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A standing order of the Clay County Justice Court applying the Code of Criminal Procedure's jail-credit rules — a defendant earns credit toward the fine and costs for time spent in jail on the offense charged.
Applies to non-juvenile criminal defendants before the Clay County Justice Court claiming jail credit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Justice Court of Clay County 214 N. Main Street Phone: 940.538.6531 P.O. Box 71 FAX: 940.264.4161 Henrietta, Texas 76365 STANDING ORDER REGARDING CREDIT FOR TIME SERVED Non-Juvenile Defendants Jail Credit for Current Offense 1. Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 42.03, Section 2– A defendant earns credit toward the fine and costs assessed for any time spent in jail for the offense charged, whether before or after final conviction. 2. Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 45.048 - The judge determines the dollar amount of credit the defendant gets, as well as how often the defendant earns the credit. The minimum dollar amount that may be awarded is $150, and the credit must be given at least every 24 hours, but no more often than every eight hours. 3. The Courts standard procedure will be to allow $300 credit for every 12 hours of time in jail related to the current offense. Jail Credit for Other Offenses 1. A court must credit a defendant for any time spent confined in jail as a sentence for another offense if the confinement occurred after the commission of the misdemeanor currently pending in the justice court and the conviction in justice court occurred on or after September 1, 2021. 2. Credit for this confinement is given per day, rather than per unit of time as described above, and the rate may not be less than $150 per day. 3. The Courts standard procedure will be to allow $450 credit for every 24 hours of time in jail related to offenses other than the offense which credit is being applied. Signed this the 17th day of April 2023. [signature] Judge, Justice Court of Clay County [seal: Justice Court, Precinct 1, Clay County, Texas]
Justice Court of Clay County Standing Order Regarding Credit for Time Served (Non-Juvenile Defendants). Under Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 42.03, Section 2, a defendant earns credit toward the fine and costs assessed for any time spent in jail for the offense charged, whether before or after final conviction; the order sets how the court applies jail credit for the current offense.
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Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.