There is hereby created a court in and for the city, which shall be known as the municipal court.
(1967 Code, sec. 8-1; 1976 Code, sec. 30-31; 2008 Code, sec. 30-31)
(a) 
The municipal court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction within the city’s territorial limits and property owned by the city located in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction in all criminal cases that:
(1) 
Arise under:
(A) 
The ordinances of the city; or
(B) 
A resolution, rule, or order of a joint board operating an airport under V.T.C.A., Transportation Code section 22.074; and
(2) 
Are punishable by a fine not to exceed:
(A) 
Two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) in all cases arising under ordinances or resolutions or rules or orders of a joint board that govern fire safety, zoning, or public health and sanitation, other than the dumping of refuse;
(B) 
Four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) in all cases arising under ordinances or resolutions or rules or orders of a joint board that govern the dumping of refuse; or
(C) 
Five hundred dollars ($500.00) in all other cases arising under a ordinance or a resolution or rule or order of a joint board.
(b) 
The municipal court has concurrent jurisdiction with the justice court in all criminal cases arising under state law that:
(1) 
Arise within the city’s territorial limits or property owned by the city located in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction and are punishable only by a fine, as defined in subsection (c) of this section; or
(2) 
Arise under V.T.C.A., Alcoholic Beverage Code section 106.001 et seq., and do not include confinement as an authorized sanction.
(c) 
For purposes of this section, an offense which is punishable by fine only is defined as an offense that is punishable by fine and such sanctions, if any, as authorized by statute not consisting of confinement in jail or imprisonment.
(d) 
The fact that a conviction in a municipal court has as a consequence the imposition of a penalty or sanction by an agency or entity other than the court, such as a denial, suspension, or revocation of a privilege, does not affect the original jurisdiction of the municipal court.
(e) 
The municipal court has jurisdiction in the forfeiture and final judgment of all bail bonds and personal bonds taken in criminal cases of which the court has jurisdiction.
(f) 
This section does not affect the powers given exclusively to a joint board operating an airport under V.T.C.A., Transportation Code section 22.074(d).
(1967 Code, sec. 8-2; 1976 Code, sec. 30-32; 2008 Code, sec. 30-32; Ordinance adopting 2020 Code)