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Dallam County, Texas court, custody, police, and statewide records are kept in separate systems. Start court research with 69th District Court jurisdiction and contact information.

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Dallam County was created in 1876 and organized in 1891, with Dalhart serving as the county seat.
The 69th District Court handles felony cases for Dallam County and has jurisdiction over divorces, family-law matters, contested probates, land-title disputes, and specified civil cases.
The County and District Clerk files Class A and B misdemeanor cases, civil cases within the county court's stated monetary range, probate records, Commissioners Court minutes, marriage licenses, and various property and commercial records.
Dallam County Justice of the Peace courts handle fine-only misdemeanor cases, civil matters within the justice-court jurisdiction, forcible-entry-and-detainer cases, and certain lien and foreclosure matters.
The County Sheriff page identifies the sheriff as the county's chief law-enforcement officer and states that the sheriff's responsibilities include operating county jails, criminal investigations, arrests, warrants, civil papers, and state-court bailiffs.
The official jail page identifies the Dallam-Hartley County Jail, lists Diane Guffy as Jail/Dispatch Administrator, and provides telephone number 806-244-2541.

Dallam County official record-source actions
Record type	Agency or source	Scope	Action	Last checked
Court cases	69th District Court jurisdiction and contact information	County or local	Open source	August 10, 2026
Police and incident records	Sheriff law-enforcement, county-jail, and civil-process responsibilities	County or local	Open source	August 10, 2026
Official records	Official county government portal and county history	County or local	Open source	August 10, 2026
Court cases	Dallam County official source (dallam.org)	County or local	Open source	August 10, 2026

How this guide is maintained: This matrix only republishes government and agency destinations supported by the researched guide or its reviewed county source registry. Page updated August 10, 2026. Agency sites and coverage can change, so confirm current rules with the source. Read our county source-review and correction policy.

If you are checking a Dallam County record, start by identifying which agency created it. Court dockets, municipal cases, jail information, police reports, and state records are separate sources. This page brings those paths together for Dallam County. Dallam County has 7,508 residents (2025 estimate). The source map below identifies the relevant local courts and agencies. Offices and online systems change, so confirm details with the agency before relying on a record.

Quick facts

County-equivalent identity: 48-111
Population: 7,508 residents (2025 estimate)
Local detail: Dallam County was created in 1876 and organized in 1891, with Dalhart serving as the county seat.
Local detail: The 69th District Court handles felony cases for Dallam County and has jurisdiction over divorces, family-law matters, contested probates, land-title disputes, and specified civil cases.
Local detail: The County and District Clerk files Class A and B misdemeanor cases, civil cases within the county court's stated monetary range, probate records, Commissioners Court minutes, marriage licenses, and various property and commercial records.
Local detail: Dallam County Justice of the Peace courts handle fine-only misdemeanor cases, civil matters within the justice-court jurisdiction, forcible-entry-and-detainer cases, and certain lien and foreclosure matters.
Local detail: The County Sheriff page identifies the sheriff as the county's chief law-enforcement officer and states that the sheriff's responsibilities include operating county jails, criminal investigations, arrests, warrants, civil papers, and state-court bailiffs.
Local detail: The official jail page identifies the Dallam-Hartley County Jail, lists Diane Guffy as Jail/Dispatch Administrator, and provides telephone number 806-244-2541.

What is specific about this local guide

Local detail: Dallam County was created in 1876 and organized in 1891, with Dalhart serving as the county seat.
Local detail: The 69th District Court handles felony cases for Dallam County and has jurisdiction over divorces, family-law matters, contested probates, land-title disputes, and specified civil cases.
Local detail: The County and District Clerk files Class A and B misdemeanor cases, civil cases within the county court's stated monetary range, probate records, Commissioners Court minutes, marriage licenses, and various property and commercial records.

Which Dallam County court handles a felony, misdemeanor, civil, probate, or family-law matter?

For Dallam County, start with Official county government portal and county history and 69th District Court jurisdiction and contact information, then confirm the filing court or creating agency. Which Dallam County court handles a felony, misdemeanor, civil, probate, or family-law matter depends on the record type and jurisdiction. The reviewed official pages do not provide a current online inmate roster or detailed booking, bond, visitation, or release procedures.

How do I contact the 69th District Court about a Dallam County case?

For Dallam County, start with Official county government portal and county history and 69th District Court jurisdiction and contact information, then confirm the filing court or creating agency. How do I contact the 69th District Court about a Dallam County case depends on the record type and jurisdiction. The reviewed official pages do not provide a current online inmate roster or detailed booking, bond, visitation, or release procedures.

How do I obtain Dallam County marriage, probate, property, or Commissioners Court records?

For Dallam County, start with Official county government portal and county history and 69th District Court jurisdiction and contact information, then confirm the filing court or creating agency. How do I obtain Dallam County marriage, probate, property, or Commissioners Court records depends on the record type and jurisdiction. The reviewed official pages do not provide a current online inmate roster or detailed booking, bond, visitation, or release procedures.

What civil and criminal matters can be filed with the Dallam County Clerk?

For Dallam County, start with Official county government portal and county history and 69th District Court jurisdiction and contact information, then confirm the filing court or creating agency. What civil and criminal matters can be filed with the Dallam County Clerk depends on the record type and jurisdiction. The reviewed official pages do not provide a current online inmate roster or detailed booking, bond, visitation, or release procedures.

What cases and monetary limits apply in Dallam County Justice of the Peace Court?

For Dallam County, start with Official county government portal and county history and 69th District Court jurisdiction and contact information, then confirm the filing court or creating agency. What cases and monetary limits apply in Dallam County Justice of the Peace Court depends on the record type and jurisdiction. The reviewed official pages do not provide a current online inmate roster or detailed booking, bond, visitation, or release procedures.

How do I contact the Dallam County Sheriff about warrants, civil papers, or law-enforcement records?

For Dallam County, start with Official county government portal and county history and 69th District Court jurisdiction and contact information, then confirm the filing court or creating agency. How do I contact the Dallam County Sheriff about warrants, civil papers, or law-enforcement records depends on the record type and jurisdiction. The reviewed official pages do not provide a current online inmate roster or detailed booking, bond, visitation, or release procedures.

How can I verify whether someone is held at Dallam-Hartley County Jail?

For Dallam County, start with Official county government portal and county history and 69th District Court jurisdiction and contact information, then confirm the filing court or creating agency. How can I verify whether someone is held at Dallam-Hartley County Jail depends on the record type and jurisdiction. The reviewed official pages do not provide a current online inmate roster or detailed booking, bond, visitation, or release procedures.

When should a matter be handled by a city police or municipal court instead of the county Sheriff or county courts?

For Dallam County, start with Official county government portal and county history and 69th District Court jurisdiction and contact information, then confirm the filing court or creating agency. When should a matter be handled by a city police or municipal court instead of the county Sheriff or county courts depends on the record type and jurisdiction. The reviewed official pages do not provide a current online inmate roster or detailed booking, bond, visitation, or release procedures.

Jail, booking, and custody records

For current custody information, start with Sheriff law-enforcement, county-jail, and civil-process responsibilities. The reviewed official pages do not provide a current online inmate roster or detailed booking, bond, visitation, or release procedures.

Finding Dallam County criminal court records

Start with 69th District Court jurisdiction and contact information for the official Dallam County court path. County: Dallam County government is organized through the Commissioners Court and elected county offices, including the County Judge, County and District Clerk, Sheriff, Treasurer, Attorney, Tax Assessor-Collector, and Justice of the Peace. Court: Dallam County is served by the 69th District Court. The County Clerk and Justice of the Peace pages describe county-level criminal, civil, probate, and justice-court functions with different monetary and subject-matter limits.

Local courts, citations, and municipal records

Municipal and local court coverage is separate from the county trial-court path. Custody: The official county site identifies the Dallam-Hartley County Jail and provides jail-dispatch contact information. The reviewed pages do not provide a live inmate roster, booking search, visitation schedule, or release-status tool. Municipal: The Sheriff page states that the sheriff has countywide jurisdiction but that sheriff activity generally concentrates outside city limits where municipal officers operate. The reviewed sources do not provide a complete city-by-city municipal-court boundary table.

Local police and incident-report sources

Request a police or incident record from the sheriff or municipal police agency that created it. The County Clerk page describes statutory responsibilities and monetary ranges, but case-specific venue and jurisdiction should be confirmed with the clerk or court.

City pages and jurisdiction boundaries

The relevant local courts and agencies may serve different incorporated municipalities, so confirm the filing locality before relying on a record.

Statewide Texas criminal-record sources

Statewide Texas sources are separate from Dallam County local records. Do not treat a statewide search as a complete county docket, jail roster, or police-record database.

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Official Dallam County and Texas record sources

For an official starting point, use Official county government portal and county history. Confirm current access rules, fees, contacts, and jurisdiction with the responsible agency.

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