Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 8 - TEXAS JUDICIAL COUNCIL
Chapter 171 - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Section 171.7 - Justice Court Reports

Universal Citation: 1 TX Admin Code ยง 171.7

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

(a) Method. Each justice of the peace shall submit a justice court activity report of the criminal and civil cases in the judge's court. Unless OCA grants a waiver for good cause, the justice of the peace 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 case type categories. The monthly report contains the following categories of criminal case types: traffic misdemeanors--subdivided into non-parking, parking, and county ordinance offenses; and non-traffic misdemeanors--subdivided into Penal Code violations, other state law violations, and county ordinance violations.

(2) Civil case type categories. The monthly report contains the following categories of civil case types: debt claim, landlord/tenant, and small claims suits.

(3) Juvenile/minor activity. The monthly report contains a section for reporting court activity related to juveniles and minors. Pursuant to Section RSA 71.0352 of the Government Code, the report must include:
(A) the number of cases filed for:
(i) truant conduct under Sec. 65.003(a), Family Code; and

(ii) the offense of parent contributing to nonattendance under Sec. 25.093, Education Code; and

(B) in cases in which a child fails to obey an order of the court under circumstances that would constitute contempt of court, the number of incidents in which a child is:
(i) referred to juvenile court for delinquent conduct as provided under Art. 45.050(c)(1), Code of Criminal Procedure, or Sec. 65.251, Family Code; or

(ii) held in contempt, fined, or denied driving privileges as provided by Art. 45.050(c)(2), Code of Criminal Procedure, or Sec. 65.251, Family Code.

(4) Additional activity. The monthly report contains a section for reporting additional court activity such as magistrate activities and information on fines, court costs and fees collected or otherwise satisfied.

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