Crockett County Court Record Requests
There is no county-owned case database and no current general court-copy form for Crockett County. Pin down the court level first. Then ask that office for the exact item. The Crockett County District Clerk holds the records of the 112th District Court. The County Clerk handles constitutional County Court matters. Those run from county-level civil and criminal files to probate and juvenile cases. Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace keeps the justice and traffic docket.
Every route serves a purpose. If you cannot tell which court took the case, call or email before sending anything. Get the office's confirmation first. Then you can use the counter, mail, email, or fax. re:SearchTX can open permitted electronic records. The Texas Judicial Branch cautions that no single portal holds every Texas trial-court case. Judicial records answer to court and custodian rules, so a blanket Texas Public Information Act request does not fit every case file.
- Identify the court, Crockett County filing, and record type.
- Give the case number, or a narrow date range and case style.
- Choose inspection, electronic delivery, plain copies, or certified copies.
- Confirm the accepted counter, mail, email, phone, or fax route.
- Ask for a fee and postage quote before sending payment.
- Request routing help if that office is not the custodian.
Crockett County Clerk Routing
Ninfa Preddy's name appears on both the County Clerk and District Clerk pages. One elected official serves both roles. The jobs stay separate. A 112th District Court case belongs with the District Clerk. A constitutional County Court file goes to the County Clerk, and traffic or other justice matters stay with Precinct 1 JP. Always name both the court and Crockett County. The 112th District Court also serves Pecos, Reagan, Sutton, and Upton counties.
| Court | Records | First Route |
|---|---|---|
| 112th District Court | District civil, criminal, family, juvenile, orders, and judgments | District Clerk |
| Constitutional County Court | County civil, criminal, probate, and juvenile matters | County Clerk |
| Precinct 1 Justice Court | Traffic, Class C, small-claims, eviction, and justice files | JP office |
| Federal court | Northern District of Texas cases | PACER and San Angelo federal clerk |
Kinds of Court Records
A docket sheet is a chronological index, not the whole case. Court records in Crockett County can run wide. A civil file may start with a petition or complaint. Later items can include an answer, motion, proof of service, setting notice, order, judgment, or a clerk-prepared appeal record. Criminal files may hold open charging and disposition material, while other parts sit behind restrictions. Probate and family cases often mix public papers with protected data.
Ask for one named document when that is all you need. A full file costs more. It can contain pages that need review or redaction. A calendar entry only plans a hearing. It does not prove one happened, though the docket may likewise show an order was entered, yet you still must request the signed order itself. The District Clerk also prepares trial records for appeals that go to the Eighth Court of Appeals in El Paso.
- Docket sheets and registers of activity
- Pleadings, motions, answers, and service records
- Signed orders, judgments, and dispositions
- Public exhibits and filed attachments
- Clerk records prepared for an appeal
Crockett Court Records Have Boundaries
Not every clerk-page link is a court case record. The County Clerk's iDocket link covers property indexes and images. Its marriage and mark-and-brand forms are different. They belong to vital or official records instead. None of these tools can prove a court case does not exist. And the $6 certified marriage-copy fee says nothing about what a certified court document costs.
The Texas Judicial Directory lists courts and personnel. It does not list cases. Its official interface lays out how Texas courts are organized.
That line matters in practice: it keeps a Crockett County court records request pointed at the office that actually holds the case file.
Court Records: What They Contain
Crockett County does not display one uniform set of fields. Expect each system to differ. A district or county register usually names the court, case number, case style, filings, settings, motions, orders, and disposition. For justice and traffic cases, Article 45A.053 gives a more specific statutory list. It requires the style and docket or file number. It also lists the nature of the offense, plea, trial date, and judgment or disposition.
| Court and Case | Court name, Crockett County, case style, and docket or file number. |
|---|---|
| Filings | Petitions, complaints, answers, motions, service, and recorded dates. |
| Settings | Hearing or trial events that still need current confirmation. |
| Orders and Judgment | Signed rulings and the final result when public. |
| Docket Sheet | The index, which may point to documents not shown online. |
| Exhibits | Filed evidence or attachments, subject to access and redaction rules. |
Crockett Court Records Request Details
A precise written request lowers the odds of a false match or a needless referral. Include the court and Crockett County. Add the case number if you have it, plus an approximate filing or hearing date. A non-sensitive case style helps too. So does naming the exact record you want. Say whether you seek inspection, a plain copy, an electronic copy, or certification. Add contact details. Ask for notice before any fees pile up.
The Clerk's office sits at P.O. Drawer C, Ozona, Texas 76943, reachable at 325-392-2022, fax 325-392-3742, and ninfa.preddy@co.crockett.tx.us. The office does not post counter hours or turnaround times. Ask when you call. A 2020 notice mentioned a drop box, though you should confirm it still accepts requests. Never send a Social Security number, birth date, or other sensitive identifier unless the custodian requires it through a secure channel.
Crockett County Clerk and District Clerk
P.O. Drawer C
Ozona, TX 76943
325-392-2022
Copy Fees and Certification
What kind of copy do you need? A plain copy just reproduces the record. A certified copy carries the clerk's formal attestation. It is often required when another court or agency wants proof of what the Crockett County file says. The clerk posts no general copy-fee schedule online, so describe the exact service you want and get a quote. Searching, certification, per-page charges, postage, and building an appeal record can each carry separate costs.
State frameworks exist, but they are not interchangeable. OCA material lays out a county-clerk civil framework of $5 certification plus $1 per page. Chapter 118 offers justice-court examples. A transcript costs $10. An abstract of judgment costs $5. Certified court papers run $2 for the first page plus $0.25 per added page. On re:SearchTX, public documents may run $0.10 per page with a $1 minimum under the applicable framework. Confirm which schedule applies before you count on any figure.
| Item | Published Framework | Action |
|---|---|---|
| District court copy | No local schedule found | Request a District Clerk quote |
| County civil certified copy | $5 certification plus $1 per page | Confirm with County Clerk |
| JP certified court paper | $2 first page, $0.25 added page | Confirm record and current law |
| re:SearchTX document | $0.10 per page, $1 minimum | Confirm access and total online |
Crockett Court Records Online Limits
Electronic tools each do a different job. re:SearchTX may give role-based access to permitted cases, hearings, filings, and documents. Its live route can return an access block. eFileTexas lists Crockett civil filing as mandatory for district, county, and probate categories. It marks search as Limited. It is mainly a filing workflow. It does not prove that every case is open to public lookup.
For procedure questions, the Texas Topics portal is the better stop. It searches local rules, forms, and standing orders, not parties or cases.
Its document filters can clear up procedure without ever producing a Crockett County court record result. For numbers and directories, the OCA CARD system supplies aggregate activity data.
CARD counts court work at a broad level only. It shows no case docket and no document file.
Access Rules for Court Records
Access to a Texas court record turns on what the record is. It also turns on who holds it. Rule of Civil Procedure 76a starts from a presumption that court records are open. Still, it permits sealing under a strict standard. Rule of Judicial Administration 12 gives a process for certain judicial records. Yet it is not a universal demand that opens every district-clerk case file. Government Code Chapter 552 generally covers public information held by governmental bodies. That law fits non-adjudicative county records better than it substitutes for court-file rules.
Some records are closed by design. Juvenile files get special treatment under Family Code Section 58.007. Expunction orders are confidential under Chapter 55A, including Article 55A.356(c-1). Protected addresses and phone numbers may be withheld. The authority is Family Code Section 85.026 and related law. A redaction or restricted result is not proof of failure. Neither is a sealed record. A docket system did not necessarily fail.
Key Texas access rules:
Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 76a sets the open-record presumption and sealing test.
Judicial Branch open-records policy explains Rule 12 routing and the Public Information Act boundary.
Texas Family Code Section 58.007 restricts many juvenile records.
Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 55A protects expunction material.
Crockett Court Records Policy Sources
State policy is worth checking, as long as you do not mistake it for a Crockett case database. The Texas Judicial Branch open-records policy draws the line between judicial records and ordinary agency information.
The practical lesson is simple. Name the record and the office that holds it first, then follow that office's process. If the clerk redirects you, ask why. Does another court hold it? Is a statute protecting it, did a court seal it, or does it simply sit outside that office's custody? That answer beats firing off the same broad request under a new label.