Tillman County Background Check
Tillman County is in southwestern Oklahoma with its county seat in Frederick. Court Clerk Kevin Stevens keeps District Court records at 201 N. 10th Street, Frederick, OK 73542. The county was created in 1907 from Comanche and Kiowa Counties. Court records include criminal, civil, probate, and family cases from that year forward. Military records and divorce records are also on file from 1907. You can search Tillman County background check records online for free through the Oklahoma State Courts Network. This page explains where and how to access records here.
Tillman County Overview
Tillman County Court Clerk Office
The Tillman County Court Clerk is Kevin Stevens. The mailing address is P.O. Box 116, Frederick, OK 73542. Phone is 580-335-3421. The courthouse is at 201 N. 10th Street in Frederick. The office maintains District Court records including criminal, civil, probate, and family cases. Marriage records go back to 1907. Divorce records are from the same year. Military records are also kept here from 1907.
Tillman County was formed on July 16, 1907 from Comanche and Kiowa Counties. It was named for U.S. Senator Benjamin R. Tillman of South Carolina. The county has a small population but keeps a full set of court records. Copy fees are $1.00 for the first page. Each extra page is $0.50. Certification costs $0.50 per document. Mail requests need a check or money order and a self-addressed stamped envelope. In-person visits are handled during business hours with a valid photo ID.
Under the Oklahoma Open Records Act in Title 51, court records in Tillman County are public. Anyone can request them. You do not need to be a party to the case. Some records are sealed. Juvenile cases are closed by law. Adoption files stay private. Expunged records will not appear in any public search.
Search Tillman County Records Online
Start your Tillman County background check on the Oklahoma State Courts Network. Select Tillman County from the dropdown. Type the name in Last, First format. Search by case number too. OSCN is free and needs no account. Results show charges, case status, docket entries, and party names.
The Tillman County District Court records are also available through the Oklahoma State Courts Network. Free case searches can be run by name or case number. Case summaries are readable. Court documents can be downloaded. Docket information is available.
Tillman County District Court records can be searched online through multiple free platforms.
On Demand Court Records covers Tillman County as well. Basic search is free. The $5 monthly plan adds date of birth filtering and warrant searches. For a small county like Tillman, using multiple online tools helps fill gaps since updates can sometimes lag. In-person visits to the courthouse are the most reliable way to search older records.
Tillman County Land Records
The Tillman County Clerk is Cacy Caldwell. The office is at P.O. Box 992, Frederick, OK 73542. Phone is 580-335-3421. Email is coclerkoff@pldi.net. Hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Land records are searchable online through OKCountyRecords.com. Indexed data goes back to January 1980. Scanned images start from January 1982. New records are added in real time.
The image below shows the Tillman County land records portal on OKCountyRecords.
Search Tillman County land records by name, party type, instrument type, or legal description.
Property records include deeds, mortgages, mineral interests, liens, and plat maps. E-recording is available through Simplifile, CSC, and ePN. Copies cost $1 per page for standard and $1 per certificate for certified. Land records from 1907 are on file at the courthouse. For records before 1980, you need to visit in person since they may not be in the online system.
Statewide Criminal History Check
For a background check that goes beyond Tillman County, use the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. A name search costs $15 and covers the entire state. The CHIRP portal handles online requests. Make a free account and submit your search. Results with no match return fast. Searches needing review happen during business hours, Monday through Friday.
Fingerprint searches are also available. Oklahoma-only costs $19. Combined Oklahoma and FBI costs $41. Under Title 74 O.S. Section 150.9, OSBI shares criminal history for authorized purposes. Any data from OSBI that is not public must stay confidential. The Sex Offender Registry and Mary Rippy Violent Offender Registry are $2 each. The DOC Offender Lookup is free.
Note: OSBI results expire from your CHIRP account after 60 days, so print or save them before they are removed from the system.
Tillman County Records Access
Court records are public under the Oklahoma Open Records Act, Title 51, Sections 24A.1 through 24A.29. You do not need to be a party to the case. Criminal records show charges, pleas, and sentences. Civil records show filings and judgments. Copies under the Open Records Act cost $0.25 per page for non-commercial requests. Court copies may cost more.
Restricted records include juvenile cases, adoption files, and expunged records. These will not show in any public database. Sealed cases ordered by a judge are also off limits. Under Title 22 Section 18, someone with an expunged record can legally deny the case ever happened. The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety keeps driving records. A three-year report costs $25. The certified version is $28. The DOC Offender Lookup is free and covers current and past inmates in the Oklahoma prison system. These extra databases can fill gaps in a Tillman County background check that local court records alone might miss.
Nearby Counties
These counties border Tillman County. Always check the county where a case was filed to find the right records.