Flower Mound Municipal Court

Flower Mound Municipal Court cases in Denton County, Flower Mound, TX

Flower Mound Municipal Court is a municipal trial court of limited jurisdiction for the Town of Flower Mound, Texas. It handles fine-only criminal matters under Texas law and town ordinances, including traffic and parking citations, Class C misdemeanors (e.g., public intoxication, minor in possession, petty theft under statutory thresholds), and municipal code violations (such as property, animal, noise, and health/safety regulations). The court conducts arraignments, accepts pleas and payments, sets bench or jury trials, and issues warrants. It also processes juvenile cases involving fine-only offenses and administers compliance options like deferred disposition and driver safety courses when authorized by law. It does not adjudicate civil lawsuits, family law matters, felonies, or Class A/B misdemeanors; those are handled by Denton County justice, county, or district courts.

Flower Mound Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Flower Mound Municipal Court

Flower Mound Municipal Court handles fine-only offenses within the town. Its public-facing services include:

- Adjudicating Class C misdemeanors: traffic and parking citations, state fine-only offenses, and town ordinance violations (animal, property, noise, fire, health/sanitation).
- Addressing juvenile/minor cases (e.g., alcohol/tobacco, curfew) and other compliance citations.
- Case services: pleas, online/in-person payments, payment plans, driving safety course, deferred disposition, community service, dismissals upon compliance, and warrant resolution.
- Court hearings: arraignments, pretrials, show-cause hearings, trials by judge or jury, and post-judgment compliance/indigency hearings.
- Jury services: summons, qualification, deferrals/exemptions, and juror assistance.
- Magistrate functions as authorized: warnings, setting bail, and issuing emergency protective orders after qualifying arrests.
- Processing filings (pleas, motions, discovery requests), issuing subpoenas, and providing certified records as permitted by law.