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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a county court at law in Gillespie |
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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 25.0881 and 25.0882 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 25.0881. GILLESPIE COUNTY. Gillespie County has one |
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statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Gillespie |
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County. |
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Sec. 25.0882. GILLESPIE COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS. |
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(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and |
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other law, a county court at law in Gillespie County has concurrent |
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jurisdiction with the district court in: |
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(1) family law cases and proceedings; and |
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(2) juvenile law cases and proceedings. |
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(b) The district clerk serves as clerk of a county court at |
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law for family law cases and proceedings and the county clerk serves |
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as clerk for all other cases. The commissioners court may employ as |
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many deputy sheriffs and bailiffs as are necessary to serve the |
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court. |
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(c) If a case or proceeding in which a county court at law |
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has concurrent jurisdiction with a district court is tried before a |
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jury, the jury shall be composed of 12 members. In all other cases, |
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the jury shall be composed of six members. |
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SECTION 2. The County Court at Law of Gillespie County is |
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created on the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect October 1, 2019. |