Moore County 24 Hour Booking

Moore County 24 hour booking records are kept at the Sheriff's Office in Dumas. This Texas Panhandle county processes arrests around the clock at its jail facility. Every booking creates a record that includes the person's name, charges, and arrest details. If you need to find out about a recent arrest in Moore County, calling the Sheriff's Office is the most direct route. You can also use state level tools from DPS to search criminal history tied to Moore County arrests. For formal copies of booking records, a written request under the Texas Public Information Act is the standard process.

Moore County Sheriff and Booking Facility

The Moore County Sheriff's Office operates the county jail in Dumas and handles all 24 hour booking operations. The office is on South Bliss Avenue. When someone is arrested anywhere in Moore County, they are transported to this jail for processing. It does not matter if the arrest was in Dumas, Sunray, or out on a county road. All bookings go through the same facility.

Booking starts as soon as the person arrives. Staff collect their name, date of birth, and address. Fingerprints are taken and a mugshot is snapped. The charges are logged along with the time of arrest, the arresting officer's name, and where the arrest happened. The whole thing gets entered into the jail management system.

How to Look Up Moore County Booking Records

The fastest way to check on a recent booking in Moore County is to call the jail. Dial (806) 935-4145 and ask if the person you are looking for is in custody. Staff can pull up the booking system and give you basic information about charges and when the person was brought in.

For older records or if you need paper copies, you will want to make a request under the Texas Public Information Act. This is Government Code Chapter 552. It says the public has a right to see government records, and booking logs count. Write to the Sheriff's Office with the person's name and an approximate date. You should get a response within 10 business days.

The Texas DPS Crime Records Service is another option. It holds criminal history from all Texas counties. A search costs $3 and covers convictions and deferred adjudications linked to Moore County arrests.

Moore County 24 Hour Booking Procedures

When someone is booked at the Moore County Jail, the process follows Texas state guidelines. Identification comes first. Then fingerprinting and photography. The charges are entered into the system one by one. The arresting agency, time of arrest, and arrest location all go into the record too.

Texas law says the person must appear before a magistrate within 48 hours. This comes from Code of Criminal Procedure Article 15.17. The magistrate sets bail and makes sure the person knows about their right to a lawyer and their right to stay silent. That hearing creates its own record that gets added to the booking file. So the 24 hour booking record in Moore County is really a complete account of the arrest from intake through the initial court appearance.

The jail also has to follow standards from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. Medical screening during intake is one of those requirements. TCJS inspects county jails to make sure they are in line with state rules.

Moore County Booking Data and Public Records

Under the Texas Public Information Act, basic booking data from Moore County is public. That includes names, charges, arrest dates, and the facts about the booking. Some details can be held back if they tie to an active investigation. But the core data is open to the public.

The statewide DPS search tool is an option for broader searches. It covers every county in Texas, and the DPS Crime Records Service page below shows what it looks like.

You search by name and date of birth. The results include conviction records from the whole state. Each search costs $3 and results are returned right away.

Moore County Bookings and Criminal History

Every arrest in Moore County gets reported to the statewide criminal history system maintained by DPS under Government Code Chapter 411. So the booking data does not just stay at the county level. It feeds into a state database that law enforcement and the public can access.

The public version of the DPS database shows only convictions and deferred adjudications. Arrests without a conviction do not show in a public search. But the booking record at the Moore County Jail still exists on file. Contact the Sheriff's Office directly to get a copy of that record.

Legal Resources for Moore County

Free legal information is available at TexasLawHelp.org. The site has guides on expunction, nondisclosure, and criminal record issues that apply to people booked in Moore County.

If you have trouble getting booking records from Moore County, the Texas Attorney General's Open Government office can step in. Their hotline is (877) 673-6839. They handle cases where agencies do not respond to records requests within the legal time frame. For help finding a lawyer, call the State Bar of Texas referral line at (800) 252-9690.

State Prison Records and Moore County

If someone arrested in Moore County was later sent to state prison, the TDCJ Offender Search will have their record. You can search by name or TDCJ number. The tool provides the offense, sentence, and projected release date. TDCJ records are separate from county jail booking records. For the original arrest and booking data, you go through the Moore County Sheriff's Office.

Nearby Counties

Moore County is in the Texas Panhandle. These nearby counties each have their own jail and booking process. Verify the arrest location before searching.

Cities in Moore County

Moore County includes Dumas, Sunray, and Cactus. All arrests in the county go through the Moore County Sheriff's Office for booking. No cities in Moore County have their own page on this site, but the county level resources above cover all booking records for the area.