List of Duties

The County Clerk’s Office is the record keeper for the County. Below is a list of the various duties that this office performs.

• County Court at Law Records
• Probate
• Issue citations, subpoenas and writs
• Issue Letters Testamentary, Administration and Guardianship
• File and index all paperwork into the Probate Minutes
• Civil
• Issue citations, subpoenas and writs
• Issue Abstracts of Judgment
• File appeals from lower courts
• File and index all paperwork into the Civil Minutes
• Misdemeanor Criminal
• Issue warrants, subpoenas and jail commitments
• Schedule arraignments
• Receive payments for fines and court costs
• File appeals from lower courts
• File and index all paperwork into the Criminal Minutes
• Juvenile
• Issue subpoenas
• File and index all paperwork into the Juvenile Minutes
• Mental Illness
   
• Court Registry
• Custodian for monies belonging to minors, heirs, etc.
• Invest funds in various accounts
   
• Recording
• Land transactions including Deeds, Deeds Of Trust, Liens and Right-Of-Way Easements
• Miscellaneous documents intended for public access
• Assumed Business Names (DBA)
• Birth Certificates (born within Orange County)
• Death Certificates (died within Orange County)
• Military Discharges (DD214)
• Bonds
• Oaths and Bonds for Elected Officials and their Deputies
• Deputation Records
• Subdivision Plats
• Marks and Brands
• Bankruptcy Notices
   
• Commissioners’ Court
• Attend and audio tape Court sessions
• Record the minutes of the Court
   
• Licenses
• Marriage License
• Liquor License
• Polygraph License
• Bingo License