78R808 SLO-D


By:  Telford                                                      H.B. No. 501


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the jurisdiction of the County Court of Marion County. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 26.258, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 26.258. MARION COUNTY. The County Court of Marion County has the general jurisdiction of a probate court, general criminal jurisdiction, and [but has no other civil or criminal jurisdiction except] juvenile jurisdiction as provided by Section 26.042(b) but has no other civil [and criminal] jurisdiction [to receive and enter guilty pleas in misdemeanor cases]. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.