| (a) Method. Each district clerk or county clerk who
maintains the records for the statutory county courts (including statutory
probate courts) of a county shall submit a court activity report of
criminal, civil, family law, juvenile, probate and guardianship, and
mental health cases for these courts. A separate report may be submitted
for each statutory county court or a single report may be submitted
for all statutory county courts in the county. Unless OCA grants a
waiver for good cause, the clerk shall submit the reports by electronic
means approved by the 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
for criminal cases is divided into sections for misdemeanors and felonies.
(i) Misdemeanor case types. The report contains the
following categories for reporting misdemeanor cases: D.W.I.--first
offense, D.W.I.--second offense, theft, theft by check, drug possession--marijuana,
drug offenses--other, family violence assault, other assault, traffic,
D.W.L.S./D.W.L.I., and other misdemeanor cases.
(ii) Felony case types. The report contains the following
categories for reporting felony cases: capital murder, murder, other
felony 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.
(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
2.211 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(D) Other Case Activity Reporting.
(i) Pursuant to Section 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. 20A.02, Penal
Code;
(II) prostitution under Sec. 43.02, Penal Code; and
(III) compelling prostitution under Sec. 43.05, Penal
Code.
(ii) The clerk shall also report the number of reports
provided to the court under Art. 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, all 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, 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 reporting cases on docket, dispositions
and additional court activity.
(4) Juvenile Cases.
(A) Juvenile case type categories. The monthly report
contains a category for 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 juvenile case activity for
cases on docket, adjudications, dispositions and additional court
activity.
(5) Probate and Guardianship Cases.
(A) Probate and guardianship case type categories.
The monthly report contains the following categories for reporting
probate and guardianship case types: decedents' estates (independent
administration, dependent administration, and all other estate proceedings),
guardianships (minor and adult), and other cases.
(B) Probate and guardianship activity categories. The
monthly report contains activity report categories for cases on docket
and additional information.
(6) Mental Health Cases.
(A) Mental health case type categories. The monthly
report contains the following categories for reporting mental health
cases: temporary mental health services, extended mental health services,
modification--inpatient to outpatient, modification--outpatient to
inpatient, and orders to authorize psychoactive medications.
(B) Mental health activity categories. The monthly
report contains activity report categories for intake, hearings, and
other information.
(C) Mental health commitments. Pursuant to Section
574.014 of the Health and Safety Code, the clerk shall report the
number of applications for commitment orders for involuntary mental
health services filed with the court and the disposition of those
cases, including the number of commitment orders for inpatient and
outpatient mental health services.
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