Williamson County Criminal Records Search: Cases & Public Records

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Williamson County, Texas public-records guide

Start with Williamson County Records Inquiry for criminal cases and jail records

Williamson County criminal records are divided between district courts, County Courts at Law, Justice Courts, the Sheriff’s Office, the county jail and statewide Texas agencies. The county provides an official Odyssey-based Records Inquiry system for criminal case records, court dockets, jail records and jail bond records. Felony court records are maintained by the District Clerk, while Class A and Class B misdemeanor records are handled through the County Clerk and County Courts at Law.

Jurisdiction: Williamson County, Texas County seat: Georgetown Information checked: September 27, 2026
Fast answer: use Williamson County Records Inquiry for online criminal-case, docket, jail and bond information. For felony district-court copies, contact the District Clerk. For Class A and Class B misdemeanor records, use the County Clerk. For current custody, search the jail section or call 512-943-1365. For statewide Texas criminal history, use Texas DPS.
Search a criminal case County criminal records and court dockets.
Records Inquiry →
Felony record District court records maintained by the District Clerk.
Felony route →
Misdemeanor record County Courts at Law and County Clerk records.
Misdemeanor route →
Jail / booking record Search by name or booking number.
Jail records →
Texas statewide history Public DPS conviction/deferred-adjudication information.
Texas DPS →

Which Williamson County office has the criminal record?

District Clerk

Felony district-court cases

The District Clerk is custodian of criminal pleadings and papers filed in the Williamson County district courts.

County Clerk

Class A and Class B misdemeanors

The County Clerk serves as clerk of Williamson County’s County Courts at Law and maintains A and B misdemeanor court records.

Justice Courts

Class C cases

Williamson County states that Class C misdemeanors are typically heard in its four Justice of the Peace courts.

Sheriff

Jail and law-enforcement records

Jail custody, arrest reports, incident reports and Sheriff-created records use separate Sheriff’s Office access routes.

Texas DPS

Statewide criminal history

DPS provides statewide public conviction and qualifying deferred-adjudication information.

Third Court of Appeals

Criminal appeals

Williamson County lies within the criminal appellate jurisdiction of the Third Court of Appeals in Austin.

Arrest ≠ conviction. A jail booking, arrest report, criminal charge and conviction are different records. Always check the final court disposition.

How to search Williamson County criminal records step by step

Open the official Records Inquiry portal

Use the county’s Odyssey system rather than starting with a commercial people-search website.

Select Criminal Case Records

Use this section for public criminal case information. Separate docket and jail tools are also available.

Search using the strongest identifier

A cause or case number is generally best. If searching by name, use the full legal name and compare identifying information carefully.

Check the court assignment

Determine whether the case is in a District Court, County Court at Law or Justice Court.

Review the docket and disposition

Read the charge, hearings, orders, plea activity and final disposition before relying on the record.

Contact the clerk for official copies

Use the District Clerk for felony district-court records and the County Clerk for qualifying misdemeanor records.

Williamson County criminal dockets and court dates

The Records Inquiry portal includes separate docket searches for Williamson County criminal courts.

Current public docket options include:

  • County Court at Law 1 Criminal and Civil Docket
  • County Court at Law 2 Criminal and Civil Docket
  • County Court at Law 3 Criminal and Civil Docket
  • County Court at Law 5 Criminal and Civil Docket
  • 26th, 277th, 368th and 512th District Court dockets
  • 425th District Court docket
  • 480th District Court docket
  • Justice Court calendars
Useful local detail: Williamson County Court at Law pages specifically direct users to the Public Judicial Records website for case assignments and court dates when a setting has been entered.
Not every criminal case has an active setting. A case can exist even when the docket page does not currently show an upcoming court date.

Williamson County felony criminal records

Felony criminal cases are district-court matters. The Williamson County District Clerk is the custodian of all pleadings and papers filed in the district courts it serves.

District Clerk

Williamson County District Clerk

Williamson County Justice Center
Georgetown, TX 78626

Mailing:
P.O. Box 24
Georgetown, TX 78626

Phone: 512-943-1212

Current hours

District Clerk

Monday–Friday
8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Beginning August 1, 2026, walk-in customers are not accepted after 4:30 p.m.. Financial transactions also stop after 4:30 p.m.

The District Clerk states that criminal records requests are handled electronically. Ordinary copies can be transmitted electronically, but certified copies cannot be emailed. Certified copies must be mailed or collected in person.

Felony vs. misdemeanor: the District Clerk’s own page directs users seeking misdemeanor records to the County Clerk.

Williamson County Class A and Class B misdemeanor records

Williamson County’s County Clerk is the clerk of the county’s Class A and Class B misdemeanor County Courts at Law.

Williamson County’s Criminal Division explains that Class A and B misdemeanors are handled in County Courts at Law, while Class C matters are generally heard in Justice Courts.

County Clerk Courts Division

Williamson County Justice Center

405 Martin Luther King Street
Georgetown, TX 78626

Courts Division phone: 512-943-1140
County Clerk main phone: 512-943-1515

Courts Division hours:
Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

The County Clerk states that it cannot perform open-ended record searches for the public. Use the county’s Judicial Records Information system to identify the case before requesting documents.

Open Williamson County Clerk

Williamson County Class C and Justice Court criminal records

Williamson County explains that Class C misdemeanors are generally fine-only offenses and are typically heard in the county’s four Justice of the Peace courts.

The Records Inquiry portal currently includes Justice Court calendar options, making it useful when the case is not a felony or County Court at Law misdemeanor.

Do not search the wrong court level. A Class C citation may never appear as a district-court felony case or County Court at Law misdemeanor.

How to get copies or certified Williamson County criminal records

The office you contact depends on the court level.

Record Custodian Best route
Felony district-court record District Clerk Electronic records request or certified-copy request
Class A/B misdemeanor record County Clerk County Clerk Courts Division
Class C / JP record Justice Court Relevant Justice Court
Sheriff arrest / incident report Williamson County Sheriff’s Office Public Records Center / Open Records Division
Statewide Texas criminal-history report Texas DPS DPS Crime Records
Before ordering: ask the receiving organisation whether it needs a plain copy, certified disposition, judgment, sentence or another specific document.

Williamson County jail and booking records

The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office Corrections Bureau states that jail records can be searched through the county Records Inquiry system by:

  • first and last name
  • booking number
Search Williamson County Jail Records
Williamson County Jail
306 W. 4th Street
Georgetown, TX 78626

Jail information: 512-943-1365

Search tip

Use booking information to find the case

If the jail result provides a cause number or court assignment, use it in the Records Inquiry criminal-case search to follow the court proceeding.

Booking is not conviction. A jail entry establishes custody, not guilt. The related court case may still be pending.

Williamson County jail bond records

Williamson County’s Records Inquiry provides a separate Jail Bond Records section in addition to ordinary jail records.

Bond records can help identify:

  • the related criminal case
  • bond activity
  • custody status
  • court assignment

Bond information can change quickly, so confirm current status with the jail or court before relying on it.

Williamson County warrant information

Williamson County Sheriff’s Office directs warrant questions to its Warrants Division.

Warrants Division

Williamson County Sheriff’s Office

Phone: 512-943-1345

Do not treat an online docket as real-time warrant confirmation. If a warrant concerns you personally, verify the current status directly with the responsible court or Sheriff’s Office.

Williamson County arrest reports, incident reports and incarceration verification

The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office Public Records Center provides a practical route for Sheriff-created law-enforcement records.

If you need an incident report, arrest report or incarceration verification, the Sheriff’s Office currently directs people to:

512-943-1300 → option 1 → option 5

The county notes that some public portions of reports can be supplied through a verbal request, potentially faster than filing a written request.

Important Texas PIA distinction: only a properly submitted written request triggers the formal obligations of the Texas Public Information Act. If staff tells you a written request is required, use the Sheriff’s designated Open Records process.

Written Sheriff’s Office request

Williamson County Sheriff’s Office
Attn: Open Records
508 S. Rock Street
Georgetown, TX 78626

Fax: 512-943-1444

The Sheriff states that it generally must, within ten business days, release the information, provide a date when it will be available, seek an Attorney General ruling, or rely on another authorised basis to withhold it.

Texas Public Information Act requests in Williamson County

A court filing and a law-enforcement record are not the same thing. Williamson County tells requesters seeking court information to contact the appropriate court or elected clerk directly.

The County Attorney and District Attorney maintain separate public-information channels for records held by those offices.

Open investigations can be restricted. Williamson County notes that Texas Government Code §552.108 can protect certain law-enforcement records connected with pending cases, open investigations and some matters that did not result in conviction or deferred adjudication.

Texas DPS statewide criminal-history search

Williamson County court records only answer the local county question. For statewide Texas public criminal-history information, use the Texas DPS Criminal History Conviction Name Search.

DPS public criminal-history information can include qualifying conviction and deferred-adjudication records that Texas law makes public.

1 Create a public account The DPS public system requires account access.
2 Purchase search credits Current online base price is $1 per search credit.
3 Search full legal name Add DOB and other identifiers when known.
4 Verify with the court Use Williamson County’s court record to confirm the final disposition.

Mail-in DPS criminal-history search

Texas DPS Form CR-42 currently costs $10 per public criminal-history search and allows the requester to indicate whether a certified copy is needed.

Texas Department of Public Safety
Crime Records Division
P.O. Box 15999
Austin, TX 78761
No-record result limitation: DPS expressly warns that a person can have a record under different identifiers even when a name-based search returns no match.

Texas prison and TDCJ offender records

Someone sentenced into the Texas state corrections system may no longer appear as a current Williamson County jail inmate.

Use the official TDCJ Offender Search.

The system supports searching by:

  • name
  • SID number
  • current TDCJ number
  • previous TDCJ numbers
  • partial name using wildcard characters
County jail vs. state prison: use Williamson County jail records for local custody and TDCJ for state corrections records.

Texas Sex Offender Registry is a separate search

An ordinary Williamson County criminal-case search does not replace the Texas Public Sex Offender Registry.

Search Texas Sex Offender Registry

Use the registry when your research specifically concerns legal sex-offender registration status.

Williamson County criminal appeals: Third Court of Appeals

Williamson County is one of the counties served by the Third Court of Appeals in Austin.

The Third Court has intermediate appellate jurisdiction in criminal cases from its 24-county region, subject to exceptions such as death-penalty cases and post-conviction habeas matters.

Third Court of Appeals
Price Daniel Sr. Building
209 West 14th Street, Room 101
Austin, TX 78701

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

Why check the appeal? A trial-court conviction, sentence or order can be affirmed, reversed, modified or otherwise affected by an appellate ruling.

Williamson County expunction records

Williamson County’s District Clerk maintains an expunction process for qualifying Texas criminal records.

The District Clerk notes that attorneys handling expunction cases must include contact information for the agencies to be served with the petition and order.

Current local service rule: the District Clerk states that if an agency included in the expunction petition does not have an email address, a $25 issuance-expunction certified-mail fee is required for that agency. No such certified-mail issuance fee is required when the required agency email address is included.

Expunction eligibility depends on Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 55A and the facts of the case. A missing online case alone does not establish that an expunction occurred.

Questions about Williamson County expunction files are handled through the District Clerk’s expunction division.

Texas nondisclosure is different from expunction

An order of nondisclosure generally restricts public release of qualifying Texas criminal-history information while allowing access by entities specifically authorised by law.

Expunction

Broader removal remedy

Qualifying records covered by a final expunction order can be returned, deleted or destroyed as Texas law directs.

Nondisclosure

Public-access restriction

Qualifying records are generally restricted from ordinary public disclosure while specified government and authorised users may retain access.

Eligibility is fact-specific. Use the Texas Judicial Branch’s current nondisclosure forms and instructions when evaluating a specific case.

Federal criminal cases involving Williamson County are separate

Williamson County state court records do not include federal criminal cases.

Federal cases are generally searched through PACER.

Do not mix systems: Williamson County Records Inquiry, Texas DPS criminal history, TDCJ and PACER have different coverage.

Map: Williamson County Justice Center

The Williamson County Justice Center at 405 Martin Luther King Street in Georgetown is the primary location for county criminal court functions, including County Clerk court services.

Before traveling: the District Clerk closes walk-in service after 4:30 p.m. as of August 1, 2026. If you need a certified criminal record, contact the appropriate clerk before making a special trip.

Williamson County criminal-record search tips

Tip 01

Use Records Inquiry first

The county’s Odyssey portal combines criminal case, docket, jail and bond lookup tools.

Tip 02

Know felony vs. misdemeanor

Felony records point to the District Clerk; Class A/B misdemeanors point to the County Clerk.

Tip 03

Class C is a different court level

Fine-only Class C cases are typically handled in Williamson County Justice Courts.

Tip 04

Use the cause number

Once you locate the case, save the cause number instead of repeatedly searching a common name.

Tip 05

Recent arrest? Search jail first

Current custody can appear in jail records before the court case reaches its final disposition.

Tip 06

Ask for the public portion first

The Sheriff’s Office says some public incident or arrest information may be available faster by verbal request.

Tip 07

Statewide history is separate

Use Texas DPS when the question is broader than Williamson County.

Tip 08

Check appeals

A trial-court ruling may later be affected by the Third Court of Appeals.

Tip 09

Missing online does not mean no record

Sealed cases, expunction, different identifiers, another court level or incomplete online data can all affect results.

Using Williamson County criminal records for employment or housing

Public availability of a criminal record does not automatically make every use of that information lawful. Employment, housing, credit, insurance and other decisions can involve additional federal and Texas rules.

A Williamson County public-record search is not automatically an FCRA-compliant background check. Third-party consumer reports used for employment or tenant screening can trigger separate disclosure, authorization, accuracy and adverse-action requirements.

Williamson County criminal records: frequently asked questions

1. Where can I search Williamson County, Texas criminal records online?

Use Williamson County Records Inquiry, the county’s official Odyssey Public Access system. It includes Criminal Case Records, court dockets, Jail Records and Jail Bond Records.

2. Which office keeps Williamson County felony records?

The Williamson County District Clerk maintains criminal records filed in the county’s district courts.

3. Which office keeps Williamson County misdemeanor records?

The Williamson County County Clerk serves as clerk of the County Courts at Law and maintains Class A and Class B misdemeanor court records.

4. Where are Williamson County Class C misdemeanor cases handled?

Williamson County states that Class C misdemeanors are typically heard in its four Justice of the Peace courts.

5. How can I find someone in the Williamson County Jail?

Use Williamson County Records Inquiry and choose Jail Records. You can search by first and last name or booking number. Jail Information can also be reached at 512-943-1365.

6. How do I request a Williamson County arrest or incident report?

Call the Sheriff’s Office at 512-943-1300 and follow the records prompts. If a written request is required, submit it through the Sheriff’s designated Open Records process.

7. Where can I check Williamson County warrant information?

The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office directs warrant questions to its Warrants Division at 512-943-1345.

8. Where do Williamson County criminal appeals go?

Williamson County is served by the Third Court of Appeals in Austin for ordinary intermediate criminal appeals.

9. How do I search Texas criminal history outside Williamson County?

Use the Texas DPS public Criminal History Conviction Name Search for statewide public criminal-history information.

10. Does a Williamson County search include federal criminal cases?

No. Federal criminal cases are separate from Williamson County state-court records and are generally accessed through PACER.

Official Williamson County and Texas criminal-record resources

Editorial note: Criminal-Record.org is an independent informational resource and is not affiliated with Williamson County, the State of Texas or any government agency. Court, jail and criminal-history availability can change because of expunction, nondisclosure, sealing orders, statutory restrictions, corrections, retention policies and system updates. Verify important information with the office maintaining the original record. An arrest, jail booking, warrant or criminal charge should never be treated as proof of guilt.

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