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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to where a justice of the peace court is held. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 27.051(f), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(f) A justice of the peace [of a precinct in a county with a
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population of less than 30,000] may hold court in the county |
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courthouse or another facility provided under Section 292.002(a), |
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Local Government Code, for that purpose. If requested by the |
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justice, the commissioners court of the county may provide and |
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furnish a suitable place in the courthouse or another facility |
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provided under Section 292.002(a), Local Government Code, for the |
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justice to hold court. |
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SECTION 2. Section 292.001(d), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a [A] justice of the |
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peace court may [not] be housed or conducted in a building located |
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inside or outside the county seat [court's precinct except as
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provided by Section 27.051(f), Government Code, or unless the
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justice of the peace court is situated in the county courthouse in a
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county with a population of at least 242,000 persons but no more
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than 248,000 persons]. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |