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Questions about official Franklin County criminal records should go to the government office that created or maintains the file. We cannot retrieve those records. The contacts below route court cases to the proper clerk, sheriff reports and county bookings to the Franklin County Sheriff, and statewide criminal-history reviews to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference resource cannot retrieve criminal records, provide an official check, correct or remove a record, or receive an expunction filing. Contact the responsible public office directly.

Need an Official Record?

Use the custodian that matches the Franklin County record:

  • Felony case files: Franklin County District Clerk, Courthouse Annex West, 204 Texas Hwy 37, Mount Vernon, TX 75457; 903-537-8337
  • Misdemeanor case files: Franklin County Clerk, 200 N. Kaufman St., Mount Vernon, TX 75457; 903-537-8357; use the court case lookup for search details
  • Sheriff reports, bookings, and jail records: Franklin County Sheriff and Jail, 208 Texas Hwy 37, Mount Vernon, TX 75457; 903-537-4539
  • State criminal history and personal review: Texas Department of Public Safety, Crime Records Division
  • City police reports: contact the police department that created the incident or arrest report
  • Expunction or nondisclosure filings: confirm the proper clerk from the underlying cause before filing

The Franklin County Clerk's counter is open Monday through Thursday from 8:15 a.m. to noon and 1:00 to 4:30 p.m.; Friday hours are 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Call before traveling because closures and access notices can change. For a written county public-information request, Franklin County lists P.O. Box 1047, Mount Vernon, TX 75457, request line 903-537-8353, and assistance line 903-537-2358.