(A) The Mansfield Municipal Court of Record No. 1 is established pursuant to the authority granted in Tex. Gov’t Code, Ch. 30, and the terms set forth therein are hereby adopted governing the operation of the court.
(B) The Mansfield Municipal Court of Record No. 1 shall have the jurisdiction and authority provided by Tex Gov’t Code, § 30.00005, as amended, including, but not limited to:
(1) Jurisdiction over criminal cases arising under ordinances authorized by Tex. Local Gov’t Code §§ 215.072, 217.042, 341.903, and 551.002, as amended;
(2) Concurrent jurisdiction with a justice court in any precinct in which the city is located in criminal cases that arise within the territorial limits of the city and are punishable only by fine;
(3) Concurrent jurisdiction with a district court or a county court at law under Tex. Local Gov’t Code, Ch. 54, Subch. B, within the city's territorial limits and property owned by the city located in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction for the purpose of enforcing health and safety and nuisance abatement ordinances;
(4) Civil jurisdiction for the purpose of enforcing municipal ordinances enacted under Tex. Local Gov’t Code, Ch. 214, Subch. A, or Tex. Transp. Code, Ch. 683, Subch. E; and
(5) Authority to issue:
(a) Search warrants for the purpose of investigating a health and safety or nuisance abatement ordinance violation; and
(b) Seizure warrants for the purpose of securing, removing, or demolishing the offending property and removing the debris from the premises.
(‘78 Code, § 9.9-2) (Ord. 1086, passed 7-24-95; Am. Ord. OR-2303-23, passed 5-22-23)