Guardianship Certification

Our licensing team is unable to accommodate walk-in customers. If you need assistance please contact the licensing specialist for your profession. Our contact information is at the bottom of this page. If we are unable to resolve matters by email, please feel free to request an appointment by phone, or a virtual call with staff via Zoom for further assistance.

To search for Certified Guardians, you must click on the red button below titled "Access the JBCC Certification, Registration Licensing System"

For information on applying for guardianship registration, requirements to register, training, and etc., please refer to the Register a Guardianship page of our website.

New JBCC rules are now in effect. These rules are located on the rules and resources page of our website.

Tips for Contacting the JBCC

Contact by Email:

The following tips can help staff to clearly determine what assistance is needed so they can better assist you and can also help to prevent your correspondence from being tagged as suspicious and being quarantined before we can see it.

Include your first and last name so we know with whom we’re corresponding.
Include a subject that briefly indicates what the email pertains to. Please do not leave the subject line blank. For example, good subjects would be “Renewal help for Jane Doe”, or “Certification Inquiry for John Doe”, and bad subjects would be “Help”, “Call Me”, or other non-descript subjects.
Provide details regarding the matter for which you need assistance.
If your inquiry pertains to an application you submitted, include the transaction number and the date you submitted the application.
If you must attach any documents, please ensure to name them in a way which clearly identifies the document. For example, good names would be “Complaint form”, “Contact Update for Jane Doe”, “Screenshot-:Login page”, etc. Examples of bad names would be “JBCC”, “123456789”, “abcdefg”, “document”, or other non-descript names.
- Note: CE documentation must be uploaded to your online application.
- Fingerprint receipts must be uploaded to your online application.
- Documentation for CE approval forms must be uploaded to your online application.
- Submit documents by way of attaching them to the email in pdf or word format.
- Do not submit documents by way of external links (i.e., linking to a cloud such as Adobe, One drive, or other equivalent source). For security purposes, we cannot open such documents.

Contact by Phone: 512-475-4368, Ext. 5.

The following tips can help staff to clearly determine what assistance is needed so they can better assist you.

Include your first and last name so we know with whom we’re corresponding.
Provide a detailed message regarding the matter for which you need assistance.
If your inquiry pertains to an application you submitted, include the transaction number and the date you submitted the application.

Additional contact information is located at the bottom of this page.

Thank you, in advance, for your understanding and cooperation.

JBCC Online Certification, Registration & Licensing System

Important:

If you get a message saying your data already exists in the online system, do not create another profile. If you do not recall your login credentials, please do one of the following:

1. Click the "Forgot Login/Password" link and follow the instructions accordingly, or
2. Contact us at guardians@txcourts.gov so a licensing specialist can assist you.

Access the JBCC Certification, Registration & Licensing System

Online System Resources

The Judicial Branch Certification Commission (JBCC) has a new online certification and licensing system. The new system allows users to:

apply and pay for new certifications, registrations, or licenses,
renew existing certifications, registrations, or licenses,
update contact information,
see a list of approved CE courses (click on column titles to sort from ascending to descending),
apply for CE approval (licensees and providers)
check the status of applications by referring to the view pending applications page of your online profile,
confirm receipt of applications by referring to the view pending applications page of your online profile,
apply for the guardianship certification exam,
print payment receipts, and
search for individuals or entities that are certified, licensed, or registered with the JBCC.
- If the information you seek cannot be found on our website, please refer to the Request for Records page of our website.

When submitting items associated with fees, you will be charged a transaction fee based on the amount of the fee that is due.

Course Providers and licensees must have a user profile to use the online system, members of the public do not need a user profile. Current applicants, expired applicants wishing to become re-certified, and those currently certified and registered must use the activation code issued to them by the JBCC in order to create a profile. Activation codes will only be issued to the contact information currently on file. Activation codes will not be issued by phone. New (i.e., first-time) applicants can create a profile without an activation code.

Tips for Using the Online Certification, Registration & Licensing System

When creating your online account/profile, do not use the First Time Applicant process if you have already applied with us or are already certified, licensed, or registered with us. The First Time Applicant process is only for new applicants.
(Note: those who have already applied with us or are already certified, licensed, or registered with us must use the ‘Existing Certification’ process which requires an activation code. If you have not received your code from us, send an email to guardians@txcourts.gov to receive your code. For security purposes, codes will not be provided by phone.)
Mobile and Apple devices may not be compatible for using our online system.
Naming Files to be Uploaded. Please ensure to name scanned files in a manner that clearly identifies the item being uploaded. For example, if uploading a fingerprint receipt, a good name would be “FP Receipt”, or “FP Receipt for Jane Doe”. A bad name would be “JBCC”, “123456789.jpg”.
If you see incorrect information on your account/profile and you are unable to correct yourself, please send an email to guardians@txcourts.gov to request an update by staff.
If you need assistance using the online system and cannot find the guidance you need in the pdf Guide to Using the Online System, or the pdf renewal slide show, on our website, please send an email to the licensing specialist at guardians@txcourts.gov and they will assist you.
Guardians under Guardianship Programs: Please ensure all guardianships are registered under the Program’s profile. Guardianship Registrations should not be submitted under the profile of a certified guardian employed by the Program.
If we are unable to resolve matters by email, please feel free to request an appointment by phone with the licensing specialist for further assistance.

Important Notices

County Clerks Not Required to Obtain Separate Criminal History Record Information for Certified Guardians

Effective 6/19/09 Amendments set forth in Senate Bill 1057 eliminate the need for the county clerk to obtain a separate criminal history report for those individuals described in Government Code 411.1386(a) and Estates Code 1104.402, if the individual described is certified or provisionally certified by the JBCC. The court may request a copy of the criminal history record information obtained by the JBCC when issuing or renewing the individual's certification. Courts should use the form provided to request a copy of criminal history record information from the JBCC.

Moving Registrations from Certified Guardians to Guardianship Programs

To ensure the accuracy of protected person information in our records, if you have guardianships registered under your individual guardianship certification (GC) profile that should be registered under the court appointed guardianship program (GP), you must send a list of the registrations under your certification to the court appointed guardianship program you work for, or previously worked for, so they may be re-registered under their program’s name in our online system.

Updated: 09/28/2023