Texas, Dallas County
Where Grand Prairie's records are kept. Grand Prairie has its own city government, police department, municipal court and permit and planning office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Grand Prairie's own offices, along with State of Texas offices; the Dallas County offices are on our Dallas County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
City of Grand Prairie, Texas, City Hall at 300 W Main Street: water bill and citation payment, permits, public information requests, police, libraries, budget and tax matters, the mayor's message and city jobs.
Open official site City of Grand PrairiePolice & jail
Website of the Grand Prairie Police Department at 1525 Arkansas Lane, with police records, online services, anonymous Crime Stoppers tips, volunteer programs such as Citizens on Patrol, community events and police jobs.
Open official site Grand Prairie Police DepartmentCity records
The Records Division, second floor of 1525 Arkansas Lane, keeps all Grand Prairie police reports and takes open records requests online, by email, fax, mail or in person, with accident reports also available online.
Open official site Grand Prairie Police Records DivisionMunicipal court
Grand Prairie Municipal Court, 200 West Main Street, offers a searchable citation and warrant database, payment plans and payments online, by phone, mail or deposit box, plus defensive driving and deferred disposition dismissals.
Open official site Grand Prairie Municipal CourtCity records
Through the City Secretary, Grand Prairie accepts Public Information Act requests online with tracking, by email, mail or hand delivery, with separate request types for police, fire, animal services and general city records.
Open official site City of Grand Prairie Public Information Request CenterCity records
Building Inspections takes commercial and residential permit applications and inspection requests through the Customer Self Service portal, registers contractors, issues certificates of occupancy and lists issued permits, with fees payable at City Hall.
Open official site Grand Prairie Building InspectionsPolice & jail
Texas Department of Public Safety division that compiles criminal history sent by local agencies into statewide files, with a criminal history conviction name search, fingerprinting services and the sex offender search.
Open official site Texas DPS Crime Records DivisionFederal
FBI national most wanted criminals - search for Grand Prairie area subjects.
Open official site FBI Most WantedProperty records
Texas Comptroller pages on property tax exemptions, appraisal protests and appeals, appraisal review boards, statewide tax rates and a directory of each county's appraisal district and tax office.
Open official site Texas Comptroller Property Tax AssistanceState records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorProperty records
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteProperty records
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseState records
Quick search for missing children near Grand Prairie Texas.
Open official site Center for Missing & Exploited Children, TexasVital records
Frequently requested Census Bureau statistics for Grand Prairie city, Texas in QuickFacts: population, business and geography facts for a community of 196,100 at the 2020 Census.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsEverything else, organized
17 more Grand Prairie sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
Grand Prairie, a place of 196,100 people, is in Dallas County, whose county seat is Dallas. Court and property records sit with Dallas County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Texas. Grand Prairie's own offices are in the cards above, and our Dallas County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in Texas is run by the Texas Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, polling places and the local election office for Grand Prairie. New voters can fill in the Texas application online, but it must be printed, signed and mailed to the Dallas County voter registrar; driver license holders can also register when they renew or update the license online with the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Deeds for property in Grand Prairie are recorded by the Dallas County Clerk, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Dallas County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Texas come from the state vital records office, Texas Vital Statistics. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.