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Uniform Traffic Notice (January 1, 2020) — Harris County Justice Courts — posted on the court's own website — the court-procedure tier (standing procedures, policies, and preferences the court itself publishes), distinct from the TOPICs-registered local-rules tier (TRCP 3a registration applies to local rules). Operative requirements quoted verbatim; the posted document is the controlling text.
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OPTIONS IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO APPEAR IN COURT: … If paid by mail, fines must be paid by cashier's check or money order payable to the Justice of the Peace. … Please do not mail cash. … You will lose that right if, on or before your appearance date, you do not provide the court with notice of your request to take the course. … Note: do not take the course until you receive an Order from the Court. … You do not have the right to complete a course if you hold a commercial driver’s license, or if you held a commercial driver’s license when the offense was committed; if you are charged with passing a school bus, violating a duty to stop and give information, or if you are charged with a traffic offense committed in a construction and maintenance work zone while workers were present, or if you are charged with speeding 95 miles per hour or more or speeding 25 miles per hour or more over the posted speed limit. … You must have a valid Texas driver’s license or permit, or be a member, or the spouse or dependent child of a member, of the United States military forces serving on active duty. … You must provide proof of financial responsibility (vehicle liability insurance). … You may not take the course if you are taking the course at the time of this request, or if you have completed a course within the 12 months preceding the date of the offense. … In order to take an approved course, you must elect and request to do so. … This request must be received by the court prior to the appearance date shown on your citation. … If you intend to use the mail, you must use certified mail, return receipt requested, postmarked on or before the appearance date on your citation. … You must pay court costs and fees of $144.00. … Plead Guilty or No Contest, with Explanation If you are pleading guilty or no contest, but have any evidence or documents to present in connection with the offense, you must do so in court on your appearance date. … If the case is dismissed, you must pay a fine of $10.00. … You must pay an administrative fee of $10.00 when the charge is dismissed. … The defect must be remedied within 20 working days or before your first court appearance, whichever is later, and you must pay a fine of $10.00 when the charge is dismissed. … On or before the 7th day after the date the child or parent changes residence, the court must be notified in writing of the current address. … This obligation continues even after the child reaches the age of 17, and only ends on discharge and satisfaction of the judgment or final disposition of the case. … If you fail to take care of the citation prior to the appearance date on the citation (either by paying online, mailing in payment or a plea, or appearing at the window to enter a plea), and fail to appear in court on the appearance date, the court is required to issue a warrant for your arrest.
Reviewer note: Own-site content fetched by us 2026-08-23 (Phase 5 page-denominator close; hashed custody). Operative mandatory-language provisions quoted verbatim; the full posted document is the controlling text. The notice is a two-column sheet; text extracted in reading order.
In justice-court eviction cases: the citation sets a personal-appearance trial day not less than 10 nor more than 21 days after the petition is filed; a written answer is permitted but NOT required (appearing on the trial day is what matters); no trial may be held until 4 days after service; and an appeal must be perfected within 5 days after the judgment is signed.
Policy Regarding Pro Se Applicants — Harris County Probate Courts (Probate Court No. 1 posting) — posted on the court's own website — the court-procedure tier (standing procedures, policies, and preferences the court itself publishes), distinct from the TOPICs-registered local-rules tier (TRCP 3a registration applies to local rules). Operative requirements quoted verbatim; the posted document is the controlling text.