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.
Seminole is a city in Gaines County, Texas, with about 7,400 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 Seminole 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 Seminole, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Seminole records are kept
- Kept by the City of Seminole: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Gaines 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 Gaines County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Seminole police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Seminole 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 Seminole police records.
- Website: seminolepd.com/helpful-links/request-police-report (page title: Request Police Report | Seminole Police Department (SPD))
- Phone: 954-967-8900
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Gaines County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Seminole 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: seminoletx.municipalonlinepayments.com/seminoletx/contact/utilities (page title: Contact us | City of Seminole, Texas | Municipal Online Services)
- Phone: 432-758-3676
- Address: 302 South Main Seminole, TX 79360
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m.
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Seminole
Texas public records law applies to the city government of Seminole. 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.
Seminole Arrest Records
The Seminole arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Seminole's arrests to the FBI and the 294 arrests it reported for 2024. It also says where a person arrested in Seminole is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Seminole Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Seminole, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Seminole warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Seminole inmate search (the jail page of the Gaines County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Seminole criminal records (the court file, the Texas criminal history and the local arrest records), Seminole court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Seminole traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Seminole DUI (the DWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Seminole divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Seminole property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Seminole website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Seminole offices listed above, and the city's own website is seminoletx.municipalonlinepayments.com; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Seminole?
Request it from the Seminole police records unit at seminolepd.com, phone 954-967-8900. 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 Seminole?
Seminole cases are heard by the courts that serve Gaines County, and people arrested in Seminole are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Gaines County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Seminole?
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.