Georgetown Sex Offenders

Georgetown, Texas manages sex offender registration through the Georgetown Police Department and the Texas DPS statewide registry. Georgetown is the county seat of Williamson County, north of Austin. This page explains how to search for registered sex offenders in Georgetown, which offices handle registration locally, and what Chapter 62 requires of offenders who live here.

Georgetown Police Department

The Georgetown Police Department handles sex offender registration for people who live within Georgetown city limits. GPD processes registrations at its headquarters during regular business hours. Officers collect required personal data, take a current photograph, and submit the completed registration to the Texas DPS for inclusion in the public registry. If you are required to register and you live in Georgetown, GPD is where you start.

Georgetown is one of the fastest-growing cities in Texas. New residents move in regularly, including some who are required to register as sex offenders. GPD coordinates with the Williamson County Sheriff's Office to make sure that registrants who arrive from elsewhere in the county are transferred to the correct registration authority when they move inside city limits.

For information about local registration procedures, visit the Georgetown Police Department sex offender registration page or the GPD main website.

Williamson County Sheriff's Office

The Williamson County Sheriff's Office handles sex offender registration for residents in unincorporated parts of Williamson County outside Georgetown city limits. Williamson County has a large number of master-planned communities and suburban subdivisions that fall outside any incorporated city, and many residents there register with the Sheriff's Office rather than with a city police department.

The Sheriff's Office submits all registration data to the Texas DPS. Offenders registered through the county appear in the same statewide registry as those registered with GPD or other city police departments in Williamson County. The public can search all of these registrations at once through the DPS system at sor.dps.texas.gov.

Note: Other cities in Williamson County, including Leander, Cedar Park, and Round Rock, have their own police departments that handle registration for their residents. Moving between cities in the county requires re-registering with the new city's police department within seven days.

Search Georgetown Sex Offenders Online

The Texas DPS public sex offender registry is available for free at sor.dps.texas.gov. You can search for offenders in Georgetown and throughout Williamson County by name, zip code, or address. Results include each offender's current address, photo, date of birth, and the offense they were convicted of. No account is needed to run a search.

The DPS public registry portal offers a free community notification service. You enter your address or zip code and sign up to receive email alerts when a registered offender moves into the area you choose. Georgetown has grown quickly, and new registrations in the area are not uncommon. This alert service can help you stay informed without checking the registry manually every week.

Registration Requirements in Georgetown

Georgetown sex offender registration follows the rules set out in Chapter 62 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. The law applies statewide and covers anyone convicted of a qualifying sexual offense in Texas or another state. All new residents who are required to register must do so within seven days of moving to Georgetown.

GPD collects the offender's full legal name and any aliases, current home address, date of birth, phone number, physical description, vehicle information, and employer name and address at registration. A current photo is taken, and some offenders must also provide a DNA sample. All of this data is reported to the Texas DPS and made available to the public through the registry search portal.

After initial registration, offenders must verify their information on a set schedule. High-risk offenders verify every 90 days. Others verify once per year. Any change in address, employment, or other registered details must be reported to GPD within seven days of the change. Failure to comply with any part of Chapter 62 is a felony offense.

• Register with Georgetown PD within 7 days of moving to Georgetown
• Report address and employment changes within 7 days
• Verification every 90 days or annually based on risk level
• All registration data submitted to Texas DPS for public search
• Failure to register is a separate felony under Texas law

Other Georgetown Public Records

The Williamson County District Clerk maintains records for felony criminal cases tried in the county, including sex offense convictions from Georgetown cases. These records are public and can be reviewed at the courthouse. They show the charges filed, the outcome of the case, and any conditions of probation or parole. Court records can add useful context when reviewing a registry entry.

The Williamson County Clerk handles property records and other official county documents. Both offices are located at the Williamson County courthouse in Georgetown. For broader criminal history research, the Texas DPS criminal history database provides more detail than the sex offender registry and can be requested through a formal process at a set fee.