You must make a written request which includes:

Defendant’s full name/ Date of Birth/ Texas Driver’s License (If available) /Citation or Case Number (If available) Include the requestor’s contact information. Request can only include documents or other information that are already in existence.

Request can be made in one of the following forms:

     Online: Court Records Request

     E-Mail:  courtrecords@baytown.org

     By Mail: The City of Baytown Municipal Court
                   Attn: Open Records
                   3120 North Main Street
                   Baytown, Texas 77521
                   Court Information Records Request Form

     In Person: The City of Baytown Municipal Court
                      3120 North Main Street
                      Baytown, Texas 77521

See the Municipal Courts Deferred Disposition page for more information

Judicial records are not subject to the Texas Public Information Act. They must be requested directly from the Baytown Municipal Court.

Contact Information for Court Records

Physical/Mailing Address:

                Baytown Municipal Court
                3120 N Main Street
                Baytown, Texas 77521

Phone: (281) 427-9511

E-Mail:  courtrecords@baytown.org

The Court will "promptly" respond to your request. Requests are generally completed within 10 business days. However, request may exceed the 14 business days depending on the amount of information you have requested.

Costs for Public Information Records are regulated by the Code of Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas.

You must make a written request which includes:

Requestor’s contact information. We will need you to be very detailed when stating the type of documents you are requesting and if possible, provide a date range in order to narrow the request.

Request may be submitted by one of the following forms:

Online: Click on the POLICE button above and press Submit once you have filled in the information.

E-Mail:  openrecords@baytown.org

By Mail:  City of Baytown
               Attn: Police Department
               3200 N. Main Street
               Baytown, Texas 77521

 In Person: City of Baytown
                    Police Department
                   3200 N. Main Street
                    Baytown, Texas 77521

Fax: (281) 427-5037

Accident reports are not subject to the Act and may be requested directly from the Baytown Police Department or the Texas Department of Transportation ("TxDOT").

For more information please visit the Police Department Accident Report page or TxDot Crash Reports and Records page.

These requests are handled by our Police Department and should be requested as a Police request instead of a General request. Please provide date, time, and location of the incident, as well as any other information, including phone numbers from which calls were placed, if known.

Based on a previous determination decision (Open Records Decision No. 684) for all governmental bodies with regard to various exceptions to disclosure in the Public Information Act and other statues, we may redact the following confidential Information:

• Sections: 552.024 and Section 552.1175 (b) - Home address, home telephone number, emergency contact information, social security number, date of birth, and/or family member information of a public employee, official, or a peace officer;
• Section 552.136 - Credit card, debit card, charge card, or access device number;
• Section 552.130 - Motor vehicle records (a) (1) a motor vehicle operator's or driver's license or permit issued by an agency of this states, (2) a motor vehicle title or registration issued by an agency of this state; or (3) a personal identification document issued by an agency of this state or a local agency authorized to issue an identification document;
• Section 552.137 - Certain E-Mail addresses when communicating electronically with governmental body; and
• Section 552.147 - Social Security Numbers of any living person

NOTE: Redacted documents will not be sent to any requestor electronically.  

To obtain copies of police reports, you need to provide case number(s), if available. Also, please provide date, time, and location of the incident, as well as any other information, including names of persons involved. It will help us serve you better if you include as much detailed information as possible.