Sec. 30.00004. ABOLITION OF COURT. If the governing body of the city finds that a municipal court of record is unnecessary, the governing body shall by ordinance declare the office of the municipal judge vacant at the end of the term for which the judge was last selected. Any cases then pending shall be transferred to a court with proper jurisdiction of the offense.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 811, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987. Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 30.484 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 8.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 30 - Municipal Courts of Record
Subchapter A. General Law for Municipal Courts of Record
Section 30.00001. Short Title; Application
Section 30.00003. Creation of Municipal Courts of Record
Section 30.00004. Abolition of Court
Section 30.00005. Jurisdiction
Section 30.00007. Presiding Judge
Section 30.00008. Vacancies: Temporary Replacement
Section 30.000085. Removal of Judge
Section 30.00009. Clerk; Other Personnel
Section 30.00010. Court Reporter
Section 30.00011. Prosecutions
Section 30.00012. Court Facilities
Section 30.000126. Complaint; Pleading
Section 30.00016. Record on Appeal
Section 30.00017. Clerk's Record
Section 30.00018. Bills of Exception
Section 30.00019. Reporter's Record
Section 30.00020. Transfer of Record
Section 30.00021. Brief on Appeal
Section 30.00024. Disposition on Appeal
Section 30.00025. Certificate of Appellate Proceedings