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Request civil and criminal court case information Room 102 Courthouse 100 North Main Street Morton, Texas 79346 806-266-5450
Open official site Cochran Criminal Records and Clerk FilingsProperty records
Cochran County Tax Assessor and Collector, the office that values property for tax, with parcel data, assessment records and appeal information.
Open official site Cochran County Tax Assessor and CollectorPolice & jail
Cochran County Sheriff's Office, the elected county law enforcement office, with incident reports, warrants and jail information as the office publishes them.
Open official site Cochran County Sheriff's OfficeVital records
Cochran County Clerk, the office that keeps county filings and public records, with the copies and searches it publishes.
Open official site Cochran County ClerkCity records
Cochran County Directory, the county government site, with its department pages, elected officials and contact information.
Open official site Cochran County DirectoryState records
Hunting Seasons for Cochran County, with the season dates, limits and license rules the state wildlife agency sets for the county.
Open official site Hunting Seasons for Cochran CountyFederal
United States Census Bureau figures for Cochran County, Texas, with population, housing, income and business counts from the latest estimates.
Open official site Cochran County CensusCounty court
Information on criminal misdemeanor cases and civil suits 802 Houston Street, Ste. 212 Levelland, TX 79336 806-894-3130
Open official site Cochran County District AttorneyProperty records
Cochran Central Appraisal District at 109 SE 1st St., Morton, phone (806) 266-5584, appraises property for taxes and offers online appeals, announcements and file downloads.
Open official site Cochran Central Appraisal DistrictPolice & jail
Cochran County Juvenile Probation Department, with the adult and juvenile supervision information the department publishes for the county.
Open official site Cochran County Juvenile Probation DepartmentCity records
Cochran County Auditor, the office that keeps county filings and public records, with the copies and searches it publishes.
Open official site Cochran County AuditorCourt records
286th District Court, with the court location, contacts and the case records it keeps for Cochran County, Texas.
Open official site 286th District CourtEverything else, organized
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Local record guide
County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Cochran County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement across Cochran County, particularly in unincorporated areas.
Police Departments. Law enforcement in Cochran County is primarily handled by Cochran County Sheriff's Office and the Morton Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Cochran County Sheriff's Office, located at 100 Courthouse Square in Morton, Texas 79346, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Cochran County and provides detention services. Inmates housed at Cochran County Jail can be located by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly during business hours; Cochran County does not currently maintain an online inmate roster, but information can be obtained by phone. The City of Morton operates its own police department serving the municipal limits, located at Morton City Hall, 108 E. Pierce Street, Morton, TX 79346. Whiteface, Cochran County's only other incorporated county, relies primarily on the Sheriff's Office for law enforcement services due to its small population. Arrest records and booking information in Cochran County are considered public information under the Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552), and citizens may request these records by submitting a written request to the Sheriff's Office or relevant law enforcement agency.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Cochran County are maintained by Cochran County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly, following procedures outlined by the Texas Public Information Act.
Jail & Inmate Records. Inmate lookup services are available through the Sheriff's Office, allowing the public to access information about current detainees.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Cochran County are taken and retained by Cochran County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking photos are part of the arrest records and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office or online databases, depending on availability.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 0 named mine sites inside the county, 0 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 25 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels.
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.
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.
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Cochran County Sheriff or a city police department in Cochran County. Ask that agency for its record. Texas Business and Commerce Code chapter 109 covers businesses that publish criminal record information, arrest photographs included, taken from public records or bought from DPS and that charge $150 or more to remove it or any fee to correct it; they must keep it complete and accurate and may not publish records they know are expunged or under an order of nondisclosure.
The Texas criminal history record comes from the Texas Department of Public Safety, Crime Records. Run an online name based search of deferred adjudication and conviction records through the DPS Criminal History Conviction Name Search, or have fingerprints taken by appointment at a DPS FAST location. Fee: $10.00 for a name based check done offline through DPS; $15.00 for a fingerprint based check, plus $10 for fingerprinting at a FAST location.
Search the Texas Department of Public Safety Sex Offender Registry, or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the county voter registrar or through the Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division. Texas has no online voter registration. Your county voter registrar must receive your application at least 30 days before an election; you can fill out the application online, but you must print, sign and mail it to the registrar.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Cochran County are kept by the Cochran County clerk. Property values are set by the county appraisal district, and tax bills come from the county tax assessor-collector. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Texas come from the Texas Department of State Health Services, Vital Statistics. You can get vital records in the county, city or district where the event occurred, and some local offices also provide birth records from anywhere in the state. Online at Texas.gov, by mail to Texas Vital Statistics, Department of State Health Services, P.O. Box 12040, Austin, TX 78711-2040, or in person at the Austin office or a local office. Fee: $22.00 for a certified birth certificate, long or short form.
Business entity filings are searched with the Texas Secretary of State, Business and Public Filings. The State of Texas does not require a general business license; the Governor's Business Permit Office says local permit requirements must also be met.
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