The Harris County District Clerk's Subscriber Access Program facilitates public access to the District Clerk's criminal and civil records via the Internet. Subscribers using this service can get the same information at a remote location as they can get from the public computer terminals in the courthouse.

Click a link below to view more detailed information on a particular topic.

Subscribers to the criminal program can perform name inquiries, case inquires (including case disposition and case status) and bonding inquiries. This service is popular with bonding companies and organizations that do a lot of criminal background checks. (Does not include Class C offenses, only Class B Misdemeanor offenses through Capital offenses).

• Search by name
• Case dispositions
• Case history
• Case status

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Subscribers to the Civil Program can find information on associated parties, case activity, attorneys, documents filed, setting history, service, orders, post judgment status and new cases filed. This service is popular with attorneys and legal departments tracking the status of pending cases.

• Search by name
• Cause number
• Attorney information
• Documents filed
• Setting history

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Monthly fees

• $10.00 base fee per contract
• 69 cents per CPU second ($42.50 per CPU minute)

CPU (Central Processing Unit) time is the amount of time it takes the county computer to process your inquiry. An average inquiry takes a fraction of a second to complete. You will only be charged for the time that you use.

*An initial deposit of $150.00 per contract ($300.00 for both criminal and civil contracts) is required. The deposit may be increased depending on your monthly usage, and is refundable less any outstanding balance at the time your account is terminated.

*One person from your company will be trained for free, however each additional person attending training is charged $40.00 per class, and $10.00 for a logon code. For example, if you send two people to Civil and Criminal classes, you must submit $90.00 for training costs in addition to your $300.00 deposit.

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Harris County requires everyone who uses the Justice Information Management System (JIMS) computer to attend training. The JIMS Department holds one civil and one criminal class per month. Each person from your organization who will access court records must attend training to be assigned a logon code. Logon codes may not be shared within an organization. Once your contract has been processed, a JIMS trainer will contact you to confirm the place, date, and time of class.

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To start your subscription, return a completed Criminal Records Access and/or Civil Records Access contract along with the appropriate deposit amount and training fees. Contracts may be mailed to Subscriber Access Program, P.O. Box 52366, Houston TX 77006 or delivered in person to 201 Caroline, Room 230, but may not be faxed.

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• Criminal Program Contract (47K)
• Civil Program Contract (49k)

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