How to Check Criminal History in Devine
Start with the Devine agency named on the report or citation. A Devine Police response stays with the police department, and only Devine Police citations belong in Devine Municipal Court. Texas DPS citations go to the DPS office route identified by the court. County deputies, constables, and other agencies keep their own source reports even when an event took place near Devine.
- Contact Devine Police for its incident or arrest report and ask for the current written-request method.
- Review the Devine Municipal Court page for posted dockets, the current warrant list, and charge-specific instructions.
- Use the municipal clerk's permitted in-person, mail, or email appearance route instead of relying on a phone call.
- Contact Medina County Jail after a city arrest transfer, then use the proper county clerk if a higher charge is filed.
- Use the Texas DPS public conviction route or fingerprint-based self-review for a broader Texas criminal history.
A search should use the exact date, place, citation, report number, and name details available. No single Devine page joins all of those records into one complete criminal history.
Devine Criminal Records in Local Context
Devine is Medina County's second-largest incorporated city by the comparable 2020 Census count. The official count was 4,324, covering 3.2 square miles. That rank matters because older or mixed-vintage summaries can put Castroville ahead by mistake. The ranking here does not mix Hondo's newer estimate with a different kind of estimate for Devine.
The Census Devine profile is the source for the city count and geography.
The official profile provides local scale without implying an unsupported crime count or rate.
The Texas Demographic Center estimates program offers annual place estimates, but the top-three ranking uses one comparable Census vintage for all cities.
This statewide source is useful for later population context, not for inventing Devine crime statistics that the research did not verify.
The Devine Police Department
The Devine Police Department is at 303 South Teel Drive, Devine, TX 78016. The main number is 830-663-4403, fax is 830-663-4318, and the published email is police@cityofdevine.com. The official page identifies Kandy L. Benavides as chief and states that police service operates around the clock.
The official department view confirms the city source for Devine police reports rather than a commercial listing.
No public police report form, copy portal, mobile app, fee, identification rule, or records-counter schedule was found. Do not read 24-hour patrol service as proof that a records clerk works at all hours. Call the department for the current request method, fee estimate, and redaction status. The City Secretary's published public-information address, citysec@cityofdevine.com, is the written Texas Public Information Act fallback.
Request the exact existing item, such as an incident report, arrest report, call record, or body-camera recording. Provide the incident number, date and approximate time, location, and known involved names.
Requesting Devine Police Records
A Devine police request should be narrow enough for the city to locate the record. The Texas Public Information Act gives access to existing public information, but it does not require staff to answer questions or create a new summary. Ask for electronic delivery and an estimate if charges may apply. When body-camera footage is requested, Texas guidance requires the date and approximate time, the specific place, and at least one known subject.
The official City of Devine site is the citywide starting point for current office routes.
The city homepage supports the Devine contact route while the absence of a police form is stated honestly.
Devine Police
303 South Teel Drive
Devine, TX 78016
830-663-4403
police@cityofdevine.com
City PIA Fallback
City Secretary
citysec@cityofdevine.com
Confirm the current submission process.
Note: A Texas Attorney General ruling deadline is not a promise that every requested Devine record will arrive within ten business days.
Arrests and Bookings in Devine
A Devine arrest can produce an agency report, a county booking record, a court file, and a Texas repository cycle. Devine Police retains its own arrest narrative. No official Devine city jail or holding-facility page was located. After a transfer, contact Medina County Jail at 830-741-6058 for county custody status and request the booking sheet from the county detention channel.
Fine-only Devine Police charges can remain in municipal court. Class A and B misdemeanors belong in Medina County Court at Law records, and felony filings belong with the District Clerk. Charges shown at arrest are allegations and may be changed, rejected, or resolved differently after review. The later court judgment is the better source for the filed outcome.
If a jail view no longer shows the person, that does not erase the Devine arrest record. Release or transfer can end a current-custody view while police, jail, court, and DPS records remain with their respective custodians.
July 2026 Devine Warrant Records
Devine Municipal Court publishes an “Active Warrant List As Of July 2026” on its official page. The free PDF is a city court record, not a countywide warrant search. It should not be copied into a private-name list, used to confront anyone, or treated as proof that a warrant remains active after the publication date.
Confirm status with the municipal clerk at 830-663-2804. Ask whether the matter requires a personal appearance and what step the court accepts for the specific charge. A phone call can confirm procedure, but the court expressly states that a phone call does not count as an appearance. Keep any receipt, filed response, or court order and reconfirm clearance.
Warrant caution: Use the Devine list only as a lead, then verify current status and instructions directly with the issuing court.
County, district, JP, sealed, juvenile, and other agencies' warrants will not be captured by the Devine municipal list. The issuing court remains the controlling source.
Devine Municipal Court Records
Devine Municipal Court is based at 303 South Teel Drive. The court number is 830-663-2804, fax is 830-663-2208, and email is court@cityofDevine.com. The official page identifies Anna L. Whorton as presiding judge and Cassandra Maldonado as administrator. It handles only citations and cases generated by Devine Police.
The court page is the official Devine source for dockets, warrant material, payments, settings, and appearance limits.
| Court Name | Devine Municipal Court |
|---|---|
| Case Types Heard | Fine-only Devine Police citations, municipal matters, and Class C cases within its jurisdiction |
| Case Lookup Channel | Posted dockets, warrant PDF, clerk counter, mail, email when allowed, and the linked payment route |
| What the Docket Shows | Scheduled municipal matters posted for court sessions |
| Copies and Fees | Confirm records-copy cost with the clerk; fines and court costs depend on the case |
Texas DPS citations do not belong in this court. Devine directs those questions to the DPS office at 830-665-8020.
Devine Criminal Dockets Before Court Day
Devine generally holds court on the third Thursday of each month, with bench and jury trials scheduled as needed. Current court sessions are held at George S. Wood Community Center, 200 East Hondo Avenue. Dockets are posted at City Hall 48 hours before court day. The inspected official page included three July 2026 docket links and bilingual June court handouts.
A posted docket is a schedule, not a judgment. It can show that a matter is set, but it does not establish the final plea, dismissal, or conviction. Confirm the outcome with the clerk and request the case record when the result matters. Do not republish dates of birth or other personal fields found in a public PDF.
Adult appearance may be allowed in person, by mail, or by email depending on the charge and available options. Juvenile matters, minor alcohol or tobacco cases, and family-violence matters require in-person appearance. Court clothing rules exclude shorts, flip-flops, tank tops, and T-shirts.
Devine Criminal Fine Ranges Explained
Devine publishes four fine ranges for its municipal jurisdiction. The amount listed is a range and not a prediction of the outcome in a specific case. Court costs may be added, and special additions can apply. The record should be read with the charge, judgment, and payment status rather than as a stand-alone dollar entry.
| Devine matter | Published fine range | Additional point |
|---|---|---|
| Traffic | $1 to $200 | Costs may apply |
| Penal Code Class C | $1 to $500 | Fine-only jurisdiction |
| Class C outside Penal Code | $1 to $1,000 | Depends on governing law |
| City ordinance | $1 to $2,000 | Plus applicable costs |
An additional $15 applies when a fine remains unpaid 30 days after judgment, and Devine lists a $25 school-zone addition. Defensive driving requires a license, insurance, an affidavit that no course was taken in the prior 12 months, costs plus a $10 administration payment, and completion materials within 90 days. Deferred disposition is described for age 25 and older, for 1 to 180 days on terms set by the judge.
Where Devine Criminal Records End Up
Devine records move only when another office creates or receives its own report. Police keeps the source incident and arrest narrative. The Medina County detention channel creates a booking record after transfer. Devine Municipal Court retains qualifying city police citations, while the county and district clerks hold more serious filed cases. Agencies report qualifying arrest and disposition events to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Record flow: Devine Police Department › Medina County Courts › Texas Department of Public Safety
A recent city event is best checked with Devine Police and the current custody channel. A scheduled city citation belongs at municipal court. A filed misdemeanor or felony outcome belongs in the Medina County clerk file. A DPS public result is a statewide conviction and deferred-adjudication product, not a replacement for the Devine report.
Devine Police or DPS Citation
The issuing agency controls where a citation goes. Devine Municipal Court states that it hears only Devine Police cases. A Texas DPS citation goes to the state office and the appropriate Justice of the Peace route, not into the Devine municipal docket. This distinction explains why a correct name may return no Devine court result even though the citation is real.
| Record clue | Devine route | Other route |
|---|---|---|
| Issuing agency | Devine Police | Texas DPS or another agency |
| Fine-only city case | Devine Municipal Court | Not applicable if outside city jurisdiction |
| DPS citation question | Do not use city docket | Call 830-665-8020 for the stated DPS route |
| Higher criminal filing | Not municipal | Medina County or District Clerk |
Read the agency and court fields on the paperwork before searching. That small check can prevent a false conclusion that a Devine criminal record is missing.
Public Access Rules for Devine Records
Devine police and city administrative records fall under the Texas Public Information Act. Court case records follow court-access rules, and a clerk request is not automatically a Chapter 552 request. Texas law preserves access to basic arrest information while allowing protected law-enforcement, juvenile, victim, and confidential details to be withheld or redacted.
Key Statutes:
Texas Government Code Chapter 552 governs public-information requests and law-enforcement exceptions.
Texas Government Code Chapter 411 limits criminal-history release while authorizing the DPS public conviction route.
Texas Family Code Chapter 58 gives juvenile records special confidentiality and sealing treatment.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 55A controls expunction of qualifying arrest and case records.
Ask the office holding the Devine record. Police cannot provide a county judgment, the municipal clerk cannot provide a felony indictment, and the jail cannot provide the police investigation narrative. This city-level routing keeps each official record in its proper context.