Enrolled Bill Summary

Current law provides for concurrent jurisdiction of a statutory county court and a district court in civil cases in which the amount in controversy is within certain limits. House Bill 412 amends the Government Code to provide for concurrent jurisdiction of a county court at law in Dallas County and the district court in civil cases, regardless of the amount in controversy. The judge of a county court at law in Dallas County who acts on a civil case that is mistakenly filed in a county court at law instead of a civil district court is considered to have acted under assignment to the county district court.