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