By Solomons H.B. No. 469
77R2304 AEI-F
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the creation of the County Court at Law No. 2 of Denton
1-3 County and to the jurisdiction of and certain procedure in that
1-4 court.
1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-6 SECTION 1. Section 25.0631(a), Government Code, is amended to
1-7 read as follows:
1-8 (a) Denton County has the following statutory county courts:
1-9 (1) County Court at Law No. 1 of Denton County;
1-10 (2) County Court at Law No. 2 of Denton County;
1-11 (3) County Criminal Court No. 1 of Denton County;
1-12 (4) [(3)] County Criminal Court No. 2 of Denton
1-13 County;
1-14 (5) [(4)] County Criminal Court No. 3 of Denton
1-15 County;
1-16 (6) [(5)] County Criminal Court No. 4 of Denton
1-17 County; and
1-18 (7) [(6)] County Criminal Court No. 5 of Denton
1-19 County.
1-20 SECTION 2. Section 25.0633, Government Code, is amended by
1-21 adding Subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) to read as follows:
1-22 (e) The County Court at Law No. 2 of Denton County has
1-23 jurisdiction over all civil causes and proceedings, original and
1-24 appellate, prescribed by law for county courts.
2-1 (f) The County Court at Law No. 2 of Denton County does not
2-2 have jurisdiction over:
2-3 (1) causes and proceedings concerning roads, bridges,
2-4 and public highways;
2-5 (2) the general administration of county business that
2-6 is within the jurisdiction of the commissioners court of each
2-7 county; or
2-8 (3) criminal causes and proceedings.
2-9 (g) The County Court at Law No. 2 of Denton County has the
2-10 jurisdiction provided by general law for county courts, statutory
2-11 county courts, or district courts over civil penalties and
2-12 forfeitures, including surety bond forfeitures and escheats,
2-13 regardless of the amount in controversy or remedy sought.
2-14 (h) Appeals in all cases from judgments and orders of the
2-15 County Court at Law No. 2 of Denton County are to the court of
2-16 appeals as provided for an appeal from a district or county court.
2-17 SECTION 3. The County Court at Law No. 2 of Denton County is
2-18 created and this Act takes effect May 1, 2002.