Make a Public Information Request is the Hunt County, Texas, document that explains how to ask a county office for records under the Public Information Act and lists the offices where a request is addressed. It is not a tax form, although people looking for hunt county property tax records may find it: the Tax Office is one of the offices listed. On this page you can fill out the form online on FillingPDF and download or print the completed PDF; the official PDF is published by Hunt County at the link below.
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What is Make a Public Information Request – Hunt County, TX?
Make a Public Information Request is the Hunt County document, printed under the title "Public Information Requests," that tells you where to address a request for county records and summarizes how the Public Information Act works. The Act is triggered when a person submits a written request to a governmental body.
The document gives one rule for addressing: the request goes to the office that holds, gathers or maintains the records. It then lists the county offices with their addresses, from the County Clerk and the Tax Office to the Sheriff and the four Justice of the Peace precincts.
It also summarizes the Act in plain terms:
- The request must ask for records or information that already exist. The Act does not require a governmental body to create new information, do legal research or answer questions.
- You may ask to view information, get copies, or both. Copies can be charged for; a request only to inspect usually carries no charge, with limited exceptions. Charges must follow the rules of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) unless another statute lets the body set its own.
- Some exceptions let a governmental body withhold information, but it generally must refer the matter to the OAG for a ruling within ten business days of receiving the request.
The document is not a property tax return, a payment form or a records-search tool. The Tax Office appears only as one of the offices to which a request can be addressed.
Who needs to file Make a Public Information Request – Hunt County, TX?
Any person who wants to see or copy records held by a Hunt County office can use this document. The Public Information Act is triggered when a person submits a written request to a governmental body, so the main group is requestors who put their request in writing and send it to the right office.
The document sets these limits:
- The request must be for records or information that already exist.
- The Act does not require a county office to create new information, to do legal research or to answer questions, so a request framed as a question is outside it.
- Requests go to the office that holds, gathers or maintains the records, not to the county in general. The document lists the offices, including the Tax Office, so anyone seeking records from it addresses the request there.
The document does not describe who may sign or make a request for another person, and it sets no age, residency or identification condition for the requestor.
When to file Make a Public Information Request – Hunt County, TX
The triggering event is your need for existing county records: the Act applies once you submit a written request to the office that holds them. The document sets no deadline for the requestor and no filing window.
Timing is stated for the county side. If an exception might apply and the governmental body wants to withhold the information, it generally must, within ten business days of receiving the request, refer the matter to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) for a ruling. If the OAG rules that an exception applies, the information is not released. If a governmental body improperly fails to release information, the Act authorizes the requestor or the OAG to file a civil lawsuit to compel its release.
How to fill out Make a Public Information Request – Hunt County, TX
Identify the office holding the records
Decide which Hunt County office holds, gathers or maintains the records you want, using the list of offices printed on the document.
Put your request in writing
The Public Information Act is triggered by a written request to a governmental body, so state your request in writing rather than asking orally.
Describe records that already exist
Ask for specific records or information already in existence. Do not ask the office to create new information, do legal research or answer questions.
Choose to inspect, copy or both
Say whether you want to view the information, get copies, or both. Copies may be charged for; a request only to inspect usually is not.
Address it to the right office
Use the address the document lists for that office, such as the County Clerk's PO Box 1316, Greenville TX 75403, or the Tax Office at 2500 Stonewall St, Greenville TX 75401.
Review and download the completed PDF
Check that the request names the correct office and asks only for existing records. Download or print the completed PDF from FillingPDF and send it to that office as described under How to submit.
How to submit Make a Public Information Request – Hunt County, TX
Address your written request to the office that holds, gathers or maintains the records, using the address the document lists for that office. The document names no online portal, email or fax channel.
Offices at 2507 Lee St, Greenville TX 75401: Commissioner's Office, County Attorney, County Auditor, County Judge, County Treasurer, District Attorney, District Clerk, Human Resources and Purchasing (the form prints a floor for each).
Other Greenville offices:
- County Clerk: PO Box 1316, Greenville TX 75403.
- Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Pct. 1: 2801 Stuart St, Greenville TX 75401.
- Tax Office: 2500 Stonewall St, Greenville TX 75401.
- Environmental Enforcement and Emergency Management/Fire Marshal: 2700 Johnson St, Greenville TX 75401.
Justice of the Peace outside Greenville:
- Pct. 2: 100 Kings Plaza, Ste F, Commerce TX 75428.
- Pct. 3: PO Box 110, Wolfe City TX 75496.
- Pct. 4: PO Box 2859, Quinlan TX 75474.
Questions about the Act: OAG Open Government Hotline, (877) 673-6839. Complaints about charges: OAG Cost Hotline, (888) 672-6787. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the addresses above.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Sending the request to the wrong county office instead of the one that holds, gathers or maintains the records.
- Asking for new information to be created, for legal research or for answers to questions; the Act covers only records that already exist.
- Making the request orally; the Act is triggered by a written request to a governmental body.
- Assuming copies are free; a governmental body may charge for copies, while a request only to inspect usually carries no charge.
- Using the County Clerk's street area instead of its listed address, PO Box 1316, Greenville TX 75403.
- Taking a charge complaint to the Open Government Hotline instead of the OAG Cost Hotline, (888) 672-6787.
- Treating the document as a property tax form; it only lists the Tax Office among the offices that receive requests.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Hunt County public information request document?
It is Hunt County's "Public Information Requests" document: a summary of the Texas Public Information Act and a list of county offices with addresses. You address your written request for existing records to the office that holds, gathers or maintains them.
Is this a Hunt County property tax form?
No. It is not a tax return or payment form. The Tax Office, 2500 Stonewall St, Greenville TX 75401, is listed only as one of the offices to which you can address a written request for records it holds.
Does a public information request have to be in writing?
Yes. The document states that the Act is triggered when a person submits a written request to a governmental body. The request must ask for records or information that already exist.
Can I ask the county a question or for legal research?
No. The Act does not require a governmental body to create new information, to do legal research or to answer questions. Frame your request as a description of existing records you want to view or copy.
Will I be charged for a public information request?
It depends on what you ask for. If you request copies, the governmental body may charge for them; if you only ask to inspect, it usually may not. Charges follow Office of the Attorney General rules unless another statute sets them. Ask the office for the current amount.
What happens if the county wants to withhold information?
If an exception might apply, the governmental body generally must refer the matter to the Office of the Attorney General within ten business days of receiving your request. If the OAG rules an exception applies, the information is not released.
Who do I call with questions or complaints about a request?
Call the OAG Open Government Hotline toll-free at (877) 673-6839 for questions about procedures or for written complaints about alleged violations. For complaints about charges, call the OAG Cost Hotline toll-free at (888) 672-6787.
Can I fill out the Hunt County request online?
You can fill out the PDF online on FillingPDF and download or print it. FillingPDF is independent of Hunt County and does not send or file the request; you deliver it to the county office using the addresses on the document.
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