(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 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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Source Note: The provisions of this §171.7 adopted to be effective January 7, 2010, 35 TexReg 62; amended to be effective September 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 4183; amended to be effective September 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 5037 |