Texas statute
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 4.11 — Jurisdiction of justice courts
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 4: COURTS AND CRIMINAL JURISDICTION, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 4.11
Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.
(a) Justices of the peace shall have original jurisdiction in criminal cases: (1) punishable by fine only or punishable by: (A) a fine; and (B) as authorized by statute, a sanction not consisting of confinement or imprisonment; or (2) arising under Chapter 106 , Alcoholic Beverage Code, that do not include confinement as an authorized sanction. (b) The fact that a conviction in a justice 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 justice court. (c) A justice court has concurrent jurisdiction with a municipal court in criminal cases that arise in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction and that arise under an ordinance of the municipality applicable to the extraterritorial jurisdiction under Section 216.902 , Local Government Code.
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