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| 1 | 1 | 85R11900 CAE-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Nelson S.B. No. 1178 | |
| 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the creation of an additional judicial district in | |
| 8 | 8 | Denton County and the jurisdiction of certain county criminal | |
| 9 | 9 | courts in Denton. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is | |
| 12 | 12 | amended by adding Section 24.6006 to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | Sec. 24.6006. 462ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). The | |
| 14 | 14 | 462nd Judicial District is composed of Denton County. | |
| 15 | 15 | SECTION 2. Section 25.0634, Government Code, is amended by | |
| 16 | 16 | amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as | |
| 17 | 17 | follows: | |
| 18 | 18 | (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a [A] county | |
| 19 | 19 | criminal court has no jurisdiction over civil, civil appellate, | |
| 20 | 20 | probate, or mental health matters. | |
| 21 | 21 | (c) The County Criminal Court No. 4 of Denton County has | |
| 22 | 22 | jurisdiction over mental health matters. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 3. The 462nd Judicial District is created on | |
| 24 | 24 | January 1, 2019. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |