Section 171.7 - Justice Court Reports(a) Method. Each justice of the peace shall submit a justice court activity report of the criminal and civil cases in the judge's court. Unless OCA grants a waiver for good cause, the justice of the peace shall submit the reports by electronic means approved by OCA. The maximum duration of a waiver is one year, but OCA may approve successive waivers.(b) Reporting Categories. (1) Criminal case type categories. The monthly report contains the following categories of criminal case types: traffic misdemeanors--subdivided into non-parking, parking, and county ordinance offenses; and non-traffic misdemeanors--subdivided into Penal Code violations, other state law violations, and county ordinance violations.(2) Civil case type categories. The monthly report contains the following categories of civil case types: debt claim, landlord/tenant, and small claims suits.(3) Juvenile/minor activity. The monthly report contains a section for reporting court activity related to juveniles and minors. Pursuant to Section RSA 71.0352 of the Government Code, the report must include: (A) the number of cases filed for: (i) truant conduct under Sec. 65.003(a), Family Code; and(ii) the offense of parent contributing to nonattendance under Sec. 25.093, Education Code; and(B) in cases in which a child fails to obey an order of the court under circumstances that would constitute contempt of court, the number of incidents in which a child is: (i) referred to juvenile court for delinquent conduct as provided under Art. 45.050(c)(1), Code of Criminal Procedure, or Sec. 65.251, Family Code; or(ii) held in contempt, fined, or denied driving privileges as provided by Art. 45.050(c)(2), Code of Criminal Procedure, or Sec. 65.251, Family Code.(4) Additional activity. The monthly report contains a section for reporting additional court activity such as magistrate activities and information on fines, court costs and fees collected or otherwise satisfied.1 Tex. Admin. Code § 171.7
The provisions of this §171.7 adopted to be effective January 7, 2010, 35 TexReg 62; Amended to be effective September 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 4183; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 28, July 8, 2016, TexReg 5037, eff. 9/1/2016