Texas Arrest Warrant Search

A Texas arrest warrant search is based on records provided by the Youth Commission in Texas, the Department of Criminal Justice, and/or other criminal justice and law enforcement agencies at the local level.

Texas arrest warrant records are part of the Department of Public Safety’s Computerized Criminal History System (CCH). The details contained in CCH are made accessible to the public only when the outcome of the delayed arbitration or the conviction pertaining to a particular offense is submitted to the Department of Public Safety in Texas.

Contact Information

Criminal Law Enforcement Division, Chief’s Office,PO Box 4087, Austin, Texas 78773,Phone: (512) 4242130, Email: cle@txdps.state.tx.us

CLE Attorney’s Office, PO Box 4087, Austin, Texas 78773, Phone: (512) 424-2130 or (512) 424-2646

Homeland Security in Texas reports suspicious activities to local law enforcement agencies. Homeland Security can help safeguard your state, community, and home.

Texas State Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of Texas is made up of eight justices and a Chief Justice, and is the court of last resort for civil matters that happen in the State of Texas. The Supreme Court of Texas is located in Austin.

You can also search for the arrest records in Texas at

Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Victim Services Division,8712 Shoal Creek Blvd, Suite 265, Austin, Texas 78757 1032,Phone: (800) 848-4284,Fax: (512) 452-0825, Email: victim.svc@tdcj.state.tx.us

Mailing Address: PO Box 13401 3401, Austin, Texas 78711 3401

Texas Department of Public Safety

According to chapter 60 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Computerized Criminal History or CCH is the state depository for data on the criminal history records reported to the DPS or the Department of Public Safety by the various local law enforcement agencies operating throughout the state. The CCH is among one of the most important components of CJIS and it is used as the Correction Tracking System or CTS which is under the supervision of the Department of Criminal Justice or DCJ.

Information in the CCH

Chapter 60 of the Code of Criminal Procedure requires that all the details of the prosecutions, records of arrests, and disposition of cases in which a person has been convicted for a Class B misdemeanor charge or a greater offense which violates the criminal laws of Texas to be added in the records of the CCH.  The CCH includes the details of the limited supervision data that has been reported to the DPS by the DCJ.

The Code of Criminal Procedure creates an Incident Tracking Number or TRN, and an Incident Tracking Number Suffix or TRS, as the keys for linking charges from arrest through adjudication. The use of TRN and TRS ensure that the result of each arrest charge can be tracked through the system.

Arresting Agencies

The Sheriff’s office, Police Department or any other law enforcement agency in Texas that arrest a person for Class B misdemeanor or above reports to the DPS within seven days of the criminal activity. The report of this, if on paper, must be on the Criminal History Reporting form (CR-43) which has been created by the DPS. This report must include the fingerprints of the one arrested, the Incident Tracking Number and other information that is required by the statute.

Information in the CCH is available to:

- Criminal justice agencies for criminal justice purposes - Certain governmental licenses - Certain security sensitive jobs - Certain jobs serving vulnerable populations, especially children - To the person himself or herself - For research purposes

The information is available at:

Texas Department of Public Safety, Crime Record Service, CJIS Field Representatives, PO Box 4143, Austin, Texas 78765, Phone (512) 424-2478, Email: afis_cjis@txdps.state.tx.us. For more information visit http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/