Title GV, Government Code

Sec. 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 criminal appellate jurisdiction. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 274, Sec. 1, eff…

Sec. 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 (a) to (j) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(14), eff.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 not apply to this subchapter. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 274, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995. Renumbered from Govern…

Sec. 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 authorized in the town's annual budget for the clerk's office. The clerk shall perform the duties in accor…

Sec. 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 (b) to (d) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(14), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 274, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995. Renumbere…

Sec. 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 Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Renumbered from Government Code, Sec. 30.231…

Sec. 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 (a) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(15), eff.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), a municipal judge must maintain residence in the city during the tenure of office but need not be a reside…

Sec. 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 (a) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(15), eff.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 clerks, warrant officers, and other personnel, including at least one bailiff for each court, as needed …

Sec. 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 than one judge, by the presiding municipal judge. The governing body of the city shall set the…

Sec. 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 have criminal appellate jurisdiction. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 653, Sec. 1, …

Sec. 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 30.00006(e), a municipal judge shall devote as much time to the office as it requires. (e) to (j) Repealed by Acts 1999…

Sec. 30.00635. MAGISTRATES. (a) The governing body may appoint one or more magistrates in addition to magistrates provided under Article 2A.151, Code of Criminal Procedure. (b) A magistrate does not have to possess all the qualifications necessary to be a municipal court of recor…

Sec. 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 authorized in the city's annual budget for the clerk's office. The clerk shall perform the duties in…

Sec. 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, Sec. 139(16), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 653, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995. Renumbere…

Sec. 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 court of record to serve the contracting municipalities. (b) A joint municipal court of recor…

Sec. 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 judge who is appointed by the governing bodies of the contracting municipalities for…

Sec. 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 municipalities. (b) An appeal from a joint municipal court of record created …

Sec. 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 more prosecuting attorneys. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 653…

Sec. 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 the joint municipal court of record established under Secti…

Sec. 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 criminal appellate jurisdiction. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,…

Sec. 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 under Article V, Section 1-a, of the Texas Constitution. (h) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(17), eff. Sept.…

Sec. 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. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Renumbered from Government Code, Sec…

Sec. 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 final arguments. (b) Section 30.00010(d) does not apply to this …

Sec. 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 Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Renumbered from Government Code, Sec. 30.2…

Sec. 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 municipal judge shall devote as much time to the office as it requires. (c) to (e) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th …

Sec. 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. 1, 1999. (c) Section 30.00010(d) does not apply to this subchapter. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 48…

Sec. 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 have criminal appellate jurisdiction. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 19…

Sec. 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 Section 30.00006(c), a municipal judge must have been a resident of the city for the two-year period immediately precedi…

Sec. 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. The municipal clerk serves at the pleasure of the governing body. The clerk shall perform, as applicable, …

Sec. 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 have criminal appellate jurisdiction. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 198…

Sec. 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 subchapter. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 235, Sec. 3,…

Sec. 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 clerk. The municipal clerk shall perform, as applicable, the duties prescribed by law for the county cle…

Sec. 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 subchapter. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1…

Sec. 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 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 235, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Transferred from Government Code, Sect…

Sec. 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 conclude "Against the peace and dignity of the State." (b) Complaints must comply with Article 45A.101, Code of Crimi…

Sec. 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 persons, unless that right is waived according to law. (b) A juror for the court must have the qualifications required of jurors by l…

Sec. 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 municipal courts of record. (b) Bonds must be payable to the state for the use and benefit of the city. The …

Sec. 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 criminal appellate jurisdiction. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, …

Sec. 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 30.00007(b)(1) and (4), the administrative municipal judge shall promulgate work rules for the administration of the m…

Sec. 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 clerk. The municipal clerk shall perform for the municipal courts of record, as applicable, the duties…

Sec. 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 criminal appellate jurisdiction. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 575, Sec. 1, e…

Sec. 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 Section 30.00006(c), a municipal judge shall devote as much time to the office as it requires. (e) to (j) Repealed by Ac…

Sec. 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 authorized in the city's annual budget for the clerk's office. The clerk shall perform the duties in accor…

Sec. 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, Sec. 139(22), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 575, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993. Renumbere…

Sec. 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 criminal appellate jurisdiction. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 161, Sec. 1, eff.…

Sec. 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 to this subchapter. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 161, Sec. 1, eff. May 25, 1987. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th…

Sec. 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 the municipal courts of record, issue process, and generally perform the duties for the courts that a clerk of a county …