SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL LAW FOR MUNICIPAL COURTS OF RECORD
- Texas Section 30.00001 - Short Title; Application
(a) This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Municipal Courts of Record Act. (b) This subchapter applies to: (1) each municipality listed in this...
- Texas Section 30.00002 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) "Appellate court" means: (A) the county criminal court, the county criminal court of appeals, or the municipal court of appeals; or...
- Texas Section 30.00003 - Creation Of Municipal Courts Of Record
(a) The governing body may by ordinance create a municipal court of record if the governing body determines that the creation of the court is...
- Texas Section 30.00004 - Abolition Of Court
If the governing body of the city finds that a municipal court of record is unnecessary, the governing body shall by ordinance declare the office...
- Texas Section 30.00005 - Jurisdiction
(a) A municipal court of record has the jurisdiction provided by general law for municipal courts. (b) The court has jurisdiction over criminal cases arising...
- Texas Section 30.00006 - Judge
(a) A municipal court of record is presided over by one or more municipal judges. (b) The governing body shall by ordinance appoint its municipal...
- Texas Section 30.00007 - Presiding Judge
(a) If there is more than one municipal judge in the municipality, the governing body of the municipality shall appoint one of the judges as...
- Texas Section 30.00008 - Vacancies: Temporary Replacement
(a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of municipal judge of a court of record, the governing body shall by ordinance or charter provide...
- Texas Section 30.000085 - Removal Of Judge
A municipal judge of a general law municipality may be removed from office at any time for the reasons stated and by the procedure provided...
- Texas Section 30.00009 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) The governing body shall by ordinance provide for the appointment of a clerk of the municipal courts of record. The municipal clerk shall keep...
- Texas Section 30.00010 - Court Reporter
(a) The municipality shall provide a court reporter to preserve a record in cases tried before a municipal court of record. The court reporter must...
- Texas Section 30.00011 - Prosecutions
All prosecutions in municipal courts of record shall be conducted as provided by Article 45.03, Code of Criminal Procedure. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg.,...
- Texas Section 30.00012 - Court Facilities
The governing body shall provide courtrooms, jury rooms, offices, office furniture, libraries, law books, and other facilities and supplies that the governing body determines are...
- Texas Section 30.000125 - Seal
(a) The governing body shall provide each municipal court of record with a seal. (b) The seal's appearance and use must substantially conform to Article...
- Texas Section 30.000126 - Complaint; Pleading
Complaints and pleadings must substantially conform to the relevant provisions of Chapters 27 and 45, Code of Criminal Procedure. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg.,...
- Texas Section 30.00013 - Jury
(a) Ordinances, rules, and procedures concerning a trial by a jury, including the summoning of jurors, must substantially conform to Chapter 45, Code of Criminal...
- Texas Section 30.00014 - Appeal
(a) A defendant has the right of appeal from a judgment or conviction in a municipal court of record. The state has the right to...
- Texas Section 30.00015 - Appeal Bond
(a) If the defendant is not in custody, the defendant may not take an appeal until the defendant files an appeal bond with the municipal...
- Texas Section 30.00016 - Record On Appeal
The record on appeal must substantially conform to the provisions relating to the preparation of a record on appeal in the Texas Rules of Appellate...
- Texas Section 30.00017 - Clerk's Record
The clerk's record must substantially conform to the provisions relating to the preparation of a clerk's record in the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure and...
- Texas Section 30.00018 - Bills Of Exception
Bills of exception must substantially conform to the provisions relating to the preparation of bills of exception in the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure and...
- Texas Section 30.00019 - Reporter's Record
(a) A reporter's record included in the record on appeal must substantially conform to the provisions relating to the preparation of a reporter's record in...
- Texas Section 30.00020 - Transfer Of Record
(a) Not later than the 60th day after the date on which the notice of appeal is given or filed, the parties must file with...
- Texas Section 30.00021 - Brief On Appeal
(a) An appellant's brief on appeal from a municipal court of record must present points of error in the manner required by law for a...
- Texas Section 30.00022 - New Trial
The trial court shall decide from the briefs of the parties whether the appellant should be permitted to withdraw the notice of appeal and be...
- Texas Section 30.00023 - Court Rules
(a) Except as modified by this subchapter, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure govern the trial of cases before...
- Texas Section 30.00024 - Disposition On Appeal
(a) According to the law and the nature of the case, the appellate court may: (1) affirm the judgment of the municipal court of record;...
- Texas Section 30.00025 - Certificate Of Appellate Proceedings
(a) When the judgment of the appellate court becomes final, the clerk of that court shall certify the proceedings and the judgment and shall mail...
- Texas Section 30.00026 - Effect Of Order Of New Trial
If the appellate court awards a new trial to the appellant, the case stands as if a new trial had been granted by the municipal...
SUBCHAPTER B LUBBOCK
- Texas Section 30.00027 - Appeals To Court Of Appeals
(a) The appellant has the right to appeal to the court of appeals if: (1) the fine assessed against the defendant exceeds $100 and the...
- Texas Section 30.00041 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Lubbock. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county courts at law of Lubbock County that...
- Texas Section 30.00044 - Judge
(a) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(1), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (b) A municipal judge is elected by the qualified voters...
- Texas Section 30.00046 - Court Reporter
(a) , (b) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(1), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (c) Section 30.00010(d) does not apply to this...
SUBCHAPTER C IRVING
- Texas Section 30.00049 - Complaint; Prosecution; Pleading
(a) A proceeding in a municipal court of record commences with a complaint. The complaint must begin "In the name and by the authority of...
- Texas Section 30.00081 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Irving. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Dallas County that have...
- Texas Section 30.00084 - Judge
(a) to (g) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(2), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (h) In addition to exercising powers under Section...
- Texas Section 30.00085 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) The city manager of the city may appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record who may hire, direct, and remove the personnel...
SUBCHAPTER D EL PASO
- Texas Section 30.00086 - Court Reporter
(a) The clerk of the court shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010. (b) to (d) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691,...
- Texas Section 30.00121 - Short Title; Application
(a) This subchapter may be cited as the El Paso Courts Act. (b) This subchapter applies to the City of El Paso. Acts 1985, 69th...
- Texas Section 30.00122 - Definition
In this subchapter, "appellate court" means the El Paso Municipal Court of Appeals. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985....
- Texas Section 30.00123 - Marriage Ceremonies
The judge of the appellate court and each municipal judge may conduct marriage ceremonies in the city. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1,...
- Texas Section 30.00128 - Judge
(a) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(3), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (b) A municipal judge is elected by the qualified voters...
- Texas Section 30.00129 - Court Clerk; Other Personnel
In addition to satisfying the requirements of Section 30.00009, the governing body of the city shall provide a clerk of the municipal courts of record,...
- Texas Section 30.00130 - Court Reporter; Use Of Clerk's Records
(a) To preserve a record in cases tried before the municipal courts of record, the city shall provide a court reporter. The governing body of...
- Texas Section 30.00136 - Continuation Of Municipal Court Of Appeals
(a) The El Paso Municipal Court of Appeals continues in existence as long as a municipal court of record exists in the city. (b) If...
- Texas Section 30.00137 - Appellate Court Jurisdiction
(a) The appellate court has exclusive jurisdiction over all appeals from the municipal courts of record of the city. The county courts at law of...
- Texas Section 30.00138 - Term Of Court
The appellate court may sit for the transaction of business at any time during the year, and each term begins and ends with the calendar...
- Texas Section 30.00139 - Appellate Court Clerk
In addition to other duties, the city clerk serves as the appellate court clerk. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,...
- Texas Section 30.00140 - Appellate Court Judge
(a) The appellate judge shall be elected by the qualified voters of the city for a term of two years, unless the city by charter...
- Texas Section 30.00141 - Appellate Court Seal
The seal of the appellate court is the same as that provided by law for municipal courts of record, except that the seal must contain...
- Texas Section 30.00142 - Special Appellate Judge
(a) If the appellate judge is unable to act, the governing body of the city may appoint a person, or the appellant and the city...
- Texas Section 30.00143 - Rules
The appellate judge may make and publish rules of appellate criminal procedure not inconsistent with this subchapter or other law. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch....
- Texas Section 30.00144 - New Trial
(a) A motion for new trial is not necessary to authorize an appeal. (b) If a motion for new trial is made, it must be...
- Texas Section 30.00145 - Right Of Appeal
(a) A defendant has the right of appeal from a judgment of conviction in the municipal court of record under the rules prescribed by this...
- Texas Section 30.00146 - No De Novo Appeals
An appeal from the municipal court of record may not be taken to a trial de novo in the appellate court. Acts 1985, 69th Leg.,...
- Texas Section 30.00147 - Perfecting Appeal
(a) A defendant, as a condition of perfecting an appeal to the appellate court, must file an appeal bond, unless the defendant is in custody....
- Texas Section 30.00162 - Disposition On Appeal; Presumptions; Decision
(a) The appellate court may: (1) affirm the judgment of the municipal court of record; (2) reverse and remand for a new trial; (3) reverse...
SUBCHAPTER E KENNEDALE
- Texas Section 30.00164 - Alternate Appellate Procedure
(a) If the El Paso Municipal Court of Appeals created by this subchapter is held unconstitutional or invalid, all appeals under this subchapter shall be...
- Texas Section 30.00181 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Kennedale. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant County that have...
- Texas Section 30.00184 - Judge
(a) to (j) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(4), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (k) Sections 30.00007(b)(1), (2), (3), and (5) do...
- Texas Section 30.001845 - Magistrates
(a) The governing body may appoint one or more magistrates in addition to magistrates provided under Article 2.09, Code of Criminal Procedure. (b) A magistrate...
- Texas Section 30.00185 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) The city manager or city administrator of the city shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record who may hire, direct, and...
SUBCHAPTER F SAN ANTONIO
- Texas Section 30.00186 - Court Reporter
(a) The clerk of the court shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010. (b) to (d) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691,...
- Texas Section 30.00221 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of San Antonio. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county courts at law of Bexar County...
- Texas Section 30.00224 - Judge
(a) , (b) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(5), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (c) In addition to satisfying the requirements of...
- Texas Section 30.00225 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) , (b) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(5), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (c) Sections 30.00009(c) and (d) do not apply...
- Texas Section 30.00226 - Court Reporter
(a) The city shall provide a court reporter for the purpose of preserving a record in cases tried before the municipal court of record. The...
SUBCHAPTER G MANSFIELD
- Texas Section 30.00229 - Complaint; Prosecution; Pleading
(a) to (d) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(5), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (e) All pleadings in a municipal court of...
- Texas Section 30.00261 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Mansfield. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant County that have...
- Texas Section 30.00264 - Judge
(a) to (j) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(6), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (k) Sections 30.00007(b)(1), (2), (3), and (5) do...
- Texas Section 30.00265 - Magistrates
(a) The governing body may appoint one or more magistrates. (b) A magistrate does not have to possess all the qualifications necessary to be a...
- Texas Section 30.00266 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) The city manager of the city shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record who may hire, direct, and remove the personnel...
SUBCHAPTER H WICHITA FALLS
- Texas Section 30.00267 - Court Reporter
(a) The clerk of the court shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010. (b) to (d) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691,...
- Texas Section 30.00301 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Wichita Falls. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county courts at law of Wichita County...
- Texas Section 30.00304 - Judge
(a) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(7), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (b) In addition to satisfying the requirements of Section 30.00006(c),...
- Texas Section 30.00305 - Clerk
(a) The city manager shall appoint a clerk of the municipal courts of record. The clerk holds office at the pleasure of the city manager...
- Texas Section 30.00306 - Court Reporter
(a) The city manager shall appoint an official court reporter under Section 30.00010 for the purpose of preserving a record in cases tried before the...
- Texas Section 30.00308 - Civil Service Ordinance; Vacation Of Court
(a) The judges, clerk and deputy clerks, and court reporters of the municipal courts are not classified employees under the city civil service ordinance. The...
- Texas Section 30.00310 - Filing Of Original Papers
Text of section as amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1020, Sec. 3 The clerk of the municipal courts of record shall file...
SUBCHAPTER I BURLESON
- Texas Section 30.00310 - Filing Of Original Papers
Text of section as amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 29 (a) The clerk of the municipal courts of record shall...
- Texas Section 30.00341 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Burleson. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county courts at law of Johnson County that...
- Texas Section 30.00344 - Judge
(a) to (j) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(8), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (k) Sections 30.00007(b)(1), (2), (3), and (5) do...
- Texas Section 30.00345 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) The city manager of the city shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record who may hire, direct, and remove the personnel...
SUBCHAPTER J FORT WORTH
- Texas Section 30.00346 - Court Reporter
(a) The clerk of the court shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010. (b) to (d) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691,...
- Texas Section 30.00381 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Fort Worth. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant County that...
- Texas Section 30.00384 - Judge
(a) , (b) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(9), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (c) The judge must maintain residence in the...
- Texas Section 30.00385 - Clerk
(a) The city manager with the consent of the governing body of the city shall appoint a clerk of the municipal courts of record. The...
SUBCHAPTER K GRAND PRAIRIE
- Texas Section 30.00388 - Civil Service Ordinance; Vacation Of Court
(a) The judges, clerk and deputy clerks, and court reporters of the municipal courts of record are not classified employees under civil service, charter, or...
- Texas Section 30.00421 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Grand Prairie. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Dallas County that...
- Texas Section 30.00426 - Judge
(a) to (j) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(10), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (k) Sections 30.00007(b)(1), (2), (3), and (5) do...
- Texas Section 30.00427 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) The city manager shall appoint a clerk of a municipal court of record who may hire, direct, and remove the personnel authorized in the...
SUBCHAPTER L SWEETWATER
- Texas Section 30.00428 - Court Reporter
(a) The clerk of the court shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010. The reporter shall be compensated by the city in the manner...
- Texas Section 30.00461 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Sweetwater. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the County Court of Nolan County. Acts 1985, 69th...
- Texas Section 30.00464 - Judge
(a) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(11), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (b) A municipal judge must be a licensed attorney in...
- Texas Section 30.00465 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(11), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (b) The governing body of the city shall provide deputy...
SUBCHAPTER M CROWLEY
- Texas Section 30.00466 - Court Reporter
(a) The municipal judge shall appoint a court reporter under Section 30.00010, whose qualifications shall be determined by the judge or, if there is more...
- Texas Section 30.00491 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Crowley. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant County that have...
- Texas Section 30.00494 - Judge
(a) to (j) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(12), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (k) Sections 30.00007(b)(1), (2), (3), and (5) do...
- Texas Section 30.004945 - Magistrates
(a) The governing body may appoint one or more magistrates in addition to magistrates provided under Article 2.09, Code of Criminal Procedure. (b) A magistrate...
- Texas Section 30.00495 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) The city manager or city administrator of the city shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record who may hire, direct, and...
SUBCHAPTER N LONGVIEW
- Texas Section 30.00496 - Court Reporter
(a) The clerk of the court shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010. (b) to (d) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691,...
- Texas Section 30.00531 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Longview. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the County Court of Gregg County. Acts 1985, 69th...
- Texas Section 30.00534 - Judge
(a) to (e) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(13), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (f) Section 30.00007(b)(5) does not apply to this...
SUBCHAPTER O PANTEGO
- Texas Section 30.00536 - Court Reporter
The municipal judge shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Renumbered from...
- Texas Section 30.00561 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the town of Pantego. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant County that have...
- Texas Section 30.00564 - Judge
(a) to (j) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(14), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (k) Sections 30.00007(b)(1), (2), (3), and (5) do...
- Texas Section 30.00565 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) The city manager of the town shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record who may hire, direct, and remove the personnel...
SUBCHAPTER P MIDLAND
- Texas Section 30.00566 - Court Reporter
(a) The clerk of the court shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010. (b) to (d) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691,...
- Texas Section 30.00601 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Midland. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the County Court of Midland County. Acts 1985, 69th...
- Texas Section 30.00604 - Judge
(a) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(15), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (b) In addition to satisfying the requirements of Section 30.00006(c),...
- Texas Section 30.00605 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(15), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (b) The governing body of the city shall provide deputy...
SUBCHAPTER Q RIVER OAKS
- Texas Section 30.00606 - Court Reporter
(a) The municipal judge shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010, who must meet qualifications determined by the judge or, if there is more...
- Texas Section 30.00631 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of River Oaks. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant County that...
- Texas Section 30.00634 - Judge
(a) to (c) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(16), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (d) In addition to exercising powers under Section...
- Texas Section 30.00635 - Magistrates
(a) The governing body may appoint one or more magistrates in addition to magistrates provided under Article 2.09, Code of Criminal Procedure. (b) A magistrate...
- Texas Section 30.00636 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) The city administrator of the city shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record who may hire, direct, and remove the personnel...
- Texas Section 30.00637 - Court Reporter
(a) The clerk of the court shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010. (b) to (d) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691,...
- Texas Section 30.00653 - Joint Courts: Creation
(a) The governing body of the city may contract with one or more municipalities that have municipal courts of record to establish a joint municipal...
- Texas Section 30.00654 - Joint Court: Judges
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a joint municipal court of record created under Section 30.2503 is presided over by a municipal judge or alternate municipal...
- Texas Section 30.00655 - Joint Courts: Jurisdiction
(a) The jurisdiction of a joint municipal court of record created under Section 30.2503 is the combined jurisdiction of the municipal courts of the contracting...
- Texas Section 30.00656 - Joint Court: Prosecuting Attorney
A municipality that contracts under Section 30.2503 may provide its own prosecuting attorney or the contracting municipalities may agree on the selection of one or...
SUBCHAPTER R HOUSTON
- Texas Section 30.00657 - Joint Court: Applicable Law
(a) The municipalities by contract shall select one of the contracting municipality's enabling statutes as the source of applicable procedural requirements for the operation of...
- Texas Section 30.00671 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Houston. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Harris County that have...
- Texas Section 30.00674 - Judge
(a) to (f) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(17), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (g) A municipal judge may only be removed...
- Texas Section 30.00675 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) , (b) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(17), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (c) Section 30.00009(c) does not apply to this...
SUBCHAPTER S MARSHALL
- Texas Section 30.00676 - Court Reporter
(a) Each municipal judge may appoint an official court reporter under Section 30.00010 to transcribe the trial proceedings, including testimony, voir dire examinations, objections, and...
- Texas Section 30.00701 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Marshall. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the County Court of Harrison County. Acts 1985, 69th...
- Texas Section 30.00704 - Judge
(a) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(18), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (b) In addition to exercising powers under Section 30.00006(e), a...
SUBCHAPTER T AUSTIN
- Texas Section 30.00706 - Court Reporter
(a) The municipal judge shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010. (b) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(18), eff. Sept....
- Texas Section 30.00731 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Austin. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county courts at law of Travis County that...
- Texas Section 30.00734 - Judge
(a) to (f) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(19), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (g) In addition to satisfying the requirements of...
SUBCHAPTER U ODESSA
- Texas Section 30.00736 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) The governing body of the city shall appoint a clerk of the municipal courts of record, who shall be known as the municipal clerk....
- Texas Section 30.00771 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Odessa. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county courts at law of Ector County that...
- Texas Section 30.00774 - Judge
(a) to (e) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(20), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (f) Section 30.00007(b)(5) does not apply to this...
- Texas Section 30.00778 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) The city manager shall provide for the appointment of a clerk of the municipal courts of record, who shall be known as the municipal...
- Texas Section 30.00779 - Recording Of Proceedings; Court Reporter
(a) to (e) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(20), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (f) Section 30.00010(d) does not apply to this...
- Texas Section 30.007801 - Prosecution By City Attorney
All prosecutions in a municipal court of record must be conducted by the city attorney or an assistant or deputy city attorney. Added by Acts...
- Texas Section 30.007802 - Complaint; Pleading
(a) A complaint filed in a municipal court of record must begin "In the name and by authority of the State of Texas" and must...
- Texas Section 30.007803 - Jury
(a) A person brought before a municipal court of record and charged with an offense is entitled to be tried by a jury of six...
SUBCHAPTER V DALLAS
- Texas Section 30.007804 - Court Rules
(a) Except as modified by this subchapter, the Code of Criminal Procedure as applied to county courts at law governs the trial of cases before...
- Texas Section 30.00811 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Dallas. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Dallas County that have...
- Texas Section 30.00814 - Judge
(a) to (c) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(21), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (d) In addition to performing duties under Sections...
SUBCHAPTER W ARLINGTON
- Texas Section 30.00818 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) The governing body shall provide for the appointment of a clerk of the municipal courts of record, who shall be known as the municipal...
- Texas Section 30.00851 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Arlington. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant County that have...
- Texas Section 30.00854 - Judge
(a) to (c) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(22), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (d) In addition to satisfying the requirements of...
- Texas Section 30.00855 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) The city manager of the city shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record who may hire, direct, and remove the personnel...
SUBCHAPTER X GARLAND
- Texas Section 30.00856 - Court Reporter
(a) The clerk of the court shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010. (b) to (d) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691,...
- Texas Section 30.00891 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Garland. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Dallas County that have...
- Texas Section 30.00894 - Judge
(a) to (f) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(23), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (g) Sections 30.00007(b)(5) and 30.00008(b) do not apply...
- Texas Section 30.00895 - Clerk
(a) The city manager shall appoint a clerk of the municipal courts of record. The clerk or the clerk's deputies shall keep the records of...
SUBCHAPTER Y AMARILLO
- Texas Section 30.00896 - Court Reporter
(a) The official court reporter shall be appointed by the chief judge under Section 30.00010. (b) to (d) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch....
- Texas Section 30.00931 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Amarillo. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county courts at law in Potter and Randall...
- Texas Section 30.00934 - Judge
(a) A municipal judge need not be a resident of the city at the time of appointment but must, in addition to satisfying the requirements...
- Texas Section 30.00937 - Clerk; Other Personnel
The city manager of the city shall provide for the appointment of a municipal court clerk to serve as clerk of the municipal courts of...
SUBCHAPTER Z ADDISON
- Texas Section 30.00939 - Court Reporter
(a) For the purpose of preserving a record in cases tried before the municipal court, the city manager shall provide an official court reporter who...
- Texas Section 30.00971 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the town of Addison. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Dallas County that have...
- Texas Section 30.00976 - Judge
(a) to (d) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(25), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (e) Section 30.00007(b)(5) does not apply to this...
- Texas Section 30.00977 - Clerk
The city manager, with the consent of the governing body of the city, shall appoint a clerk of the municipal courts of record who may...
SUBCHAPTER AA GRAPEVINE
- Texas Section 30.00978 - Court Reporter
(a) The clerk of the court shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010. (b) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(25),...
- Texas Section 30.01011 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the city of Grapevine. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant County that have...
- Texas Section 30.01014 - Judge
(a) to (c) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(26), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (d) In addition to satisfying the requirements of...
- Texas Section 30.01015 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) The city manager of the city shall appoint a clerk of the municipal courts of record who may hire, direct, and remove the personnel...
SUBCHAPTER BB HURST
- Texas Section 30.01016 - Court Reporter
(a) The clerk of the court shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010. (b) to (d) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691,...
- Texas Section 30.01051 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Hurst. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant County that have...
- Texas Section 30.01054 - Judge
(a) to (c) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(27), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (d) In addition to exercising powers under Section...
- Texas Section 30.01055 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) The city manager of the city shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record who may hire, direct, and remove the personnel...
SUBCHAPTER CC CARROLLTON
- Texas Section 30.01056 - Court Reporter
(a) The presiding judge shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010. (b) to (d) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(27),...
- Texas Section 30.01091 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Carrollton. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Dallas County that have...
- Texas Section 30.01096 - Judge
(a) In addition to satisfying the requirements of Section 30.00006(c), a presiding municipal judge must maintain residence in the city during the tenure of office....
- Texas Section 30.010975 - Automatic Resignation
If the municipal judge or an assistant municipal judge announces a candidacy or becomes a candidate in a general, special, or primary election, for any...
- Texas Section 30.01098 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) The city manager shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record who shall be known as the municipal court clerk. The clerk...
SUBCHAPTER DD WHITE SETTLEMENT
- Texas Section 30.01099 - Court Reporter
(a) The city shall provide a court reporter for the purpose of preserving a record in cases tried before the municipal court of record. The...
- Texas Section 30.01131 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of White Settlement. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant County that...
- Texas Section 30.01134 - Judge
(a) to (c) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(29), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (d) In addition to exercising powers under Section...
- Texas Section 30.01135 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) The city manager of the city shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record who may hire, direct, and remove the personnel...
- Texas Section 30.01136 - Court Reporter
(a) The presiding judge shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010. (b) to (e) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(29),...
- Texas Section 30.01137 - Magistrates
(a) The governing body may appoint one or more magistrates to act on behalf of a municipal court of record or a municipal court in...
SUBCHAPTER EE EULESS
- Texas Section 30.01148 - Disposition On Appeal
(a) to (c) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(29), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (d) Section 30.00009(c) does not apply to this...
- Texas Section 30.01171 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Euless. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant County that have...
- Texas Section 30.01174 - Judge
(a) to (c) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(30), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (d) In addition to exercising powers under Section...
- Texas Section 30.01175 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) The city manager of the city shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record who may hire, direct, and remove the personnel...
SUBCHAPTER FF DENTON
- Texas Section 30.01176 - Court Reporter
(a) The presiding judge shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010. (b) to (d) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(30),...
- Texas Section 30.01211 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the city of Denton. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county courts at law of Denton County that...
- Texas Section 30.01216 - Judge
(a) The municipal judge shall devote as much time as necessary to perform the duties of the office. (b), (c) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th...
- Texas Section 30.01218 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) The city manager shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record who shall be known as the "municipal court clerk." (b) Repealed...
SUBCHAPTER GG LAKE WORTH
- Texas Section 30.01219 - Court Reporter
(a) The presiding judge shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010. (b) to (e) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(31),...
- Texas Section 30.01251 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Lake Worth. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant County that...
- Texas Section 30.01254 - Judge
(a) to (c) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(32), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (d) In addition to exercising powers under Section...
- Texas Section 30.01255 - Magistrates
(a) The governing body may appoint one or more magistrates in addition to magistrates provided under Article 2.09, Code of Criminal Procedure. (b) A magistrate...
- Texas Section 30.01256 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) The city administrator of the city shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record who may hire, direct, and remove the personnel...
- Texas Section 30.01257 - Court Reporter
(a) The presiding judge shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010. (b) to (d) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(32),...
- Texas Section 30.01273 - Joint Courts: Creation
(a) The governing body of the city may contract with one or more municipalities that have municipal courts of record to establish a joint municipal...
- Texas Section 30.01274 - Joint Court: Judges
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a joint municipal court of record created under Section 30.01273 is presided over by a municipal judge or alternate municipal...
- Texas Section 30.01275 - Joint Courts: Jurisdiction
(a) The jurisdiction of a joint municipal court of record created under Section 30.01273 is the combined jurisdiction of the municipal courts of the contracting...
- Texas Section 30.01276 - Joint Court: Prosecuting Attorney
A municipality that contracts under Section 30.01273 may provide its own prosecuting attorney or the contracting municipalities may agree on the selection of one or...
SUBCHAPTER HH ROWLETT
- Texas Section 30.01277 - Joint Court: Applicable Law
(a) The municipalities by contract shall select one of the contracting municipality's enabling statutes as the source of applicable procedural requirements for the operation of...
- Texas Section 30.01291 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Rowlett. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Dallas County that have...
- Texas Section 30.01294 - Judge
(a) to (c) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(33), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (d) In addition to exercising powers under Section...
- Texas Section 30.01295 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) The city manager of the city shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record who may hire, direct, and remove the personnel...
SUBCHAPTER II LEWISVILLE
- Texas Section 30.01296 - Court Reporter
(a) Instead of being recorded by a court reporter, trial proceedings in a municipal court of record, when requested as provided by this section, shall...
- Texas Section 30.01321 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Lewisville. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county courts at law of Denton County that...
- Texas Section 30.01326 - Judge
(a) to (c) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(34), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (d) In addition to exercising powers under Section...
- Texas Section 30.01328 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) The city manager of the city shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record who shall be known as the "Lewisville Municipal...
SUBCHAPTER JJ DALWORTHINGTON GARDENS
- Texas Section 30.01329 - Court Reporter
(a) The clerk of the court shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010. (b) to (e) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691,...
- Texas Section 30.01371 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Dalworthington Gardens. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant County that...
- Texas Section 30.01374 - Judge
(a) to (c) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(35), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (d) In addition to exercising powers under Section...
- Texas Section 30.01375 - Clerk; Other Personnel
The city secretary shall be, ex officio, the clerk of the municipal court of record and may hire, direct, and remove the personnel authorized in...
SUBCHAPTER KK RICHARDSON
- Texas Section 30.01376 - Court Reporter
(a) The clerk of the court shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010. (b) to (d) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691,...
- Texas Section 30.01401 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Richardson. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Dallas County that have...
- Texas Section 30.01406 - Judge
(a) , (b) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(36), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (c) A municipal judge is entitled to receive...
SUBCHAPTER LL COPPELL
- Texas Section 30.01408 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) The city manager shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record who shall be known as the municipal court clerk. (b) The...
- Texas Section 30.01441 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Coppell. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Dallas County that have...
- Texas Section 30.01446 - Judge
(a) to (d) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(37), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (e) A municipal judge is entitled to compensation...
SUBCHAPTER MM BULLARD
- Texas Section 30.01448 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) The city manager shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record. (b) The clerk may hire, direct, and remove the personnel authorized...
- Texas Section 30.01481 - Application
This subchapter applies to the City of Bullard. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 499, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.
SUBCHAPTER NN TYLER
- Texas Section 30.01482 - Qualifications Of Judge
(a) A municipal judge must be: (1) a resident of this state; and (2) a citizen of the United States. (b) Section 30.00006(c) does not...
- Texas Section 30.01511 - Application
This subchapter applies to the City of Tyler. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 136, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
- Texas Section 30.01512 - Judge
(a) A municipal court of record is presided over by a municipal judge appointed to office by the city manager in the manner provided by...
- Texas Section 30.01513 - Clerk; Other Personnel
The city manager shall provide a clerk of the municipal courts of record. The city manager shall provide deputy clerks, warrant officers, and other personnel...
- Texas Section 30.01514 - Court Reporter
The municipal court clerk shall appoint the court reporter. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 136, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
SUBCHAPTER OO SANSOM PARK
- Texas Section 30.01515 - Appeal
The County Court of Smith County has jurisdiction over an appeal. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 136, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
- Texas Section 30.01541 - Application
This subchapter applies to the City of Sansom Park. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 136, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
- Texas Section 30.01542 - Magistrates
(a) The governing body may appoint one or more magistrates in addition to magistrates provided under Article 2.09, Code of Criminal Procedure. (b) A magistrate...
- Texas Section 30.01543 - Clerk; Other Personnel
The city administrator of the city shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record who may hire, direct, and remove the personnel authorized...
- Texas Section 30.01544 - Court Reporter
The clerk of the court shall appoint the court reporter. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 136, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
- Texas Section 30.01545 - Appeal
The county criminal courts of Tarrant County have jurisdiction over an appeal. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 136, eff. Sept. 1,
- Texas Section 30.01546 - Joint Courts: Creation
(a) The governing body of the city may contract with one or more municipalities that have municipal courts of record to establish a joint municipal...
- Texas Section 30.01547 - Joint Court: Judges
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a joint municipal court of record created under Section 30.01546 is presided over by a municipal judge or alternate municipal...
- Texas Section 30.01548 - Joint Courts: Jurisdiction
(a) The jurisdiction of a joint municipal court of record created under Section 30.01546 is the combined jurisdiction of the municipal courts of the contracting...
- Texas Section 30.01549 - Joint Court: Prosecuting Attorney
A municipality that contracts under Section 30.01546 may provide its own prosecuting attorney or the contracting municipalities may agree on the selection of one or...
SUBCHAPTER PP FARMERS BRANCH
- Texas Section 30.01550 - Joint Court: Applicable Law
(a) The municipalities by contract shall select one of the contracting municipality's enabling statutes as the source of applicable procedural requirements for the operation of...
- Texas Section 30.01591 - Application
This subchapter applies to the City of Farmers Branch. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 136, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
- Texas Section 30.01592 - Creation
On creation of the initial municipal court of record, the governing body of the city shall determine the method of selecting the judge of a...
- Texas Section 30.01593 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) The city manager shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record, who shall be known as the municipal court clerk. (b) The...
- Texas Section 30.01594 - Court Reporter
The clerk of the court shall appoint the court reporter. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 136, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
SUBCHAPTER QQ HILL COUNTRY VILLAGE
- Texas Section 30.01595 - Appeal
The county criminal courts of appeal of Dallas County have jurisdiction of appeals from the municipal courts of record. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg.,...
- Texas Section 30.01631 - Application
This subchapter applies to the City of Hill Country Village. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 136, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
- Texas Section 30.01632 - Clerk; Other Personnel
The city secretary shall be, ex officio, the clerk of the municipal court of record and may hire, direct, and remove the personnel authorized in...
- Texas Section 30.01633 - Court Reporter
The clerk of the court shall appoint the court reporter. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 136, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
SUBCHAPTER RR RIO BRAVO
- Texas Section 30.01634 - Appeal
The county courts at law of Bexar County have jurisdiction over an appeal. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 136, eff. Sept....
- Texas Section 30.01691 - Application
This subchapter applies to the City of Rio Bravo. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 136, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
- Texas Section 30.01692 - Clerk; Other Personnel
The city manager or city administrator of the city shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record who may hire, direct, and remove...
- Texas Section 30.01693 - Court Reporter
The clerk of the court shall appoint the court reporter. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 136, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
SUBCHAPTER SS LIVE OAK
- Texas Section 30.01694 - Appeal
The county courts at law of Webb County have jurisdiction over an appeal. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 136, eff. Sept....
- Texas Section 30.01721 - Application
This subchapter applies to the City of Live Oak. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 137, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
- Texas Section 30.01722 - Clerk; Other Personnel
The city secretary shall be, ex officio, the clerk of the municipal court of record and may hire, direct, and remove the personnel authorized in...
- Texas Section 30.01723 - Court Reporter
The clerk of the court shall appoint the court reporter. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 137, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
SUBCHAPTER TT FLOWER MOUND
- Texas Section 30.01724 - Appeal
The county courts at law of Bexar County have jurisdiction over an appeal. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 137, eff. Sept....
- Texas Section 30.01751 - Application
This subchapter applies to the Town of Flower Mound. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 138, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
- Texas Section 30.017515 - Judge
(a) A municipal court of record is presided over by a municipal judge. (b) A municipal judge is appointed by the mayor with the concurrence...
- Texas Section 30.01752 - Court Reporter
The municipal court clerk shall appoint the court reporter. The town manager shall set the compensation of the court reporter. Added by Acts 1999, 76th...
SUBCHAPTER UU WESTLAKE
- Texas Section 30.01753 - Appeal
The appropriate county court of Denton County having jurisdiction over appeals from municipal courts shall have jurisdiction over any appeal. Added by Acts 1999, 76th...
SUBCHAPTER VV TROPHY CLUB
- Texas Section 30.01781 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the Town of Westlake located in Tarrant and Denton counties. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county courts...
SUBCHAPTER WW LAREDO
- Texas Section 30.01811 - Application; Definition
(a) This subchapter applies to the Town of Trophy Club located in Tarrant and Denton counties. (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county...
- Texas Section 30.01821 - Application
This subchapter applies to the city of Laredo. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 897 (H.B. 2617), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
- Texas Section 30.01822 - Judge
(a) A municipal court of record is presided over by a municipal judge. (b) A municipal judge is elected at large by the qualified voters...
SUBCHAPTER XX BEDFORD
- Texas Section 30.01823 - Clerk; Other Personnel
(a) The governing body of the city by majority vote shall appoint a clerk of a municipal court of record. The clerk must be nominated...
- Texas Section 30.01881 - Application
This subchapter applies to the City of Bedford. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 773, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.
SUBCHAPTER YY MESQUITE
- Texas Section 30.01882 - Judge
The governing body of the city may determine by ordinance whether a municipal judge is appointed by the governing body or elected by the qualified...
- Texas Section 30.01891 - Application; Definitions
(a) This subchapter applies to the city of Mesquite. (b) In this subchapter: (1) "Appellate courts" means the county courts at law of Dallas County...
- Texas Section 30.01892 - Judge
Sections 30.00007(b)(1), (2), (3), and (5) do not apply to this subchapter. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (H.B. 1889), Sec. 1,...
- Texas Section 30.01893 - Court Rules
The presiding judge shall adopt rules not inconsistent with this subchapter or other law for the municipal courts of record to provide efficiency, uniformity, and...
- Texas Section 30.01894 - Municipal Court Administrator; Other Personnel
(a) The city manager shall appoint a municipal court administrator to serve as the clerk of the municipal courts of record. (b) The municipal court...
SUBCHAPTER ZZ CORPUS CHRISTI
- Texas Section 30.01895 - Court Reporter
The municipal court administrator shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (H.B. 1889), Sec. 1,...
- Texas Section 30.01901 - Application; Definitions
(a) This subchapter applies to the city of Corpus Christi. (b) In this subchapter: (1) "Appellate courts" means the county courts at law of Nueces...
- Texas Section 30.01902 - Judge
Sections 30.00007(b)(1), (2), (3), and (5) do not apply to this subchapter. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 2009), Sec. 1,...
- Texas Section 30.01903 - Municipal Court Director; Other Personnel
(a) The city manager shall appoint a municipal court director to serve as the clerk of the municipal courts of record. (b) The municipal court...
- Texas Section 30.01904 - Court Reporter
The municipal court director shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 2009), Sec. 1,...