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Complete information about DWI arrests, impound, bail, courts, and procedures specific to Foard County, Texas.
15-day license deadline
Last verified: October 9, 2026
Key steps and deadlines for your DWI case in Foard County
Foard County's Sheriff's Office runs on just five officers and recorded only 3 DUI arrests in its most recent reporting year — a number so small that the county has never built the infrastructure most jurisdictions take for granted. Crowell is both the county seat and the only incorporated town in the county, population roughly 1,095 and shrinking, a decline driven by the lack of jobs, housing, and medical services that financial regulators now classify as a distressed, underserved area.
Foard County sits in the 46th Judicial District along with Wilbarger and Hardeman counties. Because the county is so small, nearly every secondary service — impound, driver services, DWI education — requires a 30-to-50-mile drive to Vernon in Wilbarger County or Wichita Falls in Wichita County.
Goodrum's Wrecker Service in Vernon handles most non-consent tows originating in Foard County — a 30-mile trip for retrieval. If the lot isn't staffed 24 hours, Texas law requires release within one hour of a request only between 8 a.m. and midnight Monday through Saturday, or 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday; show up outside those windows and the vehicle sits until the next business day. Contesting an illegal tow means filing at the Foard County Courthouse with Justice of the Peace Katy Marlow within 14 days.
The Foard County Jail, across from the courthouse in Crowell, holds a maximum of 8 people. Hit that ceiling, or bring in someone the small staff can't safely handle, and the transfer goes to Wilbarger or Hardeman county instead — a real complication for anyone trying to track down where a family member actually ended up before posting bond. No bail bond office is physically based in Crowell; defendants rely on regional agencies covering the wider North Texas area, charging the standard 10-to-15% premium. Release after a properly posted bond typically takes about 90 minutes.
A first offense under 0.15 BAC is a Class B misdemeanor, heard by County Judge Mark Christopher in the Constitutional County Court; 0.15 or higher bumps it to a Class A misdemeanor. A third offense is a third-degree felony, elevated to the 46th District Court under Judge Dan Mike Bird. Foard County is small enough that one person, Paula Moore, serves as both district clerk and county clerk under state law. A genuine trap for the unprepared: the general courthouse line posted everywhere routes to the County Judge and Commissioners, not the clerk — case information and filing questions go to the clerk's direct line instead. There's no online docket or e-filing portal, so pro se defendants should call ahead to confirm exactly what the counter will accept.
A failed or refused test starts the standard 15-calendar-day countdown to request an ALR hearing; miss it, and the suspension hits automatically — 90 days for a first failure, 180 for a first refusal, longer for repeat offenses. There's no DPS driver license office anywhere in Foard County; defendants travel to Wilbarger or Wichita counties for anything that can't be handled online, and reinstatement after a suspension requires an original "pink" SR-22 certificate — a regular insurance card won't work.
No ignition interlock installer operates inside the county; the nearest is Smart Start in Wichita Falls, which offers same-day installation. SCRAM continuous monitoring has no confirmed local provider — a community supervision officer will direct anyone ordered into it toward a regional hub. The state-mandated DWI education class is taught at Vernon College's Vernon campus, but registration has to happen in person at least two business days ahead, and classes need a minimum enrollment to even run — leaving it for the last minute risks a probation violation. A regional behavioral health provider based in Vernon handles substance abuse evaluation and outpatient treatment. There's no AA meeting inside Foard County at all; the closest options sit in Benjamin, Quanah, Chillicothe, or Vernon, all more than 20 miles out, or a court can approve attending a virtual meeting instead.
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