Woodville Warrant Checks
Woodville Municipal Court is the starting point for a city citation or FTA. The court is at 400 W. Bluff Street and can be reached at (409) 283-3255 or court@woodville-tx.gov. Its payment instructions use citation number, date of birth, and driver's-license number, but a payment lookup does not replace a direct warrant-status call.
The court page lists weekday hours with a lunch closure. The official material does not show an online warrant roster or a Woodville police warrant-search form. Ask the court what it can confirm before appearing.
- Find the Woodville court name, citation number, and appearance date on the ticket.
- Call Rebecca Chastain, court clerk, at (409) 283-3255 or email the court about current warrant status.
- Use the city's payment lookup only for a Woodville citation; its fields are citation number, date of birth, and driver's-license number.
- Ask the court whether an appearance, payment, plan, or judge's order will clear the warrant.
- For a matter from another Tyler County court, use the county directory and ask that issuer instead.
Woodville Warrant Arrival Rule
Woodville's municipal-court FAQ says a person who appears to take care of a warrant issued by that court will not be arrested on that warrant at the courthouse. It also says arrest could happen at another time or place. This narrow policy does not cover a sheriff, JP, County Court, district, or Ivanhoe warrant.
Call before going in, especially if another case or agency may be involved. The safe-arrival statement is not a countywide amnesty event and does not dismiss the ticket or judgment.
The Woodville Municipal Court FAQ states the policy and its limit.
The city FAQ defines the policy's scope and warns that it does not prevent arrest elsewhere.
Policing and Courts in Woodville
The municipal judge is Darla Dear and the clerk is Rebecca Chastain. The court hears city traffic offenses, ordinance violations, and Class C misdemeanors that occur inside Woodville. The city staff directory identifies Police Chief Mike McCulley, but no police warrant lookup or public roster was found.
Woodville Municipal Court
400 W. Bluff Street, Woodville, TX 75979
(409) 283-3255
Woodville Police Department
City staff directory identifies the police chief.
No public warrant-search page located.
The city’s official Municipal Court page lists contact and court-form information.
The court's official page lists its city-case contact and forms; it is separate from the county court system.
The Woodville $272 Warrant Sequence
The Woodville FAQ says a defendant should contact, plead, or pay by the citation appearance date. If not, a Violate Promise to Appear notice or charge may be listed at $272, followed by a show-cause hearing. A later failure to appear can bring an FTA and license hold.
This is the city's published sequence for its own citations. It is not a countywide fee, and it does not describe how the four JP courts handle their traffic cases.
Woodville Case Counts Are Not Warrant Counts
The Office of Court Administration’s FY 2025 statistics report 1,631 criminal cases added, 1,105 disposed, and 2,332 active pending for Woodville Municipal Court at the end of the reporting year. These are court-case workload figures, not a count of warrants, people, or current city holds.
A large pending caseload cannot show whether one citation has an active capias. The court clerk remains the source for a named cause, its current status, and the next action on the file.
Warrants in Woodville: The Main Types
Woodville's municipal court handles its own city citations and ordinance cases. A missed appearance can create an FTA matter; an unpaid judgment can lead to a capias pro fine. A felony or county misdemeanor warrant is not a Woodville municipal warrant, even if the person lives in town.
| Warrant Type | How It Arises | Who Issues It |
|---|---|---|
| Traffic warrant | Unpaid Woodville citation or missed traffic date | Woodville Municipal Court |
| Ordinance case | Unresolved city violation or required appearance | Woodville Municipal Court |
| FTA / capias pro fine | Missed setting or unsatisfied city judgment | Municipal judge |
| Arrest warrant | Probable-cause process tied to a criminal investigation | Magistrate or other issuing court |
Woodville Warrant Payment Fields
The official payment instructions give a concrete case-matching method: enter the citation number in the city's format, for example PD 00000, keeping the space, then add date of birth and driver's-license number. This is a city payment lookup, not a warrant roster.
Online and phone card transactions add a 3.5% processing fee plus taxes. The court also accepts cashier's check or money order by mail; personal checks and several app-based cards are not accepted. Call before sending money.
The city’s payment instructions list these lookup fields and methods.
The city's payment page shows its own citation fields and accepted payment methods.
Woodville Warrant Records: What They Show
Woodville does not publish a public warrant roster, so no standard warrant-record sample is available. A citation lookup may use identifying fields for a city payment, while the court clerk confirms whether a warrant or FTA remains open. No universal city warrant-number format was found.
| Citation / cause | City case format varies |
|---|---|
| Payment lookup | Citation number, date of birth, and driver's-license number. |
| Offense | Traffic, ordinance, or Class C case shown in the city file. |
| Issuing court | Woodville Municipal Court for city citations. |
| Amount | Ask the clerk for the current balance and fee. |
| Warrant status | Call the court; the payment page is not confirmation. |
Woodville Warrant Plans and Hardship
Payment plans may be requested in person or through the Email Appearance Form. The request needs a plea, contact information, and citation number; court approval is required, and a new plan adds a $15 administrative fee. Biweekly and monthly schedules are listed.
If payment is not affordable, Woodville accepts a financial affidavit and may set a hearing. A judge may consider an extension, smaller plan, or community service. Ask whether the existing warrant requires a separate recall or appearance.
The city’s financial-affidavit page explains the hardship request.
The affidavit route asks about income, benefits, bills, dependents, and financial aid before a judge considers alternatives.
Woodville Warrants and Tyler County
Woodville Municipal Court controls its city citations; a sheriff-held or county/JP matter is separate, and Texas has no public statewide warrant search. For the full county route through the Sheriff's Office, District Clerk, County Clerk, four JPs, and Texas DPS OmniBase, use the Tyler County warrant records overview.
Warrant flow: Woodville Municipal Court / Police › Tyler County Sheriff for county process › DPS OmniBase only for reported FTA/FTP license status
Woodville Warrant Portal Limits
Woodville has no public warrant roster or police search form in the official pages reviewed. Its online lookup is built for citation payment, not a complete warrant search. The court FAQ directs callers to contact the clerk about arrest warrants.
OCA FY 2025 reports 1,631 criminal cases added, 1,105 disposed, and 2,332 active pending at August 31, 2025. Those are municipal caseload figures, not a warrant count or a forecast of wait time.
Accessing Woodville Warrant Records
Texas public-information rules apply to releasable government records. Executed adult arrest-warrant papers generally become public under Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 15.26, while a child's arrest warrant and supporting papers are confidential under Family Code §58.010. Ask Woodville Municipal Court about its case file or use the county's written PIA route for sheriff-held records.
Key Rules:
Texas Public Information Act, Chapter 552 - written requests seek existing public records, subject to exceptions.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 15.26 - executed arrest-warrant papers are generally public.
Texas Family Code §58.010 - juvenile arrest warrant papers are confidential.