Find Sex Offenders in Franklin County

Franklin County is located in Northeast Texas with Mount Vernon as the county seat. Sex offender registration records for Franklin County are managed by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office and reported to the Texas Department of Public Safety. You can search all registered sex offenders in Franklin County through the Texas DPS Sex Offender Registry at no cost. Local registration requirements come from Chapter 62 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Franklin County Sheriff's Office

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is the local agency responsible for sex offender registration in the unincorporated areas of Franklin County. If you live outside city limits anywhere in the county, the Sheriff's Office is where you register. Registration is in person, and you need to appear during regular business hours. The office is located in Mount Vernon, which is also the county seat.

Anyone who is required to register must do so within seven days of moving to Franklin County or changing their home address. This rule applies equally whether you are moving from another county in Texas, returning from another state, or simply relocating to a different house within the county. Missing the seven-day deadline is a criminal offense under Chapter 62. The Sheriff's Office does not have a grace period beyond what the law provides.

Residents living within Mount Vernon city limits register with the Mount Vernon Police Department instead of the Sheriff. If your address is in another incorporated community in Franklin County, check with the local police there. Both the city police and the Sheriff's Office report registration data to the Texas DPS, so all Franklin County registrants appear in the same state database.

Franklin County Sex Offender Database

The Texas DPS maintains the public sex offender database for all Texas counties, including Franklin. Search for registered offenders in Franklin County at publicsite.dps.texas.gov/SexOffenderRegistry. You can search by county, city, zip code, or name. Results show each person's current address, photo, offense details, and assigned risk level. The search is free and open to anyone.

For a name-based search, the alternate portal at records.txdps.state.tx.us/sexoffender is also available. Both tools pull from the same state database. If you are looking for someone specific, a name search is faster. If you want to see everyone currently registered in Franklin County, use the county search option on the main DPS portal. Given that Franklin County has a modest population, the county-level list is not typically long.

Data in the registry comes directly from the Franklin County Sheriff's Office and any city police departments in the county. Updates happen as registrations are processed or when an offender changes their address. If you believe someone in Franklin County is not properly registered, contact the Sheriff's Office to report your concern.

Note: The Texas DPS sex offender registry is a public record under Texas law, and anyone can access it without providing personal information or creating an account.

Registration Requirements in Franklin County

Chapter 62 requires all persons convicted of covered sex offenses to register with local law enforcement in the county where they live, work, or attend school. The same person may need to register in more than one location if they work in a different county than where they live. Franklin County registrants must register for their home address with the Sheriff's Office and then separately report any employment or school address, even if those are in other counties.

The information collected at registration includes the person's full legal name and aliases, date of birth, home address, employment and school addresses, vehicle details, a current photograph, and DNA if not already on file. All of this is entered into the state database. Once it is in the system, the public can view the address, photo, and offense information. Registrants cannot opt out of having their information in the public registry.

Most registrants must verify their registration information once a year by appearing in person at the registering office. High-risk offenders and sexually violent predators must verify every 90 days. If someone has moved, they update their address at that same visit. The Franklin County Clerk maintains court records for sex offense convictions in the county.

• Register within 7 days of moving into Franklin County
• Update registration within 7 days of any address change
• Report work and school addresses separately
• Annual in-person verification required
• 90-day check-ins for sexually violent predators
• Out-of-state convictions still require Texas registration

Franklin County Court Records and State Resources

The Franklin County official website has contact information for county offices including the Sheriff and the County Clerk. If you need to look up court records related to a sex offense conviction in Franklin County, start with the Clerk's office. They maintain the official case files for district court proceedings, including convictions that result in registration requirements.

The Texas Courts website provides information about the judicial district that covers Franklin County and how district courts handle criminal cases including sex offenses. When a court enters a conviction requiring registration, the clerk notifies the appropriate law enforcement agency to process the registration within the legal timeline.

The image below shows the Texas DPS public registry portal, the same tool that Franklin County residents use to search for registered offenders in their community.

Use the county filter on the DPS portal to search specifically within Franklin County and view all currently registered offenders and their reported addresses.