NEW! Attorney Court Records On-Line Access

This new service gives attorneys the opportunity to access court records on-line. For more information go to the Attorney Subscriber Agreement.

NEW! Revisions to Rule of Civil Procedure 78a

The Civil Cover Sheet is required for all civil filings. Two versions are provided below for your convenience:

Civil Cover Sheet (PDF Version)
Civil Cover Sheet (MS Word Version)
Supplemental Instructions for Self-Represented (Pro Se) Litigants

Spanish Civil Cover Sheet (PDF Version)
Spanish Civil Cover Sheet (MS Word Version)
Spanish Civil Cover Sheet Instructions

Our Mission is to efficiently, impartially and fairly manage all cases filed in the county courts at law. The jurisdiction is set by the state legislation.The County Courts at Law file all misdemeanor class A & B criminal cases, class C appeals and civil law suits with the jurisdictional limit of $500.00 - $200,000.00

CIVIL, FAMILY, & PROBATE CASE FILINGS
Please Note: We cannot accept credit cards for any case filings in the Civil, Family, or Probate court sections at this time. However, credit cards may still be used for Criminal case filings.

FORMS
NOTE: The County Court at Law Clerk's Office does not provide any forms. For additional information, please contact the Law Library.

UPDATED FEE SCHEDULE
The following updated fee schedule for Civil filings went into effect on January 1, 2012*:

Civil Court Fee Schedule Effective January 1, 2012

* NOTE: Only the Jurisdictional Limit has changed.

Criminal Case Searches for cases prior to the year 2000 and Civil Case Searches for cases prior to the year 1984 must be requested in person or by mail.

The online Case Search applications contain County Court at Law Criminal cases that were filed or completed anytime from 2000 to the present and Civil cases that were filed or completed anytime from 1984 to the present.

For Criminal case record searches for cases completed from the 1800’s to 1999 or Civil case record searches for cases completed from the 1800's to 1983, please visit or submit a written request to the County Court at Law Clerks office at 1800 N. Graves, Suite 110., McKinney, TX 75069.

All record searches conducted at the County Court at Law Clerks office are $5.00 each. If sending a written request, please provide the following information: the individual’s complete name and date of birth, a self-addressed stamped envelope, and a check or money order for the search fee.

Payment for a record search can be made by check, money order or cash. Searches are processed immediately and can be requested in person or by mail. We do not provide record searches by phone.

County Court at Law Clerks - Civil
County Court at Law Clerks - Criminal
Court Filing via Fax: Subscription Application & Instructions
Application for Court Appointments (Attorneys Only)
Change of Address Form
County Court at Law
e-Filing

Registry Funds Deposit Information Sheet (Attorneys Only) - For use by attorneys, the information provided on this form is to be used for investing registry funds into an interest bearing account and should be submitted with the application for direction of deposit.

Registry Fund Withdrawal Sheet - The information provided on this form is used for withdrawing registry funds and should be submitted with the order which will be signed by the Judge.

Trust Handling Fees - Texas Local Government Code states that when the County Clerk is ordered to release funds from the Court Registry all transactions processed will be assessed a trust handling fee.