Where Highland Park's records are kept. Court and property records for Highland Park sit with Dallas County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Texas.
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As a small town, Highland Park relies on Dallas County and the State of Texas for its public records. The cards below are the Texas state offices, and the Dallas County offices are on our Dallas County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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Texas DPS Crime Records Division
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
What we hold on Highland Park, and who keeps its records.
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Highland Park at a glance
County
Dallas County
County seat
Dallas
Population
8,864
Dallas County population
2,613,539
Local records
Dallas County offices
ZIP codes
75205
About Highland Park public records
Highland Park in ZIP code 75205 keeps its own council and town business records. The Dallas County offices are in Dallas, the county seat. See our Dallas County page for every county office.
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Other places in Dallas County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Dallas County records are on the county page.