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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a county court at law in Fannin County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 25, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Sections 25.0761 and 25.0762 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 25.0761. FANNIN COUNTY. Fannin County has one |
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statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Fannin County. |
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Sec. 25.0762. FANNIN COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS. (a) |
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In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and |
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other law and except as provided by Subsection (b), a county court |
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at law in Fannin County has concurrent jurisdiction with the |
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district court in: |
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(1) family law cases and proceedings, including |
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proceedings under Chapter 262, Family Code; and |
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(2) proceedings under Title 3, Family Code. |
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(b) A county court at law does not have jurisdiction of |
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proceedings under: |
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(1) Section 262.201, Family Code; or |
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(2) Section 54.03 or 54.04, Family Code. |
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(c) A county court at law shall transfer a family law case or |
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proceeding instituted under Chapter 262, Family Code, from that |
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court to the district court before a hearing governed by Section |
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262.201, Family Code, is commenced. A case or proceeding |
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transferred as required by this subsection shall be completed under |
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the same cause number and in the same manner as if the case or |
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proceeding were originally filed in the district court. The |
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district court may not transfer the case or proceeding back to the |
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county court at law, except as provided by Section 262.203(a), |
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Family Code. |
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(d) A county court at law shall transfer a juvenile case or |
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proceeding instituted under Title 3, Family Code, from that court |
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to another court designated as a juvenile court under Section |
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51.04, Family Code, before a hearing governed by Section 54.03, |
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Family Code, is commenced. A case or proceeding transferred as |
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required by this subsection shall be completed under the same cause |
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number and in the same manner as if the case or proceeding were |
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originally filed in the juvenile court. The juvenile court may not |
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transfer the case or proceeding back to the county court at law. |
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SECTION 2. The County Court at Law of Fannin County is |
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created September 1, 2009. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2232 was passed by the House on May |
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15, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2232 was passed by the Senate on May |
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27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |