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Justice of the Peace Precinct 2's civil filing instructions and fees: the filing and service fees, the copies required, and mail-filing instructions.
Applies to civil filings in the Parker County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2.
To file a civil case in Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 the filing fee is $54 and the service fee is $100 per person. A filer submits the original, a copy for each defendant and a copy for their own records; a filer who does not provide the appropriate number of copies will be charged, and a mail filing must include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Writ fees apply, the jury fee is $22, and copy
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the county-site page (read in full; Precinct 2 tree). Court-specific JP2 filing procedure with local fees; judge-joined to Kelly A. Green (JP2).
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.
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