Gray County Sex Offender Lookup

Gray County is in the Texas Panhandle with Pampa as the county seat. Sex offender registration records for Gray County are managed by the Gray County Sheriff's Office and reported to the Texas Department of Public Safety. You can search the Texas DPS Sex Offender Registry to find all registered offenders in Gray County at no cost. All registrations follow Chapter 62 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Gray County Sheriff's Office

The Gray County Sheriff's Office handles sex offender registration for residents living in the unincorporated areas of Gray County. If you live outside Pampa city limits or outside any other incorporated community in the county, you register with the Sheriff's Office in Pampa. Registration is done in person during regular business hours. The office is located in the county seat and is the main law enforcement contact for registration questions in unincorporated Gray County.

The seven-day registration deadline under Texas law begins the moment you move into Gray County or change your address within the county. It does not matter whether you are moving from out of state, from another Texas county, or just to a different address in the Pampa area. The clock starts on day one. The same seven-day window applies to changes in employment and school. If you get a new job in Gray County, you must update your registration with that address within seven days.

Residents who live within the city limits of Pampa register with the Pampa Police Department, not the Sheriff's Office. Both agencies report registration data to the Texas DPS, so all Gray County registrants end up in the same statewide public database. The Gray County official website has contact information for the Sheriff and other county offices if you have questions about which agency applies to your address.

Note: Gray County is in the Texas Panhandle, bordering Oklahoma. Persons who have registration obligations in Oklahoma and then move to Gray County must register in Texas within 7 days of arrival.

Search Gray County Sex Offender Records

The Texas DPS runs the public sex offender registry at publicsite.dps.texas.gov/SexOffenderRegistry. This is where you search for registered offenders in Gray County. You can search by county to see all current registrants, by city to focus on Pampa or another community, or by a person's name if you are looking someone up specifically. Results show each registrant's photo, current address, the offense on their record, and the risk level assigned to them. Free to use, no account needed.

The alternate DPS portal at records.txdps.state.tx.us/sexoffender is also available and supports the same searches. Both portals draw from the same state database. Whichever you use will show the same set of registered offenders currently in Gray County. If you want a full picture of the county, start with a county-level search. If you are looking for someone specific, a name search is faster.

Registry data for Gray County updates as the Sheriff's Office and Pampa Police Department submit new registrations and address changes. If a registrant moves out of the county, their record reflects the new location. If you have a reason to believe someone is not registered or that a listed address is wrong, report it to the Sheriff's Office.

Registration Requirements in Gray County

Chapter 62 of the Code of Criminal Procedure sets out all the rules for sex offender registration in Texas. The full statute is at statutes.capitol.texas.gov. It covers which offenses require registration, what information must be provided, how often registrants must verify their information, and what the penalties are for failing to comply. Gray County residents who are required to register must follow all of these rules.

At registration, each person provides their full legal name and aliases, date of birth, all current addresses including home, employer, and school, vehicle information, a current photograph, and DNA if not already on file. Providing false information at registration is a separate criminal offense. All of this data is submitted to the DPS and becomes visible to the public through the online registry. The registrant's address, photo, and offense history are all publicly accessible.

Most registrants must verify their information annually in person at the Sheriff's Office or city police department. Sexually violent predators must verify every 90 days. Some people register for life based on their offense. Others register for a set number of years. A court can sometimes grant removal from the registry after all obligations have been met, but the process is not automatic. The Gray County Clerk maintains records for sex offense court proceedings.

• Register within 7 days of moving to Gray County
• Report address changes within 7 days of the move
• Register employment and school addresses separately
• Annual verification for most registrants
• 90-day check-ins for sexually violent predators
• Out-of-state sex offense convictions require Texas registration

Courts and Legal Resources in Gray County

Sex offense cases in Gray County go through the Texas district court system. The Texas Courts website has information about the judicial district that covers Gray County. When a district court issues a sex offense conviction with a registration requirement, it notifies the appropriate law enforcement agency to process the registration. Court records for those cases are maintained by the Gray County Clerk.

If you need to look up court records related to a sex offense in Gray County, contact the Clerk's office in Pampa. They keep official case files for district court proceedings, including the judgments and orders that result in registration requirements. Some records may be restricted depending on the case, but most court records in Texas are public.

The image below shows the Texas DPS public registry search portal, which Gray County residents use to search for registered sex offenders in their area.

Use the county filter on the DPS portal to search specifically within Gray County and view all current registrants along with their addresses and offense histories.