Texas Government Code

§ 30.01275 — JOINT COURTS: JURISDICTION

GV § 30.01275Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part A. COURTS · Ch. 30. MUNICIPAL COURTS OF RECORD · Art. GG. LAKE WORTH

Statute text

(a)The jurisdiction of a joint municipal court of record created under Section 30.01273 is the combined jurisdiction of the municipal courts of the contracting municipalities.

(b)An appeal from a joint municipal court of record created under Section 30.01273 is to the county criminal court of the county in which the offense occurred. If that county does not have a county criminal court, appeal is to the county court of law of the county.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. May 21, 1997.