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A general order of the Travis County Courts at Law addressing defendants who have completed their jail time on a misdemeanor and owe only fines and/or costs, governing how remaining monetary obligations are handled.
Applies to misdemeanor defendants in the Travis County Courts at Law who owe only fines and/or costs after completing jail time. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
C-1-CR-11-100054 GENERAL ORDER in re: Defendants Sentenced with only Money Due § IN THE COUNTY COURTS at LAW, Travis County, Texas [File stamp: FILED FOR RECORD 2018 SEP 19 AM 8:33, Dana DeBeauvoir, County Clerk, Travis County, Texas] ORDER The Court, sua sponte, has determined that, in those instances where a defendant has been sentenced to regular jail time and/or SWAP on a misdemeanor charge and all jail time has been satisfied and only fines and/or costs are due and the defendant would have previously been allowed to spend time in custody to satisfy their monies due and the current practice would call for costs to be concurrent, the interest of justice demands that the misdemeanor warrant be recalled and balances waived. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that upon notification that defendant has satisfied jail time owed, the County Clerk shall recall the outstanding misdemeanor Capias and waive the outstanding balances of fine and/or costs related thereto. A copy of this order shall be filed with the County Clerk. SIGNED ON THIS THE 19 [handwritten] DAY OF September [handwritten], 2018. [signature] John Lipscombe, Judge, County Court at Law #3 [signature] Mike Denton, Judge, County Court at Law #4 [signature] Nancy Hohengarten, Judge, County Court at Law #5 [signature] Brandy Mueller, Judge, County Court at Law #6 [signature] Elisabeth Earle, Judge, County Court at Law #7 [signature] Carlos Barrera, Judge, County Court at Law #8 [signature] Kimberly Williams, Judge, County Court at Law #9
Travis County Courts at Law General Order Regarding Defendants Sentenced with Only Money Due. The Court, sua sponte, has determined that in instances where a defendant has been sentenced to regular jail time and/or SWAP on a misdemeanor charge, all jail time has been satisfied, and only fines and/or costs remain due — where the defendant would previously have been allowed to spend time in custody
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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.