Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 23, 2026.
Kent County, Texas, has 703 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Kent County depends on where the incident happened: the Kent County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Texas Public Information Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, cities, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Kent County public records, Kent County arrest records, Kent County warrants, Kent County inmate search, Kent County criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Kent County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Kent County that is the Kent County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
Reports from the Kent County Sheriff's Office
The Kent County Sheriff's Office is the county agency.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (806) 237-3801. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.kent.tx.us/page/kent.Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Kent County, Texas), phone (806) 237-3801, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Cities in Kent County
The FBI lists no city in Kent County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Jayton.
What the Texas Public Information Act Requires
The Texas Public Information Act sets the rules: an answer within 10 business days, at a charge of the copy rates set by the Attorney General, plus labor for large requests, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at co.kent.tx.us (page title: ezTask-Bad Request).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 940.864.2072, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Kent County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Kent County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
How long does an agency in Kent County have to answer?
Under the Texas Public Information Act, within 10 business days. It may charge the copy rates set by the Attorney General, plus labor for large requests.
How do I get a report from the Kent County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (806) 237-3801. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Kent County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.