86R10321 CAE-D
By: Biedermann H.B. No. 4738
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation of a county court at law in Gillespie
County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 25, Government Code, is
amended by adding Sections 25.0881 and 25.0882 to read as follows:
Sec. 25.0881. GILLESPIE COUNTY. Gillespie County has one
statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Gillespie
County.
Sec. 25.0882. GILLESPIE COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS.
(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and
other law, a county court at law in Gillespie County has concurrent
jurisdiction with the district court in:
(1) family law cases and proceedings; and
(2) juvenile law cases and proceedings.
(b) The district clerk serves as clerk of a county court at
law for family law cases and proceedings and the county clerk serves
as clerk for all other cases. The commissioners court may employ as
many deputy sheriffs and bailiffs as are necessary to serve the
court.
(c) If a case or proceeding in which a county court at law
has concurrent jurisdiction with a district court is tried before a
jury, the jury shall be composed of 12 members. In all other cases,
the jury shall be composed of six members.
SECTION 2. The County Court at Law of Gillespie County is
created on the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect October 1, 2019.