Wilbarger County Texas

The Justice of the Peace courts have original jurisdiction over Class C Misdemeanor cases with fine only, plus Justice and Small Claims Court cases where the amount in controversy does not exceed $20,000.00.

The Justice court has jurisdiction over all eviction suits and writs of re-entry. The Justice of the Peace may issue warrants for arrest plus search and seizure warrants. The Justice of the Peace also conducts administrative and magistrate hearings, which include bail settings, arraignments, driver's license suspensions, peace bonds, examining trials, stolen property and illegally towed vehicles. The court collects fines and fees for various civil and criminal cases filed. The Justice of the Peace performs marriage ceremonies. The

Justice Court also has jurisdiction on truancy cases when the juvenile court has waived its jurisdiction, plus Failure to Attend School and thwarting cases have waived the jurisdiction.

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Filing a Small Claim

Small Claim has been filed against you.

Debt Claim Has been filed against you

Filing an Eviction

Eviction has been filed against you. 

Repair and Remedy

Criminal Law

Pre-Judgment

• Pleas
• Warrants and violate promise to appear & failure to appear
• Dismissals
• Deferred disposition & Driver Safety Course
• Bond Forfeiture proceedings (Civil)

Post-Judgment

• Noncompliant Defenders
• Capias Pro Fine

Indigency

Traffic Offenses

• Commercial Motor Vehicle
• Commercial Driver’s license

Non-Traffic Penal Code Offenses

Juvenile Law

• Tobacco
• Minor Alcohol Offenses
• Traffic Offenses as a Juvenile
• School Offenses (Non-truancy)

Parent Contributing to Non-Attendance

Parks and wildlife Offenses

• Fishing, hunting, and Boating

Appeals

Magistrate Duties

• Jail Magistrate

• Appointment of Counsel
• Mental Health Assessments
• Foreign Consulate Notifications
• Setting Bail and Bond Conditions
• Bond Revocation Hearing
• Emergency Protective Orders

Warrants

• Search
• Arrest 
• Blood 

Peace Bonds

Civil Law

Statements of Inability to Afford Payment of Court Costs

Pleading

Pretrial Motions

• Jurisdictional issues
• Pretrial Writs
• Writs of Sequestration & Attachment

Default Judgments

Discovery

Appeals

Post Judgment Remedies

• Writs of Garnishment
• Writs of Execution
• Turnover Orders & Receivership

Debt Claims

Small Claims

Evictions and Landlord/Tenant Issues

• Residential Evictions
• Commercial Evictions
• Manufactured Home Evictions
• Writs of Reentry Cases

Repair and remedy Case

Writs of Retrieval

Servicemember Civil Relief Act

Other Law

Administrative Hearings

• Animal Cruelty
• Handgun Denial/Suspension
• Driver’s License Suspension Hearings
• Dangerous Dogs
• Disposition of Seized Weapons
• Disposition of Stolen Property
• Occupational Driver’s License
• Tow Hearings
• Environmental Hearings (public nuisance)

Contempt

Trial Procedure

• Criminal
• Civil
• Jury
• Bench

Evidence

• Criminal Use
• Civil Use

Inquests

• Death Investigations

Truancy