Arrest, charge, and court-date desk
A Texas arrest does not wait on an Oklahoma docket.
Dallas takes DUI/DWI, drug, assault, theft, and expungement files originating in Texas. If you were just arrested, do not talk to the officer about the facts on a recorded line. Call before the first setting if you can.
1. Silence and counsel
Invoke the right to remain silent and ask for a lawyer. That is the first move whether this is a roadside stop or a jail booking.
2. The first setting
Arraignment, magistrate appearance, or a citation date starts the file. Missing it is how a warrant issues.
3. Evidence and conditions
Video, blood, search, and bond conditions have deadlines of their own. The desk calendars those before anyone argues the story.
4. Expungement when the case is over
Texas and Oklahoma sealing rules are not interchangeable. We only quote an expungement after the underlying case is mapped.
Desk checklist
- · Get the arrest county, charge, and next court date
- · Ask whether anyone is still in custody
- · Do not take a recorded statement about the facts on intake
Dallas · 1341 W. Mockingbird Ln, Ste 600W · 972-332-5733
Attorney advertising. Intake does not create an attorney-client relationship. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. If you are in custody, have someone call 866-230-7236.
Related funnels
Metro pages Google can index
Texas has a landing page for every county so an ad can match the venue. Only these metros, plus this state hub, are offered to search engines. The remaining county URLs exist for ads; they are marked so they do not index as hundreds of thin copies.
Bell County
Belton · Central Texas
Bexar County
San Antonio · South Texas
Brazoria County
Angleton · Gulf Coast
Cameron County
Brownsville · Rio Grande Valley
Collin County
McKinney · North Texas
Comal County
New Braunfels · Hill Country
Dallas County
Dallas · North Texas
Denton County
Denton · North Texas
Ector County
Odessa · Permian Basin
El Paso County
El Paso · Far West Texas
Fort Bend County
Richmond · Houston metro
Galveston County
Galveston · Gulf Coast
Guadalupe County
Seguin · South Texas
Harris County
Houston · Gulf Coast
Hays County
San Marcos · Central Texas
Hidalgo County
Edinburg · Rio Grande Valley
Jefferson County
Beaumont · Golden Triangle
Lubbock County
Lubbock · South Plains
McLennan County
Waco · Central Texas
Midland County
Midland · Permian Basin
Montgomery County
Conroe · Houston metro
Nueces County
Corpus Christi · Coastal Bend
Smith County
Tyler · East Texas
Tarrant County
Fort Worth · North Texas
Travis County
Austin · Central Texas
Webb County
Laredo · South Texas border
Williamson County
Georgetown · Central Texas
Showing 254 of 254 counties.