Hood County, TX
All 8 county-scoped rules
Every published instrument scoped to Hood County, newest effective date first. 3 region-wide and 1,248 statewide instruments also apply here — search all three layers together. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Published rules, newest effective date first
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Hood County Court at Law — Local Rules of Practice
The local rules of practice of the Hood County Statutory County Court at Law (adopted January 10, 2023): decorum, civil settings and ADR, criminal arraignment and plea practice, family procedure, the uncontested docket, and trial procedure.
Hood County Court at Law — Standard Criminal Discovery Order (Exhibit 4)
The Hood County Court at Law's standard criminal discovery order (Exhibit 4 to the local rules): the County Attorney's production duties, expert and Daubert timing, and the defendant's remaining filing duties.
Hood County Standing Order — Property and Conduct of the Parties in Divorce and SAPCR (355th District Court & County Court at Law No. 1)
The Hood County family standing order of the 355th District Court and County Court at Law No. 1: it restrains the parties in every divorce and suit affecting the parent-child relationship on the children, conduct, property, records and insurance, and requires the petitioner to certify review of the order in the petition.
355th District Court Local Rules (Hood County)
The local rules of the 355th Judicial District Court of Hood County (adopted December 28, 2022): time standards, courtroom decorum, the calendar and setting process, criminal and civil pretrial practice, motion practice, trial procedure, and withdrawal and judgment submission.
355th District Court Standard Criminal Discovery Order (Hood County)
The 355th District Court's standard criminal discovery order (Appendix C to the local rules) under the Michael Morton Act: the State's production duties, expert and Daubert timing, the continuing duty, and the defendant's remaining filing duties.
355th District Court Standing Order — Mandatory Disclosure Exemption in Delinquent Tax Cases (Hood County)
The 355th District Court's standing order (Appendix E to the local rules) exempting delinquent-tax cases from the mandatory-disclosure requirement of Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 194.
355th District Court (Hood County) — Electronic Filing and Service
The Hood County District Clerk's electronic-filing rule for the 355th District Court: when e-filing began and the mandate that subsequent criminal filings be e-filed.
Hood County Local Rules of the County Courts concerning the Electronic Filing of Court Documents (adopted 2010)
The Hood County county courts' local e-filing rules, adopted by the county judges in 2010 under TRCP 3a and submitted to the Supreme Court of Texas (effective on approval), still posted on the County Court at Law's page: e-filing optional unless a court orders it in a case; non-juvenile civil filings with the County Clerk; excluded classes (sealed-court citations and writs, returns, bonds, wills, subpoenas, in-camera and Rule 76a-sealed documents); sworn, notarized and opposing-signature documents only as scanned images; Texas.gov/EFSP mechanics and convenience fees; the digital signature's effect under TRCP 8, 13 and 57; filing-time, ten-day late-receipt and Sunday rules; e-mail address and 8½×11 format requirements; electronic service only by agreement or order, complete on transmission, next-business-day if after 5:00 p.m., with three days added to response periods; electronic orders and free public viewing. The rules predate the Supreme Court's mandatory statewide e-filing program and state that they "do not supersede or replace any previously adopted local rules."