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Smith County Public Criminal Records
Select Smith County’s state, distinguish Texas misdemeanor and felony custodians, and use Tennessee’s court-clerk contact for its own records.
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| Location | Criminal-record starting point | Critical distinction |
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| Smith County, Texas — Class A/B misdemeanor | County Clerk Criminal Misdemeanor. | County Clerk FAQ says records date to 1976 and specifically refers felony inquiries to District Clerk. |
| Smith County, Texas — felony | District Clerk. | District Clerk keeps felony cases and links the county jail/court search site. |
| Smith County, Tennessee | Circuit Court Clerk and General Sessions Court. | General Sessions handles misdemeanors and preliminary felony matters; a felony may later be bound over to grand jury/circuit process. |
Smith County, Texas has a defined misdemeanor search and copy route
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Use County Clerk for Class A/B misdemeanors
The current misdemeanor FAQ says the County Clerk keeps Class A and B misdemeanor records for offenses in Smith County and can provide case number, court assignment, court date, attorney or bondsman information.
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Know the time depth the office states
The FAQ says those misdemeanor records date back to 1976. Do not apply that date to every other Smith County record system.
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Price the local misdemeanor background search
The County Clerk lists a $5 criminal background search for qualifying Class A/B misdemeanor records and $1 per printed page.
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Request copies through the published channel
Email [email protected] or call 903-590-4680. The listed office is on the 3rd floor of the Annex Building, 200 E. Ferguson St., Tyler.
Texas felony records move to the District Clerk
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Search the felony case
Smith County District Clerk states that felony case records are kept in that office and are available online through the county jail/court search site.
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Capture the cause number and exact document
Use the public index to identify the case, then ask for the judgment, order, indictment or other filed item required.
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Apply the current copy rule
The District Clerk currently lists regular emailed copies at $1 per page for 0–15 pages and $15 per document at 16+ pages. Paper or certified copies are listed at $1 per page.
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Keep older-online-coverage limits in mind
Records Services states that online criminal judicial records are available from 1995 to current. Absence from the online index does not by itself dispose of the question for older material; contact the responsible clerk/records office.
Smith County, Tennessee follows a different misdemeanor/felony path
General Sessions
Smith County Tennessee General Sessions Court hears criminal matters through misdemeanor-level jurisdiction and may conduct felony preliminary hearings.
Felony bind-over
The Tennessee page explains that a felony matter may be bound over to the Smith County Grand Jury. A recent felony may therefore be visible at a different procedural stage than a completed circuit matter.
Court records and dates
The Circuit Court Clerk says the office oversees court records and court dates; it lists 322 Justice Drive, Suite 115, Carthage, TN 37030, phone 615-735-0500.
Do not copy Texas fees into Tennessee
The two Smith Counties are unrelated jurisdictions. Texas misdemeanor and District Clerk copy prices on this page must not be used for a Tennessee request.