The Johnson County Clerk’s office is broken up into several different departments; Vitals Statistics, Recording, Passports and the Court Section. The list below is just a small portion of the general responsibilities of the Johnson County Clerk and the County Clerk’s office.
* Act as recorder of deeds and other instruments such as bonds, birth and death certificates and ensures records are maintained in a secure and archival manner.
* Issue marriage licenses, death certificates, and birth certificates.
* Real property records, including deeds, deeds of trust, releases, judgments, plat recording, child support liens, DD214's, bill of sale, UCC’s as well as post foreclosure notices.
* Miscellaneous records include DD214’s, cattle brands, estrays, assumed names (DBA) and wills for safekeeping.
* Develop and administer a records management program and ensure the preservation of valuable, historical and essential records.
* Accept renewals and new passport applications, as well as take passport photos.
* Serves as clerk and custodian of records for the Commissioners Court, 2 Statutory County Courts and a CPS Court.
* Filing, docketing and assessing the costs associated with each Civil, Family, Probate and Criminal case filing.
* Collect fees and fines for all misdemeanor and traffic cases and arrangement installments for those payments.
* Hold funds deposited relating to condemnation suits, guardianships, family cases and probate matters.
* Issuing and recording citations, notices, abstracts, writs, letters or any other process, document or service authorized or required to be issued by the clerk.
* Manage jurisdictional transfers between county and district court or county to county.
* Monthly and annual reporting to the Office of Court Administration.
* Monthly and daily reporting to the Criminal Justice Information Services Division.
