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240th District Court Virtual Hearing Policies and Procedures (revised May 6, 2026) — Fort Bend County. The operative requirements are quoted verbatim from the governing document (registered/posted 05/06/2026); the document in custody is the controlling text.
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To participate in the WebEx hearing, you must have an electronic device with an internet connection. … You must use a smart phone, iPad/tablet, or desktop/laptop computer with a built-in webcam/microphone. … It shall be the responsibility of counsel and self-represented parties to download the WebEx app prior to a proceeding and to ensure that all hearings’ participants have the ability to participate. … You MUST indicate in your hearing request the following: … The notice must include the WebEx meeting link, meeting number, and password. • The scheduling party is responsible for canceling the setting with the Court if a hearing is no longer necessary and shall notify all other parties of cancellation. • All of the usual in-person courtroom decorum, demeanor, and dress code rules shall apply. • Participants in the WebEx hearing should minimize outside noise and distractions. • When filing a motion or petition, exhibits shall be attached to the lead document and be properly labeled. • Exhibits for an evidentiary hearing must be e-filed at least 24 hours before the hearing date. … An exhibit list and witness list must also be e-filed. • Exhibits may be filed combined, but each exhibit must be easily identifiable and clearly labeled. • All sensitive data must be removed or redacted from exhibits before filing. • Parties/Counsel should attempt to reach stipulations regarding exhibit admissibility before the hearing. … FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE MAY RESULT IN EXHIBIT EXCLUSION. • Parties are responsible for providing exhibits to opposing counsel/parties prior to the hearing. • During the hearing, the Court will not be responsible for displaying exhibits through the WebEx app. … Technical difficulties that are not timely resolved may result in a hearing being passed. • IT IS ORDERED THAT RECORDING OF REMOTE WEBEX PROCEEDINGS IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN. … Attorneys, self-represented parties, witnesses, and attendees participating in remote hearings, or members of the public viewing a livestream are prohibited from recording, capturing, saving, broadcasting, televising, or photographing the proceeding in any manner.
Reviewer note: Operative mandatory-language provisions quoted verbatim from the registered document; the full document (sha256 e75bf73b3055…) is the controlling text.
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