Bonham Municipal Court

Bonham Municipal Court cases in Fannin County, Bonham, TX

Bonham Municipal Court is a municipal court for the City of Bonham, Texas. It serves as the city's limited-jurisdiction trial court for Class C misdemeanors punishable by fine only that occur within the city limits. Common matters include traffic citations, parking violations, and violations of city ordinances (such as animal, noise, and property maintenance codes), as well as other fine-only criminal offenses like public intoxication or disorderly conduct. The court accepts pleas, conducts trials, assesses fines, and may issue warrants for failures to appear; it also performs magistrate functions such as initial arraignments and warrant issuance within its authority. It does not hear civil lawsuits, family law matters, or higher-grade criminal cases, which are handled by the justice, county, or district courts.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Bonham Municipal Court

Bonham Municipal Court provides access to justice for fine-only offenses. It handles Class C misdemeanors under state law and city ordinances, including traffic and parking violations, code/health/animal-control violations, public intoxication, disorderly conduct, and minor alcohol/tobacco offenses.

Core services:
- Case intake and filings: citation/complaint processing, docketing, pleas, motions, discovery, and records requests.
- Court hearings: arraignments, pretrial conferences, trials before a judge or jury, show-cause/compliance and indigency hearings.
- Jury services: juror summons, qualification, deferrals/excuses, and management of municipal jury trials.
- Magistrate functions: warrants, bail/magistration, and magistrate's emergency protective orders after qualifying arrests.
- Case resolution and payments: payment plans, community service, compliance dismissals, deferred disposition, driving safety course eligibility, and warrant resolution/recall.

The court provides public information, forms, accessibility, and interpreter accommodations to assist residents.