The Fort Bend County Clerk’s office in Richmond, Katy, and Missouri City, Texas do its best to serve the public. This includes providing convenient and easy access to Fort Bend County Court records. Whether you need criminal court case information or you need to obtain a copy of vital records, Fort Bend County Clerk’s office is able to service your needs.
Locating Court Records
Locating Fort Bend County records can be performed online, in-person, and/or by submitting a record request for the documents that you need. There are several locations throughout Fort Bend County to accommodate the public.
The main online search portal for Fort Bend County Court records is accessible through the following link http://tylerpaw.co.fort-bend.tx.us/PublicAccess/default.aspx. The portal provides online public access to a court calendar and the following types of Fort Bend County Court Records:
- Criminal
- Civil
- Probate
- Family
Using Online Portal
Using the online portal is done remotely through the public access link. You can search for court records by name, date filed, case number, business name, attorney information, and/or citation number. Depending on the search by option selected, you can include additional search criteria including:
- Case types
- Case status
- Date filed beginning and ending range
- Date of birth
The search results can be sorted by date filed, status, case number, and name of the defendant or parties in the case. When searching by name you have the option of using the wildcard feature or Soundex. The two features cannot be used together when performing a search. The wildcard feature can be used when searching by case number as long as you include 4 characters of the case number. When searching by name, you need to include 1 character for both the first and last name followed by the wildcard feature.
Once you have pulled up the search results click on the hyperlink for the case that you are looking for. This will bring you to the Register of Actions page. This page provides you with case information including case number, court location, date filed, attorney information, information on party or parties involved in the case, court events and hearings, charges, type of case, and access to documents on file.
Accessing Court Documents and Images
If you need to access images and documents click on the case number located under Register of Actions. This will pull up all the images available using the online public access portal. You will find what the document is, the page count for the image, and the date it was uploaded to the court case. Click on the hyperlink for the image or document needed and it will pull the document up. You can then print it out or save it to your device used to perform the search.
Contacting Courts for Additional Information
It is very rare that you would need to contact the courts for additional information about a court case. However, if you need a certified copy of Fort Bend County Court records or you have questions about the case, you will need to contact the County Clerk’s office.
Fort Bend County Clerk
301 Jackson Street Suite 101
Richmond, TX 77469
Email: cclerk@fortbendcountytx.gov
Phone: 281-341-8685
Hours: Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.