Dallas County Mugshots and Jail Lookup
Dallas County mugshots and booking records come from the Dallas County Jail, run by the Sheriff's Office. The Dallas County Jail Lookup System covers people in custody now, and the Dallas County Criminal Background Search covers criminal case records from 1975 to the present. Both official searches are linked below, with a name search preset to Texas.
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Dallas County
- State
- Texas
- Booking photo rule
- Open record
- Statute
- Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 109
- Verified on
- 2026-10-01
Official Dallas County arrest and court sources
Each link opens the official site of the agency.
| Source | Agency | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas County Jail Lookup System | Dallas County Sheriff's Office | People currently in custody in the Dallas County Jail |
| Dallas County Criminal Background Search | Dallas County District Clerk and County Clerk | Criminal case records for Dallas County |
In Texas, felony cases are kept by the district clerk and misdemeanor cases by the county clerk.
How booking works in Dallas County
A person arrested in Dallas or elsewhere in Dallas County is booked into the Dallas County Jail, run by the Sheriff's Office. The Jail Lookup System covers people still in custody. For a past arrest, the Criminal Background Search of the county covers criminal case records from 1975 to the present.
An arrest is not a conviction. Charges may have been dropped, dismissed or resulted in acquittal.
What Texas law says about booking photos
Texas generally releases booking records under its public information law. In Dallas County the jail lookup shows people in custody now. The rules for businesses that publish criminal records are set out on the Texas page.
Booking photos appear only where state law allows commercial display and the source provides them.
Search a name in Dallas County
The Jail Lookup System answers whether a person is in the Dallas County Jail today, and the Criminal Background Search reaches back to 1975 for the case. Both cover Dallas County only. An arrest in Tarrant, Collin or Ellis County is booked by that county. If you do not know the county, search the name with the state set to Texas. The full report shows the records it finds, each with its source and date.
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Dallas County questions
Where do I find Dallas County arrest records?
On the official site of the Dallas County Sheriff's Office, through the Dallas County Jail Lookup System. Court records for the case are kept by the Dallas County District Clerk and County Clerk.
How do I find the outcome of an arrest in Dallas County?
Look up the case in the Dallas County Criminal Background Search, which covers criminal case records from 1975 to the present. An arrest is not a conviction. Charges may have been dropped, dismissed or resulted in acquittal.
Counties in Texas
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Official sources for this jurisdiction
| Source | Type | Jurisdiction | Booking photo rule | Official site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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An arrest is not a conviction. Charges may have been dropped, dismissed or resulted in acquittal.
MugshotLookup is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). You may not use this site or any information from it to make decisions about employment, tenant screening, consumer credit, insurance or any other purpose covered by the FCRA.
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