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About public records in Beckham County
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Beckham County at a glance
- State
- Oklahoma
- County seat
- Sayre
- Population
- 22,410
- Area
- 904 sq mi
- Founded
- 1907
- Cities and towns
- 4
Beckham County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Beckham County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order across Beckham County, particularly in the unincorporated areas.
Police Departments. In addition to Beckham County Sheriff's Office, several municipal police departments operate within Beckham County, including the Elk City Police Department and the Sayre Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Beckham County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 301 S 9th Street in Sayre, OK 73662, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Beckham County. Citizens can contact the Sheriff's Office for non-emergency inquiries. Arrest records in Beckham County are considered public information under the Oklahoma Open Records Act (Title 51 O.S. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation also maintains criminal history records accessible through authorized channels.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Beckham County are maintained by Beckham County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records by submitting a formal request to the Sheriff's Office, in compliance with the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Beckham County are taken and retained by Beckham County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking photos are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office or online databases.
The jail provides an inmate lookup service where you can inquire about current detainees. You may also call the jail directly at (580) 928-2121 for more information on recent arrests and inmate status.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Beckham County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Beckham County
- Old mine sites
- 16
- Past producers, now closed
- 12
- Prospects and occurrences, never worked
- 4
- Producing when recorded
- 2
- Main minerals
- construction sand and gravel; Copper; Flagstone
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 9
- Shafts and tunnels
- 0
- What they are
- gravel pit, sand pit
- Maps surveyed
- 1987 to 1989
- Records behind them
- 31 records for 27 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The mine records hold 18 mine sites inside the county: 12 past producers, now closed, 4 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 2 sites producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 9 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Copper; Flagstone.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area.
Oklahoma mine map and abandoned mine records
- Oklahoma Department of Mines, Historic Underground Mining MapsHistoric underground mine maps listed county by county (Atoka, Coal, Craig, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Okmulgee, Pittsburg, Rogers, Tulsa and others) with mine name, section, township and range and map date.
- Oklahoma Conservation Commission, Land Restoration (Abandoned Mine Land)The state AML program, with a Report an Abandoned Mine form (name, email, county, town or land location).
- Oklahoma Geological Survey, Coal Illustrations and MapsThe survey's map of the Oklahoma coalfield and stratigraphic columns of the coal bearing strata.
Named workings recorded in Beckham County (18 shown, 9 unnamed on the map)
- Gotebo West-1Copper | Occurrence | Surface
- Moravia West-1Copper | Occurrence | Surface
- Van Vacter-1Copper | Occurrence | Surface
- Van Vacter-2Copper | Occurrence | Surface
- Unknown Sandstone QuarryFlagstone | Past Producer | Surface
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface | 3 records for this one site
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | 2 records for this one site
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | 2 records for this one site
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
Oklahoma abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Labor Department file
Wage and hour cases in Beckham County
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 43 investigations in Beckham County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $745,308 in back wages agreed for 369 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.
- Investigations closed
- 43
- Back wages agreed
- $745,308
- Workers due back wages
- 369
- Civil money penalties
- $1,921
- Employers on the record
- 34
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Chief Plant Services, LLC | Elk City | 1 | $510,759 | 122 |
| Crescent Services, LLC | Elk City | 2 | $65,027 | 41 |
| Shree Ganeshji, LLC | Elk City | 1 | $41,966 | 2 |
| Sayre Memorial Hospital. Inc. | Sayre | 1 | $31,830 | 25 |
| Elat Properties, Inc. | Elk City | 1 | $23,066 | 32 |
| Janice's Cafe LLC | Elk City | 1 | $15,900 | 32 |
| Din Jalal, Inc. | Elk City | 3 | $13,734 | 3 |
| Quarter Moon LLC | Elk City | 1 | $12,682 | 10 |
| Elk City Lodging, LLC | Elk City | 4 | $6,463 | 29 |
| Farwest Health Care | Elk City | 1 | $6,439 | 1 |
| Circle W Services, LLC | Elk City | 1 | $2,385 | 6 |
| Canyon Oilfield Services, LLC | Elk City | 3 | $2,311 | 7 |
| ESS Management LLC | Elk City | 1 | $2,311 | 2 |
| Kidz on Broadway Inc. | Elk City | 1 | $1,736 | 5 |
| Quanta Services | Elk City | 1 | $1,706 | 1 |
| Agasi Maa Inn, Inc. | Elk City | 1 | $1,605 | 12 |
| Route 66 Hospitality, Inc. | Elk City | 1 | $1,001 | 4 |
| JRJ Group LLC | Elk City | 1 | $914 | 2 |
| Butcher and Company, LTD | Elk City | 1 | $736 | 2 |
| Travel Centers of America Inc | Sayre | 2 | $556 | 1 |
| Jalvir, Inc. | Elk City | 2 | $185 | 3 |
| Midwest Inspection Services | Elk City | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Soul Hungry-Soul Thirsty, LLC | Elk City | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Drive 'n Go, LLC | Elk City | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Sagebrush Inc. | Sayre | 1 | $0 | 0 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 34 on the Beckham County record; 13 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 9 more with smaller records are on the Oklahoma wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
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Beckham County public-records FAQs
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Beckham County, Oklahoma?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Beckham County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Beckham County. Ask that agency for its record. Attorney General Opinion 2012 OK AG 22 holds that a mug shot taken and kept by a law enforcement agency is an arrestee's physical description and so an open record that must be disclosed under the Open Records Act (51 O.S. 24A.8(A)).
How do I get a criminal background check in Beckham County, Oklahoma?
The Oklahoma criminal history record comes from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI). Request a name based check online through CHIRP at chirp.osbi.ok.gov; fingerprint based checks go by mail or in person, with fingerprinting at OSBI headquarters by appointment (405-848-6724). Fee: From November 1, 2026 (74 O.S. 150.9): $20.00 for a name based check and $25.00 for a state fingerprint based check.
How can I look up sex offenders in Beckham County, Oklahoma?
Search the Oklahoma Department of Corrections Sex Offender Registry, or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
How do I register to vote in Beckham County, Oklahoma?
Register with the county election board or through the Oklahoma State Election Board. You can also register online with the state online registration. Applications must be received at least 25 days before an election; online registration needs an Oklahoma driver license or state ID and a signature on file with Service Oklahoma.
How do I look up property records in Beckham County, Oklahoma?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Beckham County are kept by the Beckham County clerk. Property values are set by the county assessor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Beckham County, Oklahoma?
Certified birth and death certificates for Oklahoma come from the Oklahoma State Department of Health, Vital Records Service. Online or by phone at (405) 426-8880 through the state's partner VitalChek, with mail delivery or Will Call pickup in Oklahoma City, Tulsa or McAlester, or by mail with check or money order payable to OSDH to Vital Records Service, PO Box 248964, Oklahoma City, OK 73124-8964; there is no walk in service. Fee: $20.00 for the first copy and $15 for each additional copy (online and phone orders).
How do I find business license records in Beckham County, Oklahoma?
Business entity filings are searched with the Oklahoma Secretary of State. Many common business activities need no state license, but counties and municipalities may still require licenses for them, according to the state business portal.
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