Grimes County, TX
All 11 county-scoped rules
Every published instrument scoped to Grimes County, newest effective date first. 2 region-wide and 1,248 statewide instruments also apply here — search all three layers together. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
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Grimes County Youth Diversion Procedures
The Grimes County youth-diversion plan required by H.B. 3186 (Code of Criminal Procedure arts. 45.306, 45.309, 45.310), effective January 1, 2025, covering both municipal and justice courts. It establishes the intervention strategy that redirects children accused of certain "gateway" Class C misdemeanors (excluding traffic offenses) from formal prosecution — intermediate diversion before a charge is filed (art. 45.309) and diversion by the judge after a charge or a finding of guilt (art. 45.310).
Grimes County Standing Order for Family Law Cases Filed by Inmates Incarcerated by TDCJ
A standing order (signed January 7, 2019 by Judge Tuck McLain) governing jurisdiction over family-law cases filed by persons incarcerated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. A petitioner alleging jurisdiction under Family Code § 6.301 must execute a Sworn Questionnaire for Divorce; if residency is not established, the District Clerk shall refuse the filing, and if residency cannot be determined the matter is submitted to the Court before the filing is accepted.
Grimes County Court at Law Standing Order Regarding the Child, Property and Conduct of the Parties
The Grimes County Court at Law family standing order (effective March 26, 2018), self-executing in every divorce and SAPCR filed in the CCL: binding on the parties, their agents/attorneys and anyone acting in concert with actual notice, and enforceable by contempt. It bars disruption of the child, dissipation of property, and harassing conduct while the suit is pending.
Grimes County — Courthouse Security and Judicial Courtroom Protocol (County Court at Law and District Courtrooms; adopted May 18, 2022)
The court-published Grimes County — Courthouse Security and Judicial Courtroom Protocol (County Court at Law and District Courtrooms; adopted May 18, 2022), quoted whole from the document as posted (2 page(s)).
Grimes County Court’s Standing Criminal Pre-Trial Order
A standing pre-trial order promoting informal criminal discovery and preventing ineffective-assistance claims. Without a written request, the prosecuting attorney must disclose and make available for inspection at least seven days before trial a defined set of materials — mitigating/impeachment/favorable evidence, defendant and co-defendant statements, the State’s witness list, scientific-test and examination results, prior convictions, extraneous-offense evidence, plea agreements, physical evidence, and any recommended plea sentence — and defines the defense attorney’s corresponding responsibilities. An open-file policy satisfies these requirements.
Grimes County Justice Courts — Conflicting Engagements of Attorneys
The justice courts’ rule for resolving conflicting trial settings. An attorney set for trial in two separate courts on the same date must inform both courts of the conflict in writing as soon as it becomes apparent; the justice of the peace then confers to determine priority, giving consideration to jury trials, criminal cases, cases given preference by statute, and cases with the earliest filing date.
Grimes County Justice Courts — Rules for the Clerk’s Office and Courtroom
The justice courts’ in-person practice rules for the clerk’s office and courtroom: no Zoom/WebEx appearances (all parties appear in person); parties must bring their own evidence copies for all parties; accepted payment methods for civil/admin and criminal filings (exact cash, credit card with fee, cashier’s check or money order); no firearms except on-duty peace officers; no legal advice from the court; an enforced dress code; negotiations conducted in the hallway unless directed otherwise; and autopsy inquiries limited to next of kin.
Grimes County Justice Courts Policy for Out of County / Out of State Service of Citations
The justice courts’ policy for serving a citation on a defendant located outside the county or state through the appropriate county constable. The plaintiff must supply the county for service, the serving constable’s identity and full address, and the constable’s service fee — provided to the court as a money order or cashier’s check made payable to that constable — whereupon the court mails the payment and citation to the constable for service.
Grimes County Justice Courts Standing Rules of Administration and Court Decorum
The Grimes County justice courts’ local rules of administration and decorum, adopted under Gov’t Code § 27.061 (with Civil Practice & Remedies Code § 15.0821 and Code of Criminal Procedure art. 4.12): court organization and calendar, the annually-renewable bench-exchange arrangement, the prohibition on recording/broadcasting proceedings without the presiding JP’s permission, and the rule that indigent defendants are not entitled to appointed counsel in justice-court cases.
Grimes County Standing Order — Case Filings with the County Clerk
A standing order clarifying, in matters of concurrent jurisdiction, which court a case must be filed in as between the Grimes County Court at Law and the constitutional County Court (Gov’t Code 25.003, 25.092, 26.042). It allocates general-civil filings by amount in controversy, and assigns juvenile, appeals from justice/municipal courts, occupational-license, misdemeanor, judgment-nisi and probate matters between the two courts.
Local Rules of the District Courts of Grimes County
The comprehensive local rules of the Grimes County district courts (12th, 278th and 506th Judicial Districts): application and jurisdiction, assignment of cases, the local administrative judge and board of judges, rules of decorum, and the civil, family and criminal case tracks (settings, docket control, ADR/mediation, motions, dismissal dockets, jury charge and voir dire).