82R4654 JRH-D
By: Christian H.B. No. 799
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to where certain justice of the peace courts may be held.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 27.051(f), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(f) A justice of the peace of a precinct in a county with a
population of less than 66,000 [30,000] may hold court in the county
courthouse or another facility provided under Section 292.002(a),
Local Government Code, for that purpose. If requested by the
justice, the commissioners court of the county may provide and
furnish a suitable place in the courthouse or another facility
provided under Section 292.002(a), Local Government Code, for the
justice to hold court.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.