Sec. 30.00653. JOINT COURTS: CREATION. (a) The governing body of the city may contract with one or more municipalities that have municipal courts of record to establish a joint municipal court of record to serve the contracting municipalities.
(b) A joint municipal court of record created under this section replaces each municipality's individual municipal court of record.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 653, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995. Renumbered from Government Code, Sec. 30.2503 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 8.19, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 30 - Municipal Courts of Record
Section 30.00631. Application; Definition
Section 30.00636. Clerk; Other Personnel
Section 30.00637. Court Reporter
Section 30.00653. Joint Courts: Creation
Section 30.00654. Joint Court: Judges
Section 30.00655. Joint Courts: Jurisdiction