Beeville Municipal Court

Beeville Municipal Court cases in Bee County, Beeville, TX

Beeville Municipal Court is a municipal court serving the City of Beeville, Texas. It functions as a court of limited jurisdiction, primarily handling Class C misdemeanor offenses occurring within city limits. Common case types include traffic and parking violations, state-law fine-only criminal offenses, and prosecutions for city ordinance violations (such as code enforcement, animal control, and public health and safety). The court also performs magistrate duties, including issuing warrants and conducting initial appearances and bail settings, and it has limited civil authority for specific statutory matters, such as dangerous-dog determinations. It does not hear felony cases, higher-grade misdemeanors, general civil disputes, probate, or family law matters, which are handled by county or district courts.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Beeville Municipal Court

Beeville Municipal Court serves the public by handling Class C misdemeanors: traffic citations, parking, and city ordinance/code violations. It processes case filings from citations and complaints, creates dockets, and conducts arraignments, pretrial conferences, and trials (judge or jury). The court administers jury services, including summons, qualification, and scheduling. Judges perform magistrate duties such as warnings, bond setting, warrants, and magistrate's emergency protective orders after qualifying arrests. Services include fine payments, payment plans, compliance dismissals, deferred disposition, driver safety course requests, community service, and indigency/ability-to-pay determinations. The court manages juvenile matters with required parent/guardian participation. Additional public services include warrant resolution, record/disposition requests, continuances, and plea submissions, with options for in-person or remote appearances per local procedures.