Palestine Municipal Court

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Palestine Municipal Court cases in Anderson County, Palestine, TX

Palestine Municipal Court is a municipal court serving the City of Palestine, Texas. As a limited-jurisdiction trial court, it adjudicates fine-only offenses occurring within city limits under Texas law and city ordinances. Its docket consists primarily of criminal Class C misdemeanors and traffic matters, including speeding and other moving violations, parking offenses, no-insurance and driver-license offenses, public intoxication, disorderly conduct, minor-in-possession cases, assault by contact, and municipal code/ordinance violations (such as animal, property, health, and fire-safety codes). It does not hear family law, probate, felonies, or general civil lawsuits.

Palestine Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Court Type: Municipal Court
County: Anderson
Street Address: 504 N. Queen Street
City: Palestine
Zip Code: 75801
Phone: (903) 731-8400
Hours: 8AM - 5PM (M-Th), 9AM - 5PM (F)
Website URL: http://www.cityofpalestinetx.com/municipal-court/
Email: courtclerk@palestine-tx.org
About / Additional Info: The Municipal Court is the judicial branch of the government of the City of Palestine. It is committed to administering justice in a fair, efficient, and timely manner. The City of Palestine Municipal Court's primary function to process all Class "C" Criminal charges filed by the Police Division, Fire Marshals and Code Enforcement Officers. These include charges filed under the Texas Transportation Code, Penal Code, Alcoholic Beverage Code, Health and Safety Code, Education Code and Palestine Code of Ordinances. Court services are increasingly available online, by telephone, email, and through the mail which contributes to compliance in a customer service and eco-friendly way.

Services and Case Types Handled in Palestine Municipal Court

Palestine Municipal Court

- Jurisdiction: Class C misdemeanors within city limits.

Case types:
- Traffic and parking offenses; driver's license/registration/insurance violations.
- City ordinance violations (property maintenance, noise, animal control, fire/health/safety codes).
- Class C Penal Code offenses (public intoxication, disorderly conduct, minors in possession); juvenile cases involving fine-only offenses.

Public services:
- Case filings from citations/complaints; intake, docketing, and records.
- Pleas, arraignments, pretrial conferences, show-cause dockets, and trials (bench and jury).
- Jury services: summons, qualification, deferrals, and empaneling.
- Options and compliance: payment processing, payment plans, alternatives for indigent defendants, deferred disposition, driver safety course, compliance dismissals.
- Warrant and magistrate functions: magistration, setting bail, arrest/search warrants; capias pro fine and warrant recall.
- Protective orders: Magistrate's Orders for Emergency Protection after qualifying arrests.
- Customer service: scheduling, notices, interpreters/ADA accommodations, and public information.

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