Police Records

Open Records Requests for Police Records

Requests for criminal case files and the information contained in them must be processed through the Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code §552) in writing. Below are your options to request police records:

  1. Submit a request for Police Records (using this option emails your request directly to the Police Department)
  2. Pick up the request form in person at Taylor Police Department
  3. Send an email to tpdrecords@taylortx.gov.
  4. or you may then fax the completed request form to 512-352-5119, or mail the form, with attention to:
    Taylor Police Department Attention: Records 500 S. Main St. Taylor, TX 76574

Crash Reports

All crash report requests can be found through TXDOT on their website TXDOT C.R.I.S Report Purchase Site (click on link to open page).
Accident reports (requested under Texas Government Code §552.023) are available to the public for a $6 fee. This fee is mandated by Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT).

Per TXDOT officers have10 days to complete written accident reports. Please allow up to 10 days processing time for these reports to be completed and approved.
Contact records@taylortx.gov for information regarding crash reports or call records at 512-352-5551, Option 3.

 

Information that may be withheld due to an exception

By the 10th business day after you file your request, a governmental body must:

  • Request an Attorney General opinion and state which exceptions apply;
  • Notify the requester of the referral to the Attorney General; and
  • Notify third parties if the request involves their proprietary information.

Failure to request an AG opinion and notify the requester within 10 business days will result in a presumption that the information is open unless there is a compelling reason to withhold it.

 

Requesters may send a letter to the Attorney General arguing for release and may review arguments made by the governmental body.

 

For complaints regarding failure to release public information please contact your local District or County Attorney.

 

You may also contact the office of the Attorney General, Open Records Hotline, at 512-478-6736 or toll free at 1-877- 673-6839.

 

Open Records Rights and Responsibilities


Information to be released

  • You may review it promptly, and if it cannot be produced within 10 working days the public information officer will notify you in writing of the reasonable date and time when it will be available.
  • Keep appointments to inspect records or pick up copies or risk losing the opportunity to see the information.


Tips When Considering Submitting a Request

Include enough description and detail about the information requested to enable the governmental body to accurately identify and locate the items requested.

 

Cooperate with the governmental body's reasonable efforts to clarify the type or amount of information requested.

 

The City of Taylor puts a large amount of information on our website for the public to access without having to do an open records request. The City is not obligated to release records that are readily available on our website. 

 

The City does not answer questions posed in an open records request. The Act only allows the public to request documents that exist at the time of the request.

 

The City of Taylor does not handle Marriage Licenses or Birth or Death Certificates. Please contact the Williamson County Clerk's office for these items.  

 

The City has adopted the Texas State Library retention schedules and destruction policies. Some records requested may no longer be available because they have met their retention period and have been destroyed per The Texas State Library guidelines.

 

All information pertaining to our residential utility customers is private and confidential unless they have submitted a disclosure form requesting that we disclose account information to a specific person. Section 552.101 of the Act allows the City to withhold all information regarding a customer’s account without requesting a ruling from the Attorney General’s Office.

 

If you need special accommodation pursuant to the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact our City Clerk, Lucy Aldrich, at 512-352-3676.

 

Cost of Records/Police Department Fee Schedule

 

  1. The fiscal year 2025 approved fee schedule is found here.
  2. You must respond to any written estimate of charges within 10 days of the date the governmental body sent it or the request may be deemed withdrawn.
  3. If estimated costs exceed $100 (or $50 if a governmental body has fewer than 16 full time employees) the governmental body may require a bond, prepayment or deposit.
  4. You may ask the governmental body to determine whether providing the information primarily benefits the general public, resulting in a waiver or reduction of charges.