Courts

Most misdemeanors

County-level courts handle most misdemeanor criminal cases and some appeals from lower courts.

District Courts

Felony cases

District courts handle felony criminal prosecutions, with records maintained by the District Clerk.

Tom Green County jail and inmate records

The Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office publishes an official inmate roster for people booked into the Tom Green County Detention Center.

Current roster entries can include information such as:

  • name
  • booking number
  • Sheriff’s Office number
  • age
  • booking date and time
  • arresting agency
  • listed charges
  • bond amount
Open current inmate roster
Bond and charges can change. The Sheriff’s Office itself cautions that listed charges and bail amounts can change after court appearances. For current bail, charges and case-number information related to a detainee, the Detention Center lists 325-659-6597.
Detention Center contact

Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office

Sheriff Office:
222 W. Harris Ave.
San Angelo, TX 76903

Non-emergency: 325-655-8111
Jail: 325-659-6597

Tom Green County recently released inmates

The Sheriff’s Office also provides a separate release list for people released from the detention center during the previous 48 hours.

This can be useful when someone no longer appears on the current-inmate roster but was recently booked.

View inmate / release options
Historical arrest research requires a different approach. A 48-hour release list is not an archive of every prior Tom Green County arrest. For older matters, search the related court case or request the appropriate law-enforcement record.

Tom Green County warrant search

The Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office publishes an online warrant list with photos and current information for individuals with outstanding warrants.

The Sheriff’s Office announced on July 14, 2026 that its warrant and inmate-roster systems were restored following maintenance.

Open Sheriff warrant list

Warrants Division

The Sheriff’s Warrants Division serves criminal warrants from district courts, county courts and Justice of the Peace precincts and assists other agencies with fugitives and out-of-county or out-of-state warrants.

Warrants Division / Sheriff non-emergency: 325-655-8111

The Sheriff’s Office publishes regular Warrants Division office hours of 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Class C or city warrant? The Sheriff directs people with traffic or Class C warrants to the Justice of the Peace precinct shown on the original citation, and people with City of San Angelo warrants to San Angelo Municipal Court.
Warrant status can change quickly. Do not rely solely on an old screenshot, search-engine result or third-party warrant database. Verify current status with the court or law-enforcement agency responsible for the warrant.

Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office arrest and law-enforcement records

The Sheriff’s Office is the countywide law-enforcement agency and operates the county jail. It investigates crimes, makes arrests, serves warrants and maintains records generated through those functions.

Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office

Main contact

222 W. Harris Ave.
San Angelo, TX 76903

Non-emergency: 325-655-8111

Published office hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

If an arrest or investigation was handled by the Sheriff’s Office rather than the San Angelo Police Department, start with the Sheriff’s Office for agency-generated information and the county judicial portal for any later court case.

Use the arresting-agency field. The Sheriff’s inmate roster identifies the arresting agency. That can help you determine whether an incident report belongs with the Tom Green County Sheriff, San Angelo Police, DPS or another agency.

San Angelo Police reports, background letters and incident records

If the incident occurred within the City of San Angelo and was investigated by the San Angelo Police Department, court records and police records should be treated separately.

SAPD Records Division

San Angelo Police Department

401 E. Beauregard Ave.
San Angelo, TX 76903

Records hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Police Department: 325-657-4498

Incident and offense reports

SAPD recommends providing the approximate incident date, location, incident type and name of an involved person.

Incident/offense-report requests may be made by mail or in person. SAPD’s current instructions state that these direct requests are not accepted by email, fax or telephone. The City also provides a public-record request portal for electronic requests.

Current published SAPD records fees

Record / service Current published fee Practical note
Incident report $0.10/page Non-public information may be removed before release.
Calls-for-service report $0.10/page Useful when you need dispatch/service information rather than the criminal court file.
Certified incident report $2 additional Certification charge added to ordinary report cost.
Accident report $6 Online crash reports are also available through the TxDOT CRIS system.
Certified accident report $8 Often requested when an official certified crash record is needed.
Clearance letter $7 SAPD describes this as covering arrests by SAPD only.
Fingerprinting $10 Published fingerprint hours are 8:00–11:30 a.m. and 1:00–4:00 p.m.
SAPD clearance letter is not a statewide criminal-history check. The Police Department’s published clearance-letter service concerns SAPD arrest information. Use Texas DPS when your search needs broader statewide Texas public criminal-history data.
San Angelo Police Reports

San Angelo Municipal Court records and city warrants

San Angelo Municipal Court handles misdemeanor criminal laws and city ordinances within its jurisdiction, with traffic citations representing a large share of cases.

San Angelo Municipal Court

Contact information

110 S. Emerick St.
San Angelo, TX 76903

Phone: 325-657-4371
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

If a citation was issued, the court’s current procedures generally require an appearance in person or in writing within the time stated by the court.

Municipal warrants

San Angelo Municipal Court may issue warrants for failures such as not appearing, not following a court order or failing to satisfy a judgment as required.

For a city warrant, contact Municipal Court rather than assuming that the county Sheriff warrant list contains every San Angelo Class C warrant.

San Angelo warrant information

Texas DPS statewide criminal-history search

A Tom Green County court search is local. For qualifying statewide Texas public criminal-history information, use the Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Records Division.

The DPS public Criminal History Name Search provides access to qualifying Texas conviction and deferred-adjudication information.

Create the appropriate public Crime Records account

General public users should use the public DPS Crime Records website rather than the restricted Secure Site intended for legislatively authorized organizations.

Purchase search credits

Texas DPS currently charges $1 per search credit. Credit-card purchases carry the site’s published processing fees.

Enter accurate identifying information

First and last name are required. DPS recommends including date of birth, middle name and maiden name when available.

Review possible matches carefully

The DPS search expands results to similar-sounding names. The first or closest result is not automatically the correct person.

Use fingerprint review when positive identity matters

DPS warns that name-based searching can miss records or return records belonging to someone else. Fingerprint identification is the reliable method for positively linking a person to a criminal-history record.

Open Texas DPS Criminal History Search

Tom Green County criminal court record search and copy fees

The Tom Green County District Clerk published a new fee schedule effective January 1, 2026.

District Clerk service 2026 published fee What it means
Civil or criminal record search $5 each Clerk search for a criminal or civil record.
Paper copy $1/page Physical copy of the requested record.
Digital / electronic copy $0.10/page Minimum fee of $1 per electronic document.
Certification $5 additional Added when the Clerk certifies the copy.
Exemplification $5 additional Additional authentication when an exemplified copy is requested.
Save money by bringing the cause number. If you already found the exact case online, giving the clerk the cause number can make it easier to identify the document you need instead of requesting a broad name search.

County Clerk misdemeanor copy charges can follow a different schedule. Confirm the current amount with the County Clerk Criminal Department before mailing payment.

Texas Public Information Act requests vs Tom Green County court records

Texas treats law-enforcement agency records and court-case records differently.

Police / agency information

Public Information Act

Records held by agencies such as the San Angelo Police Department can fall under the Texas Public Information Act, subject to statutory confidentiality rules and exceptions.

Court case records

The judiciary is excluded from the PIA

Texas excludes the judiciary from the Public Information Act. Court-case records are accessed through court clerks and the legal rules governing judicial records, not by treating the request like an ordinary police open-records request.

Practical example: ask SAPD for an offense report, but ask the District Clerk for a felony indictment, judgment or certified criminal court filing.

Tom Green County criminal appeals: Third Court of Appeals

Tom Green County falls within the jurisdiction of the Third Court of Appeals in Austin.

The Third Court has intermediate appellate jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases from 24 Texas counties, including Tom Green County.

Appellate court

Third Court of Appeals

Price Daniel Sr. Building
209 W. 14th St., Room 101
Austin, TX 78701

Phone: 512-463-1733
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Criminal appeals from Tom Green County trial courts may appear in the Third Court’s appellate records. The underlying trial-court file remains with the appropriate Tom Green County clerk.

Third Court of Appeals

Federal criminal records from Tom Green County

Federal criminal prosecutions are separate from Tom Green County’s Texas state-court system.

Tom Green County is part of the San Angelo Division of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Federal courthouse

O.C. Fisher Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse

United States District Court
33 E. Twohig Ave., Suite 202
San Angelo, TX 76903-6451

District Clerk: 325-655-4506

Public federal electronic case records are searched through PACER.

As of September 2026, PACER charges $0.10 per page for many searches and documents, with a $3 cap on most individual documents. Users who incur $30 or less in charges during a quarterly billing cycle are not billed.

Fee change ahead: PACER has announced a temporary increase to $0.12 per page beginning January 1, 2027, with the quarterly automatic fee-waiver threshold increasing from $30 to $40.

Tom Green County expunctions and orders of nondisclosure

A criminal case that once appeared publicly may later become restricted because of an expunction or an order of nondisclosure.

Expunction

Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 55A

Texas Chapter 55A governs expunction of qualifying arrest and criminal records. Eligibility depends on factors such as the charge, disposition, timing and other statutory conditions.

Nondisclosure

Restricted public disclosure

An order of nondisclosure operates differently from an expunction. It can restrict public disclosure of qualifying criminal-history information without being identical to record destruction.

The Tom Green County District Clerk currently publishes:

  • expunction contact information
  • Model Order of Nondisclosure
  • Order of Nondisclosure Overview
  • Petition for Order of Nondisclosure form
Eligibility is case-specific. A dismissal does not automatically guarantee expunction. Texas law includes waiting periods, exclusions and different procedures depending on what happened in the case. Clerk staff can explain filing procedure but cannot provide legal advice.
Texas Chapter 55A

What if a Tom Green County or Texas record belongs to someone else?

Common names and incomplete identifying information can create false matches. This is particularly important when using a name-based statewide criminal-history search.

Before relying on a result, compare:

  • full legal name
  • middle or maiden name
  • date of birth
  • cause number
  • court
  • offense date
  • arresting agency
  • final disposition

Texas DPS specifically warns that a name-based search may return a criminal record that belongs to another person. DPS recommends fingerprint-based personal review when positive identity needs to be established.

Mistaken identity can have a legal remedy. Texas expunction law includes provisions addressing certain mistaken-identity situations, including procedures that use fingerprints to establish identity.

Tom Green County Courthouse: criminal-record offices and map

The Tom Green County Courthouse is the main local reference point for district-court criminal records and county judicial services.

Tom Green County Courthouse

Courthouse location

112 W. Beauregard Ave.
San Angelo, TX 76903

District Clerk: 325-659-6579
Felony Department: 325-659-6582

Before making a courthouse trip: call the specific department that holds the record. The District Clerk, County Clerk Criminal Department, Municipal Court, Sheriff’s Office and SAPD Records Division are at different offices even though several are close together in central San Angelo.

Tom Green County criminal-record search tips that save time

Tip 01

Start with the county portal

Use the District Clerk’s official Records Search link before paying a commercial people-search site.

Tip 02

Know felony vs misdemeanor

Felony usually means District Clerk. Most county-level misdemeanors mean County Clerk.

Tip 03

Bring the cause number

A cause number reduces mistaken matches and makes copy requests easier.

Tip 04

Current inmate ≠ conviction

A jail entry shows custody, not whether a person was eventually convicted.

Tip 05

Check the 48-hour release list

Someone may disappear from the current inmate roster shortly after release but remain on the recent-release list.

Tip 06

Use the arresting agency

Jail records identify the arresting agency, which helps you locate the correct police or sheriff report.

Tip 07

City warrant? Check Municipal Court

San Angelo Class C and city warrants may require Municipal Court rather than the county warrant list.

Tip 08

Use DPS for statewide context

The local court portal does not automatically represent qualifying criminal history from every Texas county.

Tip 09

Read the final disposition

A case that begins with a serious charge can end in dismissal, acquittal, plea, reduction or another outcome.

Using Tom Green County criminal records for employment, housing or other screening

A public court search is not automatically the same as a legally compliant consumer background report. Employment, housing, credit, insurance and other eligibility decisions can involve federal or state legal requirements.

Use-purpose matters. Criminal-Record.org is an informational public-record guide and is not a consumer reporting agency. Do not assume that an online court, arrest or jail search may legally be used for every screening decision.

Tom Green County criminal records: frequently asked questions

1. Where can I search Tom Green County criminal court cases online?

Use the official Tyler/Odyssey Records Search linked by the Tom Green County District Clerk. It provides public access to available county judicial case information.

2. Who keeps felony criminal records in Tom Green County?

The Tom Green County District Clerk maintains records filed in the county’s criminal district courts. The Felony Department can be reached at 325-659-6582.

3. Who keeps misdemeanor criminal records in Tom Green County?

The Tom Green County Clerk’s Criminal Department maintains most county-level misdemeanor records. Its published phone number is 325-659-6555.

4. Where can I search current Tom Green County jail inmates?

Use the official Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office inmate roster. It provides current booking information and also offers a recently released inmate view.

5. Does Tom Green County publish outstanding warrants online?

Yes. The Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office publishes a warrant list containing photos and current information about people with outstanding warrants. Warrant status should still be verified with the agency.

6. How much does the Tom Green County District Clerk charge for a criminal-record search?

The District Clerk’s 2026 fee schedule lists civil or criminal record searches at $5 each. Paper copies are $1 per page, and digital copies are $0.10 per page with a $1 minimum per document.

7. Where can I obtain a San Angelo police report?

Contact the San Angelo Police Department Records Division at 401 E. Beauregard Avenue. SAPD also provides a public-record request process online and publishes fees for incident, accident and certified reports.

8. Is an SAPD clearance letter a statewide Texas background check?

No. SAPD’s published clearance-letter service concerns arrests by the San Angelo Police Department. Use Texas DPS for qualifying statewide Texas public criminal-history information.

9. Which appellate court serves Tom Green County?

Tom Green County is within the Third Court of Appeals district in Austin. Criminal appeals from qualifying Tom Green County trial-court cases can proceed there.

10. Where are federal criminal cases from Tom Green County handled?

Tom Green County is in the San Angelo Division of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Federal electronic case records can be searched through PACER.

Official sources for Tom Green County criminal records

Independent-resource notice: Criminal-Record.org is not affiliated with Tom Green County, the City of San Angelo, the Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office, Texas DPS or any court. Government websites, fees, office hours and access rules can change. Verify important information with the agency maintaining the original record. An arrest, jail booking, warrant or criminal charge is not proof of guilt or conviction.

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