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.
Justin is a city in Denton County, Texas, with about 6,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps 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 Justin 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 Justin, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Justin records are kept
- Kept by the City of Justin: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Denton 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 Denton County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Justin 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: cityofjustin.com (page title: Justin, TX)
- Hours: Tuesday, October 6, from 6 to 9 p.m.
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Justin
Texas public records law applies to the city government of Justin. The city runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: cityofjustin.com/206/Open-Record-Requests (page title: Open Record Requests | Justin, TX)
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in Denton County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Denton County. The Denton County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Justin Arrest Records
The Justin arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Justin's arrests to the FBI and the 85 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Justin is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Justin Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Justin, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Justin warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Justin inmate search (the jail page of the Denton County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Justin criminal records (the court file, the Texas criminal history and the local arrest records), Justin court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Justin traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Justin DUI (the DWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Justin divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Justin property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Justin website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Justin offices listed above, and the city's own website is cityofjustin.com; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Justin?
Justin cases are heard by the courts that serve Denton County, and people arrested in Justin are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Denton County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Justin?
Through the city's records request page at cityofjustin.com/206/Open-Record-Requests. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the department that issued a permit or license for its records.