Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH |
Subtitle A. COURTS |
Chapter 30. MUNICIPAL COURTS OF RECORD |
Subchapter GG. LAKE WORTH |
Sec. 30.01275. JOINT COURTS: JURISDICTION
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(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.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. May 21, 1997.