How to Conduct a Texas Sex Offender Search

If you are searching for specific information about a sex offender in Texas, you can visit the the Department of Public Safety (DPS) website located at https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/DPS_WEB/SorNew/index.aspx. The public has access to the DPS sex offender registration, available in a computerized central database, and anyone can obtain information about any offender through a Texas sex offender search.

The information available on this website is based on records maintained by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Texas Youth Commission, and various other local criminal justice agencies. The Department of Public Safety, however, does not take responsibility for the information that is accessible to the public via the Texas sex offender search website. It has also been stated by the DPS that a Texas sex offender search may not always provide accurate information about the names of the offenders, their dates of birth, or any other details that might identify them. Therefore it has been suggested that a search through a fingerprint verification system must be performed to ensure that the information obtained by a sex offender search is accurate.
 
The citizens of Texas are encouraged by the Department of Public Safety to report cases of inaccurate information in the sex offender registry. Citizens can report such cases to the local law enforcement agency with which the sex offender is verified and registered.

Texas Sex Offender Search Procedure

A person can be subjected to criminal prosecution or civil liability if the information that he or she accesses though a Texas sex offender search from the DPS website is used to harass or injure an offender, or for any other unlawful purpose. You can search for an offender by name at https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/DPS_WEB/SorNew/PublicSite/Search/index.aspx?PageIndex=Search&SearchType=Name.
For a search based on address you can visit the following: https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/DPS_WEB/SorNew/PublicSite/Search/index.aspx?PageIndex=Search&SearchType=Address
The following link is useful if you wish to search for Texas sex offenders by zip code: https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/DPS_WEB/SorNew/PublicSite/Search/index.aspx?PageIndex=Search&SearchType=Zipcode
A county-based search of sex offenders is available at https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/DPS_WEB/SorNew/PublicSite/Search/index.aspx?PageIndex=Search&SearchType=County,
The search may be based on the name of the school the offender is attending. For this you need to use the following link: https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/DPS_WEB/SorNew/PublicSite/Search/index.aspx?PageIndex=Search&SearchType=Education
Users can also search for a Texas sex offender based on his or her nationality. To use this search criteria, visit the following link:
https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/DPS_WEB/SorNew/PublicSite/Search/index.aspx?PageIndex=Search&SearchType=Npsor.

Texas Sex Offender Search: Dos and Don’ts

Information that is made public by the Texas Department of Public Safety through its website can be accessed by anyone, at any time. The DPS or the State of Texas will not take responsibility for any kind of errors or omissions that are created by secondary propagation of the information by individuals who are searching for details about an offender. A Texas sex offender search does not provide certain details about the offender, such as his or her residential telephone number, social security number, driver's license number, or other such sensitive details that are used for the purpose of law enforcement. This measure has been taken as per a vote by the Texas legislature in order to ensure the privacy of the individuals.