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The self-represented filing guide for Wise County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2: the case types, the documents required to file, and the local filing and service fees with payment instructions.
Applies to self-represented litigants filing a case in Wise County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2.
In Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 a litigant may file a debt claim, eviction, repair-and-remedy or small-claims case (each for up to $20,000). Documents to file are a case information sheet, the petition, an SCRA (military status) affidavit and, for a party unable to pay, a statement of inability. The debt-claim filing fee is $54.00 made payable to Justice of the Peace 2 (cash, cashier's check or money order); an eviction service fee is $175.00 payable to 'WISE COUNTY JP#2' and other service is $125.00 payable to the 'WISE COUNTY CONSTABLE' — 'You must pay these fees separately.' Filings are mailed to JP#2, P.O. Box 1534, Decatur. Court staff answer procedural questions but cannot answer legal questions.
In Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 a litigant may file a debt claim, eviction, repair-and-remedy or small-claims case (each for up to $20,000). Documents to file are a case information sheet, the petition, an SCRA (military status) affidavit and, for a party unable to pay, a statement of inability. The debt-claim filing fee is $54.00 made payable to Justice of the Peace 2 (cash, cashier's check or
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the county-site page (read in full). Court-specific JP2 filing procedure with local fees and payment instructions (a rule, not a fee table).
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.