Fort Bend is one of the most diverse counties in Texas, and County Clerk Laura Richard is proud to offer more than 240 language translations when doing business with the Fort Bend County Clerk's office. We have access to world-class linguists to assist customers in communicating with us.  Confidentiality and security of all personal information is of the utmost importance with this service.

By providing this service to our customers, we are ensuring compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  

Whether you need a marriage license, birth certificate, need help filing a DBA, property records or transacting County Clerk court business within our office, we are ready to assist you in your spoken language at all of our locations.
 

Payment Information

Personal checks (as of October 28, 2024) and business checks (as of January 1, 2025) will no longer be accepted in Official Public Records. Payment may be made by cash (in person only), Money Order, credit cards (Visa, Master Card, Discover, and American Express), or cashier's check.

TABC Certification Requests 

The Fort Bend County Clerk’s office certifies TABC pre-qualification packets as required by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code.

We verify the following:

• Wet/dry status
• Permit type
• Whether or not the location violates Local Alcohol Distance Regulations
• Address is within Fort Bend County

Please bring or mail the following documents when requesting certification:

• The most recent required certification form. The L-CERT form version 7/2022 or later is preferred but we will accept the summary printout. All pages must be included or it will not be accepted. Printed screen shots will not be accepted. Please note Late Hours (LH) is an additional printout in AIMS.  
• Fees: $5.00 for each type of certification required.

Per code, the County Clerk’s office has 30 days in which to certify or deny the application. Length of time is dependent upon the workload of the investigation team which reports to another county department.

The staff in the County Clerk's office are not attorneys and will not give any legal advice. For more information on TABC pre-qualification packet, please visit the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission website or contact your local TABC office.
 

 

Scheduled Maintenance
Thursday evening, January 20th from 7:00PM – 12:00am
We will be performing a system maintenance. During the maintenance window the County Clerk's public access sites may experience a short amount of downtime.

All Fort Bend County Clerk locations will be observing the holiday hours of 8 AM – 2 PM on Wednesday, December 22. Offices will be closed on Thursday, December 23 and Friday, December 24 in observance of Christmas. Our offices will resume normal hours on Monday, December 27. 
Thank you!

Acknowledgment of Paternity (AOP) processing daily at our Main Office (William B. Travis Building) from 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM.

All Civil court matters (Probate and Civil) must be submitted electronically pursuant to the State of Texas Supreme Court Mandate Ordered December 11, 2012 (Misc. Docket No. 12-9208). Please visit Electronic Filing to access information including the mandate order, the return for correction reasons and other related information. Sign up at http://www.eFileTexas.gov or an eFile vendor of your choice to electronically file your civil, probate or family documents and other court matters.

The County Clerk’s office is pleased to announce a significant enhancement to the Info Index Search function for public documents. For those of you who are frequent users, you will see a new look to the initial search screen with enhanced functionality such as:

Frame / General

• New Look & Feel
• Text throughout is updated to more modern fonts and colors for easy reading

Search Criteria

• Search / Clear form both above and below the criteria
• Search instructions

Search Results

• Included checkbox for multi-select
• Instrument Number/ Book-Page and Name/Associated Name display on stacked columns
• Separate options for getting a free copy and buying a copy

Image Window

• Thumbnails include a checkbox for quick selection
• Image controls
• Process now to skip the basket for free copies
• Send to basket for purchase copies

Shopping Basket / eCommerce

• View Basket shows the list of items
• Printing is always an open/print or download - always PDF!

As your County Clerk, I am always looking for new ways to enhance your experience with our office. Feel free to let us know your thoughts on your search experience at cclerk@fortbendcountytx.gov.

Laura Richard
County Clerk

During the 2015 session of the Texas Legislature a new requirement was created affecting the position of Notary Public. H.B. 1683 amends Section 406.013(a) of the Texas Government Code with this new requirement.

After January 1, 2016, the Secretary of State is required to issue an identifying number to a notary public who applies for a commission or a reappointment on or after the effective date of the act. Therefore, since a notary commission is good for four years in the state of Texas, any notary seal with an expiration date prior to 2020 will not be rejected by the Fort Bend County Clerk’s office because those would have been issued or renewed prior to 2016.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the County Clerk’s office at cclerk@fortbendcountytx.gov.

Effective 10/26/2015

Misdemeanor Bond searches have changed. Misdemeanor bonds with a case not yet filed may now be searched for by date range and “Freestanding Bond” as the case type in the same search area that all other Misdemeanor searches are performed. Visit the Record Search page for updated instructions. 

Bond images prior to 10/26/2015 will be available through 12/31/2015.

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas has mandated electronic filing of criminal cases effective July 1, 2017.

• Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas E-Filing Mandate [PDF]