Newton County is located within the state of Texas. The county organized in 1846. A census demonstrated that there were 12,217 inhabitants living in the county in 2020.
Its county seat is Newton.
The county is named for John Newton, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War. Newton County is included in the Beaumont-Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Newton County Arrest Records
In 2021, there were 53 property crimes and 8 violent crimes in Newton County. Records for arrests can be obtained at:
Newton County Sheriff’s Office
Robert Burby, Sheriff
110 Court Street
Newton, TX 75966
Phone: (409) 379-3636
Fax: (409) 379-3071
Email: newtoncountysheriff@co.newton.tx.us
Newton County Criminal Records
State Police are required to keep an up-to-date registry of all sex-offenders throughout their jurisdiction across the USA. This includes offenders who are working, living, incarcerated, or attending school in the location. This list can then be viewed by inhabitants, as is their right. Residents in Newton County can look for every single sex offender living in a radius around their house by utilizing the search tools available online.
Newton County Court Records
The County Courthouse is accountable for all criminal, family, and civil cases in Newton County. The Courthouse gathers up and handles all records referring to these cases. There are a number of ways to obtain these records, via:
Newton County Courthouse
110 Court Street, Room 125
P.O. Drawer 1380
Newton, Texas 75966
Phone: (409) 379-5691
Fax: (409) 379-2107
Email: newtoncountyjudge@co.newton.tx.us
Note - Official/certified records can only be delivered by mail, rather than the usual mail, email, or fax.
Newton County Public Records
The County Clerk is in control of keeping all records within the county. The vital data files in question refer to files about a person's crucial life events. Birth, death marriage, and divorce files can all be included within these documents. The life event data files can include birth, death, and marriage certificates, marriage licenses, divorce decrees, divorce documents, and much more. The documents are all filed under one central vital document registry.
Residents in Newton County can request copies of these records, as they are public files. In order to get hold of data files, people must inquire online, or purchase copies in person at:
Newton County Clerk
113 Court Street
P.O. Box 484
Newton, TX 75966-0484
Phone: (409) 379-5341
Note - The office opens between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CST and a person generally has to put the application in writing and provide a photocopy of some form of photo ID, for example a driver’s license or state ID.
In Newton County, birth certificates cost $23 for the first copy. The first death certificate replicate costs $21, with every last other subsequent replicate costing $4. Marriage records cost $82 for the first replicate.
