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A standing order of the Hays County Courts at Law requiring a new and current criminal background check for any proposed guardian in cases involving the transfer of a guardianship into Hays County from another county, regardless of whether one was previously completed.
Applies to guardianships transferred into the Hays County Courts at Law from another county. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
[Seal: Hays County, State of Texas] O-04-004 [Faint file stamp: FILED, 2026 JAN 13 PM 1:30, with the clerk's signature] In the County Courts at Law of Hays County, Texas STANDING ORDER REQUIRING A NEW AND CURRENT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK FOR TRANSFERRED GUARDIANSHIP In all cases involving the transfer of a guardianship into the County Courts at Law of Hays County from another county or jurisdiction, the Courts require the filing of a new and current criminal background check for any proposed guardian of the person or estate, regardless of whether a background check was previously completed in the transferring court. The background check shall be obtained in accordance with the requirements of the Texas Estates Code and submitted to the Court within the time specified by order, and no guardianship shall be accepted, confirmed, or letters issued until compliance with this requirement is established. This Standing Order shall apply to all guardianship transfer proceedings filed on or after the effective date of this Order. THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 1. Purpose. The purpose of this requirement is to ensure the continued protection of the ward and to maintain compliance with statutory obligations under Texas law. 2. Procedure. In any case in which a party requests the transfer of a guardianship into the jurisdiction of Hays County, Texas, all proposed guardians must submit to the Courts a new and current criminal background check and, if applicable, a registry check as required under Sections 1104.351 - .354 of the Texas Estates Code before the Court's consideration and acceptance of the transfer. 3. Results. The Courts will not approve the issuance of any letters of guardianship, and the Courts will not finalize any transfer until the Court has received and reviewed results from the background checks and found those results to be satisfactory. THIS HAYS COUNTY STANDING ORDER REQUIRING A NEW AND CURRENT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK FOR TRANSFERRED GUARDIANSHIP SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON PUBLICATION ON THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION'S WEBSITE. [signature] Judge Jimmy Alan Hall, County Court at Law No. 1, Hays County, Texas [signature] Judge Chris Johnson, County Court at Law No. 2, Hays County, Texas [signature] Judge Elaine S. Brown, County Court at Law No. 3, Hays County, Texas [Running footer: O-04-004 — Page 1 of 2 / Page 2 of 2]
[Seal: Hays County, State of Texas] O-04-004 [Faint file stamp: FILED, 2026 JAN 13 PM 1:30, with the clerk's signature] In the County Courts at Law of Hays County, Texas STANDING ORDER REQUIRING A NEW AND CURRENT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK FOR TRANSFERRED GUARDIANSHIP In all cases involving the transfer of a guardianship into the County Courts at Law of Hays County from another county or jurisdicti
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the TOPICs custody scan (text layer read in full; image copy also in custody). Registered in two custody copies (docs 2519 and 2782); bundled as one instrument. Bound to Hays County (guardianship). Receipt corrected 2026-09-07 (F2): the composed text is the January 2026 standing order (doc 2782); the receipt had pointed at the superseded August 2025 administrative order (doc 2519), now recorded as the prior edition. [TRANSCRIBED BY EYE 2026-09-21 (corpus-0920 P12): every page of the registered file (sha256 459769fe7325..., 2 page(s), partly scanned file; native pages taken from the text layer, scanned pages typed from the render) read against the rendered file; verbatim, source typos kept, stamps/signatures bracketed; the earlier abstract replaced by the full instrument; confidence high. benchpath-tx-corpus0920-p12-2026-09-21]
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.