Expunctions Procedures in Wood County
In Wood County, any one of our Four (4) elected justices of the peace officials may magistrate and normally take turns doing so. Therefore, unless the person seeking the expunction was arrested by an agency other than the Wood County Sheriff's Office, you must include the correct magistrate in your application and order of expunction to ensure the person's arrest file is completely expunged.
The following is a list of agencies normally involved in the expunction process. Please include the physical or mailing and email address of each agency in your petition. Duplicate agencies will not be notified. No "issue expunction-certified mail" fee is required if you include the agency's email addresses in the petition/order.
This list is not all inclusive. Any outside agency that has available or published information concerning the charge or arrest should be included. There is a $25 fee for each agency included in the petition that does not have an email address to cover expense of certified mail to transmit application with notice and final order. The petition should include both the physical (or mailing) address as well as the e-mail address for each agency. Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 55A.253(b) prohibits a petition from listing any state or local agency more than once or including multiple contacts or addresses for different divisions with respect to the same state or local agency. The District Clerk's Office cannot provide legal advice nor provide forms for filing an expunction. For assistance with the process please contact an attorney or consult www.texaslawhelp.org.
County agencies:
Wood County District Clerk’s
Office
100 S. Main Street, PO Box 1707, Quitman, TX 75783
District.clerk@mywoodcounty.com
Wood County District Attorney
100 S. Main Street, PO Box 689, Quitman, TX 75783
dashared@mywoodcounty.com
Wood County Sheriff’s Office
(includes the jail)
402 N. Stephens St. Quitman, TX 75783
sheriff@mywoodcounty.com
Wood County - County Clerk
100 S. Main Street, PO Box 1796, Quitman, TX 75783
kprice@mywoodcounty.com
Precinct 1
Justice of the Peace, Tony Gilbreath
402 S. Stephens
St., P O Box 172, Quitman, TX 75783-0172
jp1clerk@mywoodcounty.com
Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace, Janae
Holland
716 N. Greenville Hwy, Mineola, TX
75773-0325
jp2clerk@mywoodcounty.com
Precinct 3
Justice of the Peace, Jerry Parker
PO Box 470,
Hawkins, TX 75765-0470
jp3clerk@mywoodcounty.com
Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace, Jody
Hettich
1001 East Coke Road, PO Box 134,
Winnsboro, TX 75494-0134
jp4clerk@mywoodcounty.com
State agencies:
Texas Department of Public Safety, Criminal Records Service
(they report to federal agencies)
P.O. Box 4143, Austin, TX 78765-4143
expunctions@dps.texas.gov
Office of Court Administration (OCA) Legal Division (final
order only)
205 W. 14th St. Suite 600, Austin, TX 78701
ocaexpunctions@txcourt.gov
Municipalities:
Quitman Police Department
401 S. Main St. Quitman, TX 75783
jfarmer@quitmantx.org
Winnsboro Police Department
501 S. Main Street
Winnsboro, TX 75494
Mineola Police Department
300 Greenville Ave, Mineola, TX
75773
mineolapd@mineola.com
Alba Police Department
PO Box 197, Alba, TX 75741
albapd@peoplescom.net
Big Sandy Police Department
P.O. Box 986, Big Sandy, TX 75755
police@bigsandytx.gov
This list is required to be published and maintained by the district clerk of the county pursuant to Senate Bill 1667, passed during the 89th legislative session, effective 9/1/2025.
Self-Represented
Litigants
An expunction order obliterates an
arrest from the person’s criminal history record and all files associated with
the arrest and charge. There are certain conditions that must be met to
be eligible for an expunction. For this information and more, you are
encouraged to consult with an attorney.
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