Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 4.11 · Chapter 4. COURTS AND CRIMINAL JURISDICTION
JURISDICTION OF JUSTICE COURTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Justices of the peace shall have original jurisdiction in criminal cases:
(1) punishable by fine only or punishable by:
(A) a fine; and
(B) as authorized by statute, a sanction not consisting of confinement or imprisonment; or
(2) arising under Chapter 106, Alcoholic Beverage Code, that do not include confinement as an authorized sanction.
(b) The fact that a conviction in a justice court has as a consequence the imposition of a penalty or sanction by an agency or entity other than the court, such as a denial, suspension, or revocation of a privilege, does not affect the original jurisdiction of the justice court.
(c) A justice court has concurrent jurisdiction with a municipal court in criminal cases that arise in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction and that arise under an ordinance of the municipality applicable to the extraterritorial jurisdiction under Section 216.902, Local Government Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 108, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 449, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Subsec. (a) amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 533, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1013, Sec. 38, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 612 (H.B. 413), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2007.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.4.htm
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Alcoholic Beverage Code
Cited by 3 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 4.11. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 45A.401DISMISSAL OF MISDEMEANOR CHARGE ON COMPLETION OF TEEN COURT PROGRAM.Printed as Article 4.11 or 4.14
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 45A.453CHILD TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.Printed as Article 4.11 or 4.14
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 45A.457FINDING THAT OFFENSE COMMITTED.Printed as Article 4.11 or 4.14
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