A municipal court of the town is hereby created to have jurisdiction over violations of ordinances of the town, or violations of state laws occurring within the corporate limits over which such a court has jurisdiction under the laws of the state.
(1992 Code, sec. 8.601; 2006 Code, sec. 7.101)
There shall be a judge of the municipal court and a clerk of the court, who shall be appointed by the town council, to hold office for a two-year term, and to receive such compensation as the council may from time to time designate. Until such appointment, the mayor shall serve as judge of the municipal court, and the town secretary shall serve as clerk of the municipal court. The town council shall appoint a municipal court prosecutor, and his/her compensation or fees shall be designated by the town council. In his/her absence, the judge may appoint a temporary prosecutor.
(1992 Code, sec. 8.602; 2006 Code, sec. 7.102)
The town municipal court shall take place at Town Hall, 127 Collins Road, and shall remain open from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on days when the town hall is otherwise closed, to receive pleadings and filings, and shall conduct proceedings and hearings during such time period or such other time period as may be designated by the municipal court judge and the court clerk. The foregoing time and place for holding court shall become effective immediately notwithstanding any previous custom or previously adopted resolution or ordinance.
(Ordinance 414B, sec. 2, adopted 11/14/05; 2006 Code, sec. 7.103)
Monies collected through the municipal court shall be deposited in the general fund of the town, from which necessary expenses of printing, compensation, and other necessary expenses shall be paid.
(1992 Code, sec. 8.604; 2006 Code, sec. 7.104)
The municipal court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction within the corporate limits in all criminal cases in which punishment is by fine only and where the maximum of such fine does not exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) in all cases arising under the ordinances of the town that govern fire safety, zoning, and public health and sanitation including vegetation and litter violations; and where the maximum of such fine does not exceed four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) in all cases arising under the ordinances of the town that govern the dumping of refuse; and where the maximum of such fine does not exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) in all other cases arising under the ordinances of such town, including traffic fines; and shall have concurrent jurisdiction with any justice of the peace in any precinct in which the town is situated in all criminal cases arising under the criminal laws of this state in which punishment is by fine only, and where the maximum of such fine may not exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00), and arising within such corporate limits.
(1992 Code, sec. 8.605; 2006 Code, sec. 7.105; Ordinance adopting 2021 Code)
The town shall have the power and authority to enforce, by execution against the property of a defendant, or imprisonment of a defendant, the collection of all fines imposed by the town’s municipal court, not inconsistent with any law of the state.
(1992 Code, sec. 8.606; 2006 Code, sec. 7.106)
The following fees, as provided for in the fee schedule found in appendix A of this code, shall be paid into the town treasury for the use and benefit of the town:
(1) 
All such fines as imposed by the town’s municipal court.
(2) 
A special expense for the issuance and service of a warrant of arrest for an offense under section 38.10, Penal Code, or under V.T.C.A., Transportation Code, sec. 543.009.
(3) 
Special expenses described in article 17.04, Code of Criminal Procedure, dealing with the requisites of a personal bond and a special expense for the issuance and service of a warrant of arrest, after due notice.
(1992 Code, sec. 8.607; 2006 Code, sec. 7.107)
The municipal court is hereby authorized to assess a service fee as provided for in the fee schedule found in appendix A of this code against any person convicted of a traffic offense and whose conviction is dismissed subsequent to the driver’s successful completion of an approved driving safety course.
(1992 Code, sec. 8.608; 2006 Code, sec. 7.108)
(a) 
A collection fee is hereby authorized and imposed, as provided by article 103.0031, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, in the amount of 30% of debts and accounts receivable, such as unpaid fines, fees, court costs, forfeited bonds, and restitution ordered paid by a municipal court serving the town, when such debt or account receivable is more than 60 days past due and has been referred to an attorney or private vendor for collection.
(b) 
A collection fee is hereby authorized and imposed, as provided by article 103.0031, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, in the amount of 30% of amounts in cases in which the accused has failed to appear:
(1) 
As promised under subchapter A, chapter 543, Transportation Code, or other law;
(2) 
In compliance with a lawful written notice to appear issued under article 14.06(b) [of the Code of Criminal Procedure], or other law;
(3) 
In compliance with a lawful summons issued under article 15.03(b), Texas Code of Criminal Procedure;
(4) 
In compliance with a lawful order of a court serving the town; or
(5) 
As specified in a citation, summons, or other notice authorized by section 682.002, Transportation Code, that charges the accused with a parking or stopping offense;
when such amounts are more than 60 days past due and have been referred to an attorney or private vendor for collection.
(Ordinance 494 adopted 1/26/09; 2006 Code, sec. 7.110)
(a) 
Created.
There is hereby created a municipal court building security fund. This fund shall be administered under the direction of the governing body of the town.
(b) 
Fee assessed.
All defendants convicted in a trial for a misdemeanor offense in municipal court shall be required to pay a fee, as provided for in the fee schedule found in appendix A of this code, as a cost of court. A person is considered convicted for purposes of this section if a sentence is imposed on the person, the person receives community supervision, including deferred adjudication, or the court defers final disposition of the person’s case. The security fee shall be collected by the municipal court clerk and paid to the official who discharges the duties of municipal treasurer for deposit in the municipal court building security fund.
(c) 
Fund purposes.
The municipal court building security fund may be used only to finance the items when used for the purpose of providing security services for any buildings housing the municipal court of the town, including those items as specified in V.T.C.A., Code of Criminal Procedure, article 102.017.
(Ordinance adopting 2006 Code; 2006 Code, secs. 7.201–7.203; Ordinance adopting 2021 Code)
(a) 
Establishment.
(1) 
There is hereby created and established a municipal court technology fund, herein known as the fund, pursuant to article 102.0172 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(2) 
The fund may be maintained in an interest-bearing account and may be maintained in the general revenue account.
(b) 
Amount of fee; assessment and collection.
(1) 
The fee shall be as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code.
(2) 
The fee shall be assessed and collected from the defendant upon conviction for a misdemeanor offense in the municipal court as a cost of court. A defendant is considered convicted if:
(A) 
A sentence is imposed on the person;
(B) 
The person is placed on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision; or
(C) 
The court defers final disposition of the person’s case.
(3) 
The fee shall be collected on conviction for an offense committed on or after adoption of this section.
(4) 
The clerk of the court shall collect the fee and pay the fee to the municipal treasurer of the town, who shall deposit the fee into the municipal court technology fund.
(c) 
Designated use of fund; administration.
(1) 
The fund shall be used only to finance the purchase of technological enhancements for the municipal court of the town, including those items as specified in V.T.C.A., Code of Criminal Procedure, article 102.0172.
(2) 
The fund shall be administered by the town.
(Ordinance adopting 2006 Code; 2006 Code, secs. 7.301–7.303; Ordinance adopting 2021 Code)