Highland Village Municipal Court

Highland Village Municipal Court cases in Denton County, Highland Village, TX

Highland Village Municipal Court is a municipal court of limited jurisdiction for the City of Highland Village, Texas. It handles Class C misdemeanor criminal offenses and fine-only violations occurring within city limits, including traffic and parking offenses, city ordinance violations (such as animal, code enforcement, fire, health, sanitation, and zoning), and certain juvenile alcohol/tobacco offenses. The court conducts arraignments and trials, accepts pleas and payments, and may issue warrants and perform magistrate functions. It does not hear civil lawsuits, family law, probate, juvenile delinquency, or felony or higher-grade misdemeanor cases; those matters are handled by Denton County or state courts. Penalties are limited to fines, court costs, and compliance remedies, not incarceration upon conviction.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Highland Village Municipal Court

Highland Village Municipal Court serves the public by handling:

- Case types: traffic and parking citations; Class C misdemeanors; city ordinance/code violations (animal, noise, property maintenance, fire safety); juvenile/minor fine-only offenses (e.g., alcohol/tobacco/curfew).
- Case filings and management: intake of citations/complaints; plea submissions; motions (e.g., continuance); options such as deferred disposition, driver safety course, and compliance-based dismissals.
- Court hearings: arraignments; pretrial conferences; trials before judge or jury; juvenile dockets; show-cause/compliance and ability-to-pay hearings.
- Jury services: juror summons, qualification, deferrals/excusals, orientation, and management of jury trials.
- Magistrate/protective functions: magistration after arrest, bail setting, warrants (failure to appear/capias pro fine), and issuance of Magistrate's Orders of Emergency Protection when authorized by law.
- Payments/compliance: fine payments, payment plans, community service arrangements, and required reporting to state agencies.