Since 2007, the Office of Court Administration has collected data related to all court security breaches or inappropriate conduct or comments made upon the court and its personnel. Read the court security resolution by Chief Justice Jefferson in 2006.
As amended by SB 42 of the 85th Legislative Session, Article 102.017(f) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure requires the sheriff, constable, or other law enforcement agency or entity that provides security for a court to submit to the Office of Court Administration a written report regarding any security incident involving court security that occurs in or around a building housing a court for which the sheriff, constable, agency or entity provides security not later than the third business day after the date the incident occurred. A copy of the report must also be provided to the presiding judge of the court in which the incident occurred.
To report an incident and for instructions on reporting, click here.
To view data on the reported security incidents, click on the following:
Reported incidents in Fiscal Year 2017
Reported incidents in Fiscal Year 2016
Reported incidents in Fiscal Year 2015
Reported incidents in Fiscal Year 2014
Reported incidents in Fiscal Year 2013
Reported incidents in Fiscal Year 2012
Reported incidents in Fiscal Year 2011
Reported incidents in Fiscal Year 2010