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| 1 | 1 | 84R9317 CAE-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Capriglione H.B. No. 1694 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the jurisdiction of certain county criminal courts in | |
| 8 | 8 | Tarrant County. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 25.2223(a), Government Code, is amended | |
| 11 | 11 | to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (a) A county criminal court in Tarrant County has | |
| 13 | 13 | jurisdiction over all criminal matters and causes, original and | |
| 14 | 14 | appellate, prescribed by law for county courts, but does not have | |
| 15 | 15 | original civil jurisdiction. The County Criminal Courts Nos. 5 and | |
| 16 | 16 | 10 of Tarrant County also have concurrent jurisdiction within the | |
| 17 | 17 | county of all appeals [from criminal convictions] under the laws of | |
| 18 | 18 | this state and the municipal ordinances of the municipalities | |
| 19 | 19 | located in Tarrant County that are appealed from the justice courts | |
| 20 | 20 | and municipal courts in the county. The County Criminal Courts Nos. | |
| 21 | 21 | 5, 7, 8, 9, and 10 of Tarrant County also have concurrent | |
| 22 | 22 | jurisdiction with the district court in felony cases to conduct | |
| 23 | 23 | arraignments, conduct pretrial hearings, and accept guilty pleas. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |