Public Information Act
To request documents containing public information/information from this governmental body, please contact:
You may send your request:
Submit online: |
JustFOIA (https://tarrantcountytx.justfoia.com/publicportal) |
By mail to: | Civil Division Attention: Open Records Criminal District Attorney’s Office Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center 401 West Belknap, 9th Floor Fort Worth, Texas 76196-0201 |
By fax to: | 817-884-1675 |
In person at: | Criminal District Attorney’s Office Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center 401 West Belknap, 9th Floor – Civil Division Fort Worth, Texas 76196-0201 |
Texas Government Code, Chapter 552, gives you the right to access government records; and an officer for public information and the officer's agent may not ask why you want them. All government information is presumed to be available to the public. Certain exceptions may apply to the disclosure of the information. Governmental bodies shall promptly release requested information that is not confidential by law, either constitutional, statutory, or by judicial decision, or information for which an exception to disclosure has not been sought.
Rights of Requestors |
Responsibilities of Governmental Bodies |
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Procedures to Obtain Information
- Submit a request by mail, fax, email or in person according to a governmental body's reasonable procedures.
- Include enough description and detail about the information requested to enable the governmental body to accurately identify and locate the information requested.
- Cooperate with the governmental body's reasonable efforts to clarify the type or amount of information requested.
A. Information to be released | B. Information that may be withheld due to an exception |
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For complaints regarding failure to release public information please contact :
Open Records Complaints
Criminal District Attorney’s Office
Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center
401 West Belknap, 9th Floor – Civil Division
Fort Worth, Texas 76196-0201
By e-mail to: openrecords-complaint@tarrantcountytx.gov
You may also contact the Office of the Attorney General, Open Records Hotline, at 478-6736 or toll-free at 1-877-673-6839.
For complaints regarding overcharges, please contact the Texas Building and Procurement Commission at 512-475-2497.