Criminal Cases in Bee County Courts
Bee County criminal court cases divide by jurisdiction. The 36th, 156th, and 343rd District Courts hear felonies, and the District Clerk preserves their filings, orders, judgments, and outcomes. The County Clerk Criminal Department handles Class A and B misdemeanor proceedings, defendant paperwork, NISI and failure-to-appear matters, bond forfeitures, local name checks, and copies. The Second Multi-County Court at Law may receive assigned regional matters.
Fine-only charges stay outside those two main files. Beeville Municipal Court handles city ordinance and Class C matters, while four justice courts keep precinct cases within their authority. A case number and court name are therefore more useful than a broad request for “the courthouse record.”
Bee Felony Files at the District Clerk
The Bee County District Clerk is the first stop for felony case papers. Its office is listed at 105 W. Corpus Christi, Room 30, Beeville, and the main number is 361-621-1562. Criminal inquiries use extension 7051, weekly docket and criminal questions use 7052, appeals and inmate correspondence use 7054, and records management or open-records questions use 7056. Because county pages have shown conflicting room references, call before relying on a room number.
This official clerk view identifies the local custodian to contact when the online trail is incomplete or a certified felony judgment is needed.
How to Search Bee County Case Records
Bee County links felony users to iDocket, but its public landing page did not reveal a dependable Bee-specific field list, date range, document coverage, or price schedule during research. Treat it as a starting point, not proof that a missing case does not exist.
- Decide whether the charge is a felony, Class A or B misdemeanor, or fine-only case.
- Use iDocket for a felony lead, or contact the County Clerk or issuing lower court.
- Match the full name, court, filing year, and case number supplied by the source.
- Read docket entries as events, then confirm any hearing date because calendars can change.
- Ask the correct clerk for the disposition, judgment, certified copy, or archived paper needed.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Party name | Text | Not verified | Use the legal name; Bee-specific controls were gated. |
| Case number | Text | Not verified | Best identifier when supplied by a clerk or citation. |
| Court or division | Selection | Not verified | Confirm the charge level before choosing a court. |
| Filing year | Date or selection | Not verified | Useful for separating similar names and archived matters. |
| Case type | Selection | Not verified | Do not assume the public landing page exposes this filter. |
When Bee County iDocket Stops Short
The county-linked iDocket landing page is useful for remote orientation, but access barriers prevented verification of its local controls and downloadable documents. Do not promise a free name search or a complete judgment from that screen.
If a result is absent or too thin, call the District Clerk with the name, estimated filing year, and any case number. For a county misdemeanor, bypass iDocket and contact Room 108 at 361-621-1557. For a city or precinct citation, use the issuing municipal or justice court.
What a Bee County Case File Shows
A clerk file is document-centered. It can trace the filed allegation, appearances, motions, court orders, plea, result, and punishment. It is different from the arresting agency’s incident report and the jail’s custody paperwork.
| Case Number & Court | Identifies the file, custodian, and tribunal that acted. |
|---|---|
| Charging Document | A complaint, information, or indictment states the accusation filed in court. |
| Docket Entries | A dated index of filings, hearings, rulings, pleas, and other case activity. |
| Hearing Dates | Scheduled settings that must be confirmed because calendars are subject to revision. |
| Disposition & Judgment | The outcome, such as dismissal, acquittal, deferred adjudication, or conviction. |
| Sentence & Conditions | Confinement, fine, restitution, or community-supervision terms when ordered. |
Room 108 Bee Misdemeanor Records
The County Clerk Criminal Department at 105 W. Corpus Christi, Room 108, keeps Class A and B misdemeanor case material. The published schedule sets a Bee County misdemeanor name search at $10 per name, Xerox copies at $1 per page, and a certified disposition at $1 per page plus a $5 certificate for each instrument.
A name-search result and a certified disposition answer different needs. The search locates a local record; the certified paper documents how that case ended. Call 361-621-1557 to confirm the item, total cost, and delivery route.
Stages of a Bee County Criminal Case
An arrest can lead to magistration, but prosecution begins only when a complaint, information, or indictment is filed. The accused is arraigned, pretrial motions are heard, and the matter proceeds through a negotiated plea or trial. Judgment, sentence, and a possible appeal follow. Bee County publishes calendars that are subject to revision, so confirm a setting with the clerk rather than treating a saved screen as final.
Case flow: Charges Filed › Arraignment › Pretrial › Plea or Trial › Disposition › Sentencing
From Bee Arrest Label to Filed Charge
The arrest label reflects probable cause at one point in time. A prosecutor may decline, reduce, enhance, or replace it before the court file takes shape. A dismissal ends a filed charge without a conviction on that charge. An acquittal is a not-guilty outcome. Deferred adjudication follows a plea or finding and supervision without an immediate final adjudication, and it remains public unless lawful relief applies.
The 156th District Attorney’s office is at 111 S. St. Mary’s Street, Suite 203, Beeville, with phone 361-358-1007. Its role in felony charging does not make it the clerk of the court file.
For the public record of what was filed and decided, return to the District Clerk. This division of roles explains why an agency report, prosecutor action, and final judgment may use different terms.
Why re:SearchTX Misses Bee Criminal Cases
re:SearchTX is the statewide platform for e-filed records, but official Judicial Council reporting describes its public collection as civil and expressly excludes criminal case records. It is not a comprehensive statewide public search for Bee County criminal court cases.
The practical fallback is local: District Clerk for felonies, County Clerk for Class A and B misdemeanors, and the issuing municipal or justice court for fine-only matters. Texas DPS Criminal History Conviction Name Search is also different because it reports eligible statewide convictions and deferred adjudications, not the full Bee clerk file.
Bee Fine-Only Court Fallbacks
Beeville Municipal Court is at 405 N. St. Mary’s and answers at 361-358-0260. JP 1 and JP 3 sit in courthouse Rooms 102 and 103 and answer at 361-621-1558 and 361-621-1559. JP 2 is at 708 E. FM 623 in Pettus, 361-621-1577. JP 4 is at 301 E. Sullivan Street in Skidmore, 361-287-3436. The Second Multi-County Court at Law is at 200 Larry R. Busby Drive in George West, 361-268-5001.
These counters matter when a citation, Class C charge, capias, or bench matter is absent from the main county systems. Ask the issuing court for the case status and disposition. The County Clerk’s NISI and bond-forfeiture records can provide a lead on some failure-to-appear matters, but they are not a full warrant index.
Bee County Case Access and Restrictions
Public court records remain subject to limits. Juvenile information, victim identities, sealed material, confidential criminal-history information, and data covered by expunction or nondisclosure rules may be withheld, removed, or redacted. The Texas Public Information Act does not override those protections, and executive-office requests are not a substitute for asking the clerk that holds the judicial file.
If a Bee County case does not appear online, ask whether it is archived, indexed under another name, restricted, or held by a different court. Request the exact disposition or judgment instead of assuming a blank search proves that no case exists. A person reviewing their own statewide record can use the Texas DPS fingerprint personal-review channel to reconcile a missing or incomplete disposition.