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Official Shelby County records must come from the government office that created or maintains them. The routes below identify the sheriff, jail, court clerks, police record custodian, and Texas repository channels for the most common requests. This privately operated resource cannot accept a filing, issue a certified copy, or change an agency record.

This Is Not a Government Office. We cannot retrieve an official criminal record, complete a background check, correct an agency file, remove an entry, or receive an expunction petition.

Need an Official Record?

Choose the Shelby County office by record type and court level. Call ahead when the research found no published fee, counter rule, or turnaround time.

  • Felony court files: District Clerk, 200 San Augustine Street, Suite B, Center, TX 75935; 936-598-4164; weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Class A and B misdemeanor files: County Clerk, 124 Austin Street, Center, TX 75935; 936-598-6361.
  • Arrest and booking records: Shelby County Sheriff's Office and jail, 100 Hurst Street, Center, TX 75935; 936-598-5601. The administration routing contact is extension 5.
  • Center Police reports: City Secretary, 617 Tenaha Street, Center; 936-598-2941; fax 936-598-2615; eelizondo@centertexas.org.
  • Texas criminal-history review: Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Records Division through its public name search or FAST fingerprint channel.
  • Expunction or nondisclosure filings: confirm the correct court and current filing requirements with the clerk that handled the cause.

The District Clerk's mailing address is P.O. Drawer 1953, Center, TX 75935. The County Clerk receives mail at P.O. Box 1987, Center, TX 75935. For a sheriff-created report, identify the incident date, place, agency case number, and exact record sought, then confirm receipt through 936-598-5601.