Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 8 - TEXAS JUDICIAL COUNCIL
Chapter 171 - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Section 171.4 - District Court Reports

Universal Citation: 1 TX Admin Code ยง 171.4

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) Method. The district clerk of each county shall submit a district court activity report of the criminal, civil, family law and juvenile cases in the county's district courts. A separate report may be submitted for each district court or a single report may be submitted showing the combined activity of all the district courts in the county. Unless OCA grants a waiver for good cause, the district clerk shall submit the reports by electronic means approved by OCA. The maximum duration of a waiver is one year, but OCA may approve successive waivers.

(b) Reporting Categories.

(1) Criminal Cases.
(A) Criminal case type categories. The monthly report contains the following categories of felony case types: capital murder, murder, other homicides, aggravated assault or attempted murder, sexual assault of an adult, indecency with or sexual assault of a child, family violence assault, aggravated robbery or robbery, burglary, theft, automobile theft, drug sale or manufacture, drug possession, felony D.W.I., and other felonies; and a misdemeanor case type category for all misdemeanors.

(B) Criminal case activity categories. The monthly report contains sections for reporting cases on docket, dispositions, supplemental information and additional court activity.

(C) Report of a request for a hate crime finding. This section of the monthly report requests information pursuant to Article RSA 2.211 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(D) Other Case Activity Reporting.
(i) Pursuant to Section RSA 71.0353 of the Government Code, the clerk shall also report the number of cases filed for the following offenses:
(I) trafficking of persons under Sec. RSA 20A.02, Penal Code;

(II) prostitution under Sec. RSA 43.02, Penal Code; and

(III) compelling prostitution under Sec. RSA 43.05, Penal Code.

(ii) The clerk shall also report the number of reports provided to the court under Art. RSA 16.22(a)(1)(B) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(2) Civil Cases.
(A) Civil case type categories. The monthly report contains the following categories of civil cases: injury or damage--motor vehicle, injury or damage--medical malpractice, injury or damage--other professional malpractice, injury or damage--asbestos/silica product liability, injury or damage--other product liability, other injury or damage, real property--eminent domain, other real property, contract--consumer/commercial/debt, other contract, civil cases relating to criminal matters, other civil cases, and tax cases.

(B) Civil case activity categories. The monthly report contains sections for reporting cases on docket, dispositions and additional court activity.

(3) Family Law Cases.
(A) Family law case type categories. The monthly report contains the following categories of family law cases: divorce--children, divorce--no children, parent/child--no divorce, child protective services, termination of parental rights, adoption, protective orders--no divorce, Title IV-D--paternity, Title IV-D--support order, and Title IV-D--UIFSA, all other family law cases, and post-judgment actions for modification--custody, modification--other, enforcement, and Title IV-D.

(B) Family law case activity categories. The monthly report contains sections for cases on docket, dispositions and additional court activity section.

(4) Juvenile Cases.
(A) Juvenile case type categories. The monthly report contains a category for conduct indicating a need for supervision (C.I.N.S.) cases and the following categories of delinquent conduct cases: capital murder, murder, other homicides, aggravated assault or attempted murder, assault, indecency with a child or sexual assault, aggravated robbery or robbery, burglary, theft, automobile theft, felony drug offenses, misdemeanor drug offenses, D.W.I., contempt of court, and all other offenses.

(B) Juvenile case activity categories. The monthly report contains sections for reporting cases on docket, adjudications, dispositions and additional court activity.

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