| (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
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, 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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