The Denton County Sheriff's Office took in $91,201.50 in cash seizures under the state's civil forfeiture law during the budget year that ended Sept. 30, according to an audit report going to the Commissioners Court on Tuesday.
State law requires every agency that receives forfeiture money to account each year for what it seized, what courts awarded it and how it spent the money. Commissioners must approve the audit, which is filed with the Texas attorney general. The court approved last year's report on Dec. 2, 2025.
Seized, not yet forfeited
Money held while cases make their way through court started the year at $101,028.63. With the new seizures and $4,160.30 in interest, minus $6,180.08 moved into the forfeiture account and a $2,470.02 share belonging to the district attorney, the balance ended the year at $187,740.33.
The report lists no vehicles, real estate, computers or firearms seized for forfeiture.
Forfeited and available to spend
The account holding money courts have awarded to the Sheriff's Office grew from $467,039.66 to $539,869.79. Additions included $28,582.50 from the sale of forfeited property, $18,107.35 in interest and the $6,180.08 in newly forfeited cash.
The office also booked a $26,883.20 adjustment. The report says it corrects beginning balances thrown off by the county's switch to a new financial software system in June and July 2025, errors that were not fully understood when the previous year's report was filed.
