Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Del Rio is a city in Val Verde County, Texas, with about 35,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Del Rio offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Del Rio, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Del Rio records are kept
- Kept by the City of Del Rio: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Val Verde County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Val Verde County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Del Rio police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Del Rio police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Del Rio police records.
- Website: cityofdelrio.com/government/departments/police-department/records-d... (page title: Records Division | Del Rio TX)
- Phone: 830-774-8597
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Val Verde County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Del Rio City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: cityofdelrio.com (page title: Del Rio TX)
- Phone: 830-774-8500
- Address: 109 West Broadway Del Rio, TX 78840
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Del Rio
Texas public records law applies to the city government of Del Rio. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Del Rio website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Del Rio offices listed above, and the city's own website is cityofdelrio.com; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Del Rio?
Request it from the Del Rio police records unit at cityofdelrio.com, phone 830-774-8597. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Del Rio?
Del Rio cases are heard by the courts that serve Val Verde County, and people arrested in Del Rio are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Val Verde County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Del Rio?
From the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Texas public records law applies to city governments.