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Questions about official Ellis County criminal records belong with the government office that created or keeps each file. This private resource cannot accept a request or retrieve a record. The contact routes below distinguish sheriff and jail material from court cases and Texas DPS criminal-history products.

This Is Not a Government Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot pull criminal records, run official background checks, remove or correct a record, or accept expunction filings for anyone. For any of those, you need to reach the right government office directly.

Need an Official Record?

Use the custodian tied to the Ellis County record:

  • Filed criminal cases: use the District Clerk for felonies or the County Clerk Criminal Division for Class A and B misdemeanors
  • Sheriff reports and older booking records: follow the designated written-request route on the Ellis County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer page
  • Current jail and booking information: call Wayne McCollum Detention Center at 972-825-4931
  • Police incident reports: contact the city or law-enforcement agency that created the report
  • Texas criminal-history products: contact the Texas Department of Public Safety
  • Expunction or nondisclosure filings: confirm the correct process with the Ellis County District Clerk

For jail information, contact Wayne McCollum Detention Center, 300 South Jackson Street, Waxahachie, TX 75165, 972-825-4931. Felony and misdemeanor court records are handled at the Ellis County Courts & Administration Building, 109 South Jackson Street, Waxahachie, TX 75165. The County Clerk Criminal Division is 972-825-5062 and keeps public counter hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.