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Find the right office in Knox County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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Police & jail
Munday Police Department at 123 E Main St, Munday, phone (940) 422-4223: emergency response, crime investigation and law enforcement, community outreach and safety education.
Open official site Munday Police DepartmentCity records
Knox County Directory, the county government site, with its department pages, elected officials and contact information.
Open official site Knox County DirectoryFederal
United States Census Bureau figures for Knox County, Texas, with population, housing, income and business counts from the latest estimates.
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Knox County Records on Microfilm: Interlibrary loan of archives and manuscripts, on the official site of the office that keeps it.
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Benjamin Independent School District, with the district, school and program information it publishes for Knox County, Texas.
Open official site Benjamin Independent School DistrictCity records
Knox City O'Brien CISD: Calendar administration and campus information, on the official site of the office that keeps it.
Open official site Knox City O'Brien CISDCity records
City of Munday, with the clerk records, meeting minutes and permit information the local government publishes.
Open official site City of MundayEverything else, organized
3 more Knox County sources not listed above.
Local record guide
County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Knox County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Knox County.
Police Departments. In addition to Knox County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Knox County is supported by municipal police departments in cities like Knox City and Munday.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Law enforcement in Knox County, Texas is primarily provided by Knox County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 100 W. Main Street in Benjamin, TX 79505.
Criminal Records. Residents can request criminal records through the Sheriff's Office or the Texas Department of Public Safety, which offers a broader statewide criminal history database.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Knox County are maintained by Knox County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records by contacting the Sheriff's Office, often requiring a formal request under the Texas Public Information Act.
Jail & Inmate Records. Inmate information can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office, which provides details on charges, bond amounts, and court dates.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Knox County are taken and retained by Knox 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.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 12 named mine sites inside the county, 12 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 54 holes drawn inside the county, 1 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is Copper.
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 Knox County Sheriffs Office or a city police department in Knox 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 Knox County are kept by the Knox 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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