CHAPTER 10: COURTS

   Article

      I.   IN GENERAL

      II.   PARKING VIOLATION BUREAU

Charter reference:

   Creation and operation of municipal court, see Ch. VII

Cross-reference:

   General penalty for code violations, see § 1-6

   Offenses and miscellaneous provisions, see Ch. 23

   Police, see Ch. 27

Editor’s note:

   Ord. 9509, § 1, adopted Nov. 5, 1985, repealed Ch. 12, municipal courts, of the 1964 Code, codified as §§ 10-1 through 10-15, 10-31 through 10-33 herein, as derived from §§ 12-1 through 12-15, 12-33 through 12-35 of the 1964 Code, and the following legislation:

 

Ord.	Section	Date	Ord.	Section	Date
5736	1		9017		1-17-1984
6613	1—3	1-24-1972	9111	1	5-29-1984
8018	1—6	12-18-1979	9148	1, 2	7-17-1984

 

   New provisions designated as §§ 12-1 through 12-6 are included as §§ 10-1 through 10-6 herein.

Statutory reference:

   Municipal courts, see Tex. Government Code Ch. 29

   Ft. Worth municipal court provisions, see Tex. Government Code Ch. 29.101

Section

Article I. In General

   10-1   Municipal court of record established; divisions; jurisdiction

   10-2   Ad hoc municipal courts advisory committee of the council, other relationships prohibited

   10-3   Judges; chief judge; chief prosecutor

   10-4   Creation of a department of municipal court services; creation of the office of director of municipal court services; duties of director of municipal court services; creation of the office of clerk of the municipal courts

   10-5   Fines bureau

   10-6   City marshal

   10-7   Special expense applicable to certain dismissed cases

   10-8   Municipal court building security fund; security fee to be collected as a cost of court

   10-9   Municipal court technology fund; technology fee to be collected as a cost of court

   10-9.1   Collection contracts

   10-10   Fee for record on appeal

   10-11   Juvenile case manager fund and fee

   10-12   Court costs for parking violations

   10-13—10-15   Reserved

Article II. Parking Violations Bureau

   10-16   Parking violations bureau created

   10-17   Hearing officers; powers, duties and functions

   10-18   Parking citations

   10-19   Presumption of ownership; exceptions to vehicle owner liability

   10-20   Hearings; contest parking citation online and via mail

   10-21   Appeal

   10-22   Enforcement

   10-23   Procedures for immobilization and/or impoundment

   10-24   Boot removal

   10-25   Boot hearing

   10-26   Fines and fees

   10-27   Certain conduct unlawful