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CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHARTER of THE CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS
VOLUME I
PREFACE
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 3 ADVERTISING
CHAPTER 4 RESERVED
CHAPTER 5 AIRCRAFT AND AIRPORTS
CHAPTER 5A AIR POLLUTION
CHAPTER 6 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
CHAPTER 6A AMUSEMENT CENTERS
CHAPTER 7 ANIMALS
CHAPTER 7A ANTI-LITTER REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 8 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
CHAPTER 8A BOARDING HOME FACILITIES
CHAPTER 9 BICYCLES
CHAPTER 9A BILLIARD HALLS
CHAPTER 9B BUILDING SECURITY
CHAPTER 9C RESERVED
CHAPTER 10 RESERVED
CHAPTER 10A RESERVED
CHAPTER 10B RESERVED
CHAPTER 11 CEMETERIES AND BURIALS
CHAPTER 12 CITY YOUTH PROGRAM STANDARDS OF CARE
CHAPTER 12A CODE OF ETHICS
CHAPTER 12B CONVENIENCE STORES
CHAPTER 13 COURTS, FINES AND IMPRISONMENTS
CHAPTER 13A DALLAS TRANSIT SYSTEM
CHAPTER 14 DANCE HALLS
CHAPTER 14A RESERVED
CHAPTER 14B EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 15 RESERVED
CHAPTER 15A ELECTIONS
CHAPTER 15B EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
CHAPTER 15C EMERGENCY REPORTING EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 15D EMERGENCY VEHICLES
CHAPTER 16 DALLAS FIRE CODE
CHAPTER 17 FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
CHAPTER 18 MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES
CHAPTER 19 HEALTH AND SANITATION
CHAPTER 19A RESERVED
CHAPTER 20 EARNED PAID SICK TIME
CHAPTER 20A FAIR HOUSING AND MIXED INCOME HOUSING
CHAPTER 21 RESERVED
CHAPTER 22 RESERVED
CHAPTER 23 RESERVED
CHAPTER 24 LIBRARY
CHAPTER 25 LOAN BROKERS
CHAPTER 25A MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS
CHAPTER 26 RESERVED
CHAPTER 27 MINIMUM PROPERTY STANDARDS
CHAPTER 28 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
VOLUME II
VOLUME III
CHAPTER 13
COURTS, FINES AND IMPRISONMENTS
ARTICLE I.
IN GENERAL.
Sec. 13-1.   General penalty; continuing violations.
Sec. 13-1.1.   Authority to issue citations to appear in municipal court.
Sec. 13-1.2.   Compliance not a defense to prosecution.
Sec. 13-2.   Liability of corporate officers for penalty.
ARTICLE II.
MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD.
Sec. 13-3.   Municipal court of record; created and designated; jurisdiction; session.
Sec. 13-4.   Other terms and laws applicable to the municipal court of record.
Sec. 13-5.   Powers and duties of municipal judges.
Sec. 13-5.1.   Judicial nominating commission created.
Sec. 13-5.2.   Judicial nominating commission duties and responsibilities; selection of municipal judges.
Sec. 13-6.   Bailiffs of the municipal court of record.
Sec. 13-7.   Department of Dallas municipal court created; director.
Sec. 13-8.   Duties of the municipal clerk; court administrator and director; deputy clerks.
Sec. 13-9.   Reserved.
Sec. 13-10.   Reserved.
Sec. 13-11.   Reserved.
Sec. 13-12.   Fidelity bonds.
Sec. 13-13.   Collection of fines.
Sec. 13-14.   Minutes of the municipal court of record.
Sec. 13-15.   Disposition of court records.
Sec. 13-16.   Recording of proceedings; fees.
Sec. 13-17.   Appeals from the municipal court of record.
Sec. 13-18.   Record of case on appeal.
Sec. 13-19.   Reserved.
Sec. 13-20.   Form of appearance bonds.
Sec. 13-21.   Delivery of appearance bonds to municipal clerk; destruction of certain records.
Sec. 13-22.   Alternative methods for payment of fines; imprisonment for default in payments.
Sec. 13-23.   Appeal bonds.
Sec. 13-24.   Recognizance before trial.
Sec. 13-25.   Return of deposits made with recognizance agreements.
Sec. 13-26.   City officials or employees not to recommend attorneys or sureties.
Sec. 13-27.   Traffic citations and complaints to be delivered to the municipal clerk.
Sec. 13-28.   Violation of promise to appear.
Sec. 13-28.1.   Local consolidated fee.
Sec. 13-28.2.   Reserved.
Sec. 13-28.3.   Reimbursement fee for certain payments through the internet or an interactive voice response telephone system.
ARTICLE III.
RESERVED.
Sec. 13-29.   Reserved.
ARTICLE IV.
PRISONERS GENERALLY.
Sec. 13-30.   Property of prisoners - Searching; record of valuables.
Sec. 13-31.   Same - Delivery to claimant.
Sec. 13-32.   Same - Authority to sell unclaimed property.
Sec. 13-33.   Same - Delivery to purchasing agent.
Sec. 13-34.   Same - Notice and manner of sale.
Sec. 13-35.   Same - Deposit of proceeds of sale.
Sec. 13-36.   Same - City officers and employees not to purchase at sales.
Sec. 13-37.   Use of force to restrain prisoners.
Sec. 13-38.   Supervision of prison generally; separation of prisoners by sexes.
Sec. 13-39.   Feeding prisoners.
Sec. 13-40.   Reserved.
Sec. 13-41.   Conversing with prisoners.
Sec. 13-42.   “City prisoners” defined; working prisoners; control of prisoners generally.
Sec. 13-43.   Allowance for labor.
Sec. 13-44.   Reserved.
Sec. 13-45.   Parole of prisoners - Authority of manager; recommendation of police chief.
Sec. 13-46.   Same - Reason to be stated; filing copy.
Sec. 13-47.   Same - Conditions and limitations.
Sec. 13-48.   Escape.
Sec. 13-49.   Penalty for violation of article.