Important Notices
- Holiday Schedule 2024/2025 - View Here
- The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is temporarily unable to assist with notice by publication in the El Paso Times newspaper. The Sheriff’s Office remains available to assist with notice by publication in other available newspapers. For any questions, you may contact the Sheriff's Office Civil Process Section at (915) 538-2262.
- NEW YEAR CHANGES REGARDING FEES AS PER SB1612, Effective January 1, 2024
Pursuant to SB1612 87th Texas Legislature, the District Clerk’s Fee Schedule has changed, effective January 1, 2024. Please see new fee schedule, which includes court costs and copy fees. Please note that an asterisk * will indicate changes to a fee. - Effective Monday, August 2, 2021, Passport Acceptance Services Are Now Available by Appointment Only
For information regarding passport acceptance services, please click here. - On October 20, 2022, the Texas Supreme Court approved the amendment of the Statement of Inability to Afford Payment of Court Costs or an Appeal Bond and obsoleting the previously approved form. Please ensure that you are using the approved form before submitting your filing to the District Clerk’s Office. Click here to view the form.
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District Clerk’s Office will resume its Passport Acceptance Services by Appointment Only, Effective Today Monday, August 2, 2021.
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District Clerk Services
As a result of the pandemic and the continued variant threat, the District Clerk continues to work electronically, via email services and limited passport service (by appointment only).
Self-represented litigants may electronically file their petition or pleadings through the efiling services:
If you are familiar with eFiling on the efile.txcourts.gov system and have chosen one of the following EFSP’s approved by the Office of the Court Administration (additional EFSPs will be added once they meet the certification requirements outlined by the Office of Court Administration), you may continue to use the same EFSP with efile.txcourts.gov:
If not, it is imperative that you select an EFSP and register to transition to eFileTexas.gov in order to avoid delays filing your documents electronically and/or delays in complying with the Texas Supreme Court mandate
http://efiletexas.gov/service-providers.htm.
Efile Texas Self Help is also available to assist with filings at: https://selfhelp.efiletexas.gov/SRL.
Search Warrants if at all possible, please obtain the jail magistrate’s signature that is on 24/7 duty and will need to be filed with the District Clerk’s Office, which is located at the downtown jail on the first floor at the downtown jail located at 601 E. Overland Ave. For more information, please call our office at: (915) 834-8255
Citation requests will need to be efiled with detailed information to include the requestor’s email address. Citation issuance will be emailed to the requestor. Citation returns will need to be efiled to the District Clerk’s Office for filing. For additional information, email us at districtclerk@epcounty.com.
Thank you for patience and understanding.
As a result of the pandemic and the continued variant threat, the District Clerk continues to work electronically, via email services and limited passport service (by appointment only).
Self-represented litigants may electronically file their petition or pleadings through the efiling services:
If you are familiar with eFiling on the efile.txcourts.gov system and have chosen one of the following EFSP’s approved by the Office of the Court Administration (additional EFSPs will be added once they meet the certification requirements outlined by the Office of Court Administration), you may continue to use the same EFSP with efile.txcourts.gov:
If not, it is imperative that you select an EFSP and register to transition to eFileTexas.gov in order to avoid delays filing your documents electronically and/or delays in complying with the Texas Supreme Court mandate
http://efiletexas.gov/service-providers.htm.
Efile Texas Self Help is also available to assist with filings at: https://selfhelp.efiletexas.gov/SRL.
Search Warrants if at all possible, please obtain the jail magistrate’s signature that is on 24/7 duty and will need to be filed with the District Clerk’s Office, which is located at the downtown jail on the first floor at the downtown jail located at 601 E. Overland Ave. For more information, please call our office at: (915) 834-8255
Citation requests will need to be efiled with detailed information to include the requestor’s email address. Citation issuance will be emailed to the requestor. Citation returns will need to be efiled to the District Clerk’s Office for filing. For additional information, email us at districtclerk@epcounty.com.
Thank you for patience and understanding.
