Gregg County Criminal Records Search: Cases & Public Records

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Gregg County, Texas official-record guide
Find Gregg County Criminal Cases, Court Records, Jail Records and Texas Criminal History

Gregg County criminal records are divided among several official offices. Felony court files are maintained by the Gregg County District Clerk, misdemeanor records by the County Clerk and County Courts at Law, jail and booking information by the Sheriff’s Office, and statewide Texas conviction and deferred-adjudication information by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

County: Gregg County, Texas County seat: Longview Information checked: September 27, 2026
Fast answer: start with the official Gregg County Courts Records Inquiry for a court case. Use the District Clerk for felony records, the County Clerk for county-level misdemeanor records, the Sheriff for jail or arrest-related records, and Texas DPS when you need a statewide Texas criminal-history search rather than a Gregg County-only case lookup.
Search a criminal case Gregg County court case, calendar and criminal docket information.
Judicial search →
Get a felony record District Court criminal files maintained by the District Clerk.
District Clerk →
Find jail information Current Gregg County jail, custody and booking-related information.
Sheriff guide →
Search statewide history Texas DPS conviction and deferred-adjudication records.
Texas DPS →

Which Gregg County Criminal Record System Should You Use?

Judicial Records

Case search

Use Gregg County Courts Records Inquiry for public criminal case information, case status and available court activity.

District Clerk

Felony court record

The District Clerk is the clerk and custodian of records for Gregg County District Courts.

County Clerk

Misdemeanor record

County-level misdemeanor cases handled through the County Courts at Law are maintained through the County Clerk.

Sheriff

Jail / booking

Use Sheriff’s resources and county judicial/jail searches for current custody and booking-related information.

Texas DPS

State criminal history

Texas DPS provides statewide public conviction and deferred-adjudication criminal-history searching.

Federal Court

Federal criminal case

Gregg County belongs to the Tyler Division of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

An arrest, complaint or indictment is not a conviction. Always verify the final disposition of every charge.

How to Search Gregg County Criminal Records by Name

A name-only result can match more than one person. Use as much identifying information as the official portal permits.

Best

Case number

Search directly when you already know the court case number.

Name

Full legal name

Use first, middle and last name where known rather than nicknames or initials.

Verify

Compare other details

Court, charge, filing date and disposition can help distinguish people with similar names.

Texas DPS gives the same warning for statewide name searches: name and date-of-birth matching can produce false matches or miss records. Fingerprints are the most reliable way to link a criminal history to a specific individual.

Gregg County Felony Criminal Records

Felony records filed in Gregg County District Courts are maintained by the Gregg County District Clerk.

District Clerk

Gregg County District Clerk

Gregg County Courthouse
101 E. Methvin Street, Suite 334
Longview, TX 75601

Phone: 903-237-2663
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

The District Clerk is the custodian of records for Gregg County’s District Courts. Use this office when you need an official felony filing, judgment, sentencing document, certified copy or older record that cannot be fully resolved through the online portal.

Useful workflow: search online first → save the case number → contact the District Clerk for the specific official document.

Gregg County Misdemeanor Criminal Records

County-level misdemeanor cases are handled through Gregg County’s County Courts at Law and maintained through the County Clerk.

County Clerk

Gregg County County Clerk

Gregg County Courthouse
101 E. Methvin Street, Suite 200
Longview, TX 75601

Main: 903-236-8430
Criminal email: CCCRim@co.gregg.tx.us
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Do not contact the District Clerk for every misdemeanor. First check which court handled the case; County Courts at Law use the County Clerk.

Class C Misdemeanors and Municipal Court Records

Not every low-level criminal or ordinance case is maintained by the County Clerk.

Class C misdemeanor and municipal ordinance matters can be handled by:

  • Longview Municipal Court
  • Kilgore Municipal Court
  • Gladewater Municipal Court
  • White Oak Municipal Court
  • Gregg County Justice Courts
No county-level result does not necessarily mean no local case. A municipal or Justice Court record can exist separately from District Court and County Court at Law records.

How to Read a Gregg County Criminal Court Result

Record item What it generally means What to verify
Complaint A formal accusation filed in court. Not proof of guilt.
Indictment A grand jury formally charged one or more felony counts. Check what happened to each count.
Arraignment A court stage where the defendant responds to the charges. It is not a conviction.
Plea The defendant’s formal response or negotiated resolution. Check the exact charge covered by the plea.
Deferred adjudication A Texas disposition in which adjudication of guilt is deferred under qualifying conditions. Do not describe it automatically as an ordinary conviction.
Dismissed The charge did not result in conviction on that count. Other charges in the same case may have different outcomes.
Judgment The formal court disposition. Use this rather than an arrest entry to determine the outcome.
Sentence The court-ordered consequence after a qualifying disposition. Check confinement, probation, fines and other conditions separately.

How to Get an Official Gregg County Criminal Court Copy

An online search result is useful for research, but an employer, immigration authority, attorney, licensing agency or another court may ask for an official or certified disposition.

Locate the case online

Save the case number, court and defendant name.

Determine which clerk holds the file

Felony District Court → District Clerk. County Court at Law misdemeanor → County Clerk.

Identify the exact document

Ask for the judgment, dismissal, indictment, sentencing order or another specific public record.

Ask whether certification is required

A plain copy may be sufficient for research; formal proceedings may require certification.

Gregg County Criminal Court Calendars and Case Status

The county’s online court inquiry can help with docket and calendar research. Gregg County also publishes judicial reports and docket information through its court pages.

The District Attorney specifically directs crime victims to Gregg County Courts Records Inquiry and recommends having the case number or defendant’s name ready.

Upcoming hearing important? Confirm it directly with the responsible court or clerk rather than relying only on a cached third-party docket.

Gregg County Jail and Booking Records

Gregg County Sheriff’s Office operates multiple jail facilities, including:

South Jail

Gregg County Courthouse

101 E. Methvin Street
Longview, TX 75601
North Jail

Longview

101 W. Whaley Street
Longview, TX 75601
Marvin A. Smith

Kilgore

197 Floyd Wingo Drive
Kilgore, TX 75662

Jail and bond information can also appear through Gregg County’s judicial-record resources.

A jail booking is not a conviction. After locating the booking, trace the allegation into the appropriate court system to see whether charges were filed and how they ended.

Gregg County Sheriff’s Office Records

Sheriff

Gregg County Sheriff’s Office

Gregg County Courthouse
101 E. Methvin Street, Suite 559
Longview, TX 75601

Main: 903-236-8400

Sheriff records can be relevant for:

  • arrest information
  • incident reports
  • jail information
  • booking records
  • investigative records when publicly releasable

Texas Public Information Act exceptions can apply to active investigations, confidential victim information and other protected material.

Local Police Arrest Records in Gregg County

If a city police department made the arrest, request the police report from that department rather than the Sheriff.

Common Gregg County agencies include:

  • Longview Police Department
  • Kilgore Police Department
  • Gladewater Police Department
  • White Oak Police Department
Simple rule: police report → arresting agency;
felony court record → District Clerk;
county misdemeanor → County Clerk;
statewide criminal history → Texas DPS.

Texas DPS Criminal History Search

The Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Records Division provides the state’s public Criminal History Name Search .

Under Texas law, qualifying:

  • conviction information
  • deferred-adjudication information

may be publicly available through the DPS system.

Texas DPS is statewide. A Gregg County court search only tells you about records in Gregg County. DPS can identify qualifying Texas history submitted by criminal-justice agencies throughout the state.

Texas DPS Criminal History Fees

Search Current basic fee Important detail
Online public name search $1 search credit Online payment includes applicable transaction charges.
Offline DPS name-based check $10 Requested through DPS rather than the online credit system.
Texas fingerprint-based record check $15 Fingerprint collection charges are additional.
FAST electronic fingerprint collection $10 basic collection component Other authorized applicant/FBI fees can apply depending on purpose.
A “no matching record” result is not absolute proof that no record exists. DPS warns that name-based searching can miss records or identify the wrong person.

How to Review Your Own Texas Criminal Record

If you need to verify whether a Texas record actually belongs to you, use the DPS personal-review procedure rather than relying only on a name search.

Fingerprint identification is the most reliable method because DPS criminal-history records are linked to fingerprint submissions.

Incorrect record? Texas DPS currently directs people who find missing or incorrect criminal-history information to its Crime Records Division error-resolution process.

Gregg County Warrant Information

A court docket can show warrant-related activity, but it should not be treated as a guaranteed real-time warrant confirmation system.

If a warrant may concern you personally: verify it with the responsible court or law-enforcement agency. Do not rely solely on a commercial warrant-search site.

Gregg County Criminal Record Expunction

Gregg County District Clerk publishes specific local expunction guidance. Texas expunction can result in qualifying arrest and case records being removed from agencies covered by the order.

Gregg County warns that the agency list in an expunction petition is not automatically complete. A petitioner should identify every qualifying agency that maintains or published information about the arrest or charge.

Gregg County local mailing fee: the District Clerk currently lists a $25 fee for each agency in the petition that does not have an email address to cover certified-mail transmission of the petition notice and final order.

Gregg County’s standard local list can include:

  • Texas DPS Crime Records Service
  • Texas Office of Court Administration
  • Texas Department of Criminal Justice-CJAD
  • Gregg County Sheriff’s Office
  • Gregg County District Attorney
  • Gregg County District Clerk
  • Gregg County Clerk
  • relevant Justice Court
  • relevant municipal police department
Gregg County Expunction Instructions
Eligibility is governed by Texas law. Gregg County’s District Clerk expressly states that the office cannot provide legal advice or determine whether a person qualifies.

Gregg County Orders of Nondisclosure

Texas nondisclosure is different from expunction.

Expunction

Removal under qualifying statute

Applies only when Texas expunction eligibility requirements are satisfied.

Nondisclosure

Public disclosure restricted

The record generally remains available to criminal-justice agencies and other entities authorized by Texas law.

Gregg County County Clerk provides official nondisclosure forms and instructions for qualifying county-court matters.

Gregg County Nondisclosure Resources

Gregg County Juvenile Criminal Records

Juvenile records follow separate Texas confidentiality rules and should not be treated as ordinary adult criminal cases.

Do not infer juvenile history from an adult court search. Restricted or confidential juvenile records may not appear through ordinary public portals.

Federal Criminal Cases From Gregg County

Gregg County is within the Tyler Division of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Federal criminal cases are separate from Gregg County District Court and County Court records.

Search federal cases through PACER .

Important jurisdiction detail: Gregg County is assigned to the federal Tyler Division. Do not assume Longview-area federal cases belong to the Marshall Division simply because Marshall is geographically nearby.

Gregg County Courthouse Map

District Clerk

Felony records

101 E. Methvin Street, Suite 334
Longview, TX 75601

Phone: 903-237-2663

County Clerk

Misdemeanor records

101 E. Methvin Street, Suite 200
Longview, TX 75601

Phone: 903-236-8430

Gregg County Courthouse: 101 E. Methvin Street, Longview, TX 75601. Both the District Clerk and County Clerk are located in the courthouse.

Gregg County Criminal Record Search Tips

Tip 01

Search the county portal first

It can identify the court and case number before you contact a clerk.

Tip 02

Felony = District Clerk

Start with the District Clerk for Gregg County District Court criminal files.

Tip 03

Misdemeanor = County Clerk

County Courts at Law records are maintained through the County Clerk.

Tip 04

Class C may be elsewhere

Check municipal or Justice Court if no county-court record appears.

Tip 05

Recent arrest? Check jail records

A booking can exist before the criminal case is fully filed in court.

Tip 06

Police report follows the agency

Ask the arresting police department or Sheriff for the underlying incident report.

Tip 07

Use DPS for statewide history

Gregg County records do not represent every Texas jurisdiction.

Tip 08

Verify every disposition

One case may contain convictions, dismissals and deferred adjudication together.

Tip 09

Federal = Tyler Division

Use PACER for federal prosecutions rather than the Gregg County portal.

Using Gregg County Records for Employment or Tenant Screening

A public court search is not automatically the same thing as a legally compliant consumer background report.

Texas DPS name searches and fingerprint-supported criminal-history checks serve different purposes, and third-party employment or housing screening can be subject to the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Verify identity and final outcome. Common names, dismissed charges and incomplete case histories can produce misleading conclusions if the public docket is used without checking the official disposition.

Gregg County Criminal Records: Frequently Asked Questions

1. Where can I search Gregg County criminal cases online?

Use Gregg County Courts Records Inquiry, the county-linked Tyler Technologies public court portal.

2. Who maintains Gregg County felony records?

The Gregg County District Clerk is the custodian of records for the District Courts and is the primary office for felony court files.

3. Who maintains Gregg County misdemeanor records?

County Court at Law misdemeanor records are maintained through the Gregg County County Clerk.

4. Where can I get Gregg County jail information?

Use Gregg County judicial/jail records resources or contact the Gregg County Sheriff’s Office for current custody and booking information.

5. Does a Gregg County criminal search include all Texas criminal records?

No. A Gregg County search is county-level. Use Texas DPS for qualifying statewide Texas conviction and deferred-adjudication information.

6. How much does an online Texas DPS criminal-history search cost?

Texas DPS currently charges one $1 search credit for an online public criminal-history search, plus applicable payment-processing charges.

7. Can a Gregg County criminal record be expunged?

Some qualifying Texas records may be expunged. Eligibility depends on Texas law and the specific arrest, charge and disposition.

8. What is the difference between expunction and nondisclosure?

Expunction removes qualifying records under Texas law, while an order of nondisclosure generally restricts public disclosure but permits access by authorized agencies and entities.

9. Where can I get a certified Gregg County criminal disposition?

Contact the office maintaining the case: the District Clerk for District Court felony matters or the County Clerk for qualifying County Court at Law misdemeanor matters.

10. Are federal criminal cases included in Gregg County court search?

No. Gregg County is in the Tyler Division of the Eastern District of Texas. Federal cases are searched through PACER.

Official Sources

Editorial notice: Criminal-Record.org is an independent informational resource and is not affiliated with Gregg County, the District Clerk, County Clerk, Sheriff’s Office, Texas Department of Public Safety, a municipal police department or another government agency. Records can be sealed, expunged, subject to nondisclosure, restricted, corrected or updated. Verify important information with the government office maintaining the original record. An arrest, complaint, indictment or criminal charge alone is not proof of guilt.

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