Texas Government Code
§ 30.00005 — JURISDICTION
GV § 30.00005Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part A. COURTS · Ch. 30. MUNICIPAL COURTS OF RECORD · Art. A. GENERAL LAW FOR MUNICIPAL COURTS OF RECORD
Statute text
View on source(a)A municipal court of record has the jurisdiction provided by general law for municipal courts.
(b)The court has jurisdiction over criminal cases arising under ordinances authorized by Sections 215.072, 217.042, 341.903, and 551.002, Local Government Code.
(c)The governing body may by ordinance provide that the court has concurrent jurisdiction with a justice court in any precinct in which the municipality is located in criminal cases that arise within the territorial limits of the municipality and are punishable only by fine.
(d)The governing body of a municipality by ordinance may provide that the court has:
(1)civil jurisdiction for the purpose of enforcing municipal ordinances enacted under Subchapter A, Chapter 214, Local Government Code, or Subchapter E, Chapter 683, Transportation Code;
(2)concurrent jurisdiction with a district court or a county court at law under Subchapter B, Chapter 54, Local Government Code, within the municipality's territorial limits and property owned by the municipality located in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction for the purpose of enforcing health and safety and nuisance abatement ordinances; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.77(1), eff. April 1, 2009. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1149 (H.B. 557), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.