Fulshear Municipal Court

Fulshear Municipal Court cases in Fort Bend County, Fulshear, TX

Fulshear Municipal Court is a municipal court serving the City of Fulshear, Texas. As a limited-jurisdiction court, it handles criminal Class C misdemeanor cases punishable by fine only, including traffic and parking citations, state law fine-only offenses (such as disorderly conduct or public intoxication), and violations of city ordinances (e.g., code enforcement and animal or health-and-safety rules). The court also performs magistrate functions for fine-only offenses, such as issuing warrants and conducting initial appearances. It does not have jurisdiction over civil lawsuits for damages, family law matters, probate, evictions, or felony and Class A or B misdemeanor criminal cases; those are heard in county or district courts.

Fulshear Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Fulshear Municipal Court

Fulshear Municipal Court serves the public by adjudicating fine-only, Class C misdemeanor cases within city limits.

- Case filings: Processes traffic citations; city ordinance/code violations (parking, animal control, property/health-safety); and certain juvenile fine-only offenses.
- Magistrate duties: Conducts magistrations, sets bail, issues warrants, and may issue emergency protective orders after qualifying arrests.
- Court hearings: Arraignments, pretrial conferences, show-cause/compliance hearings, juvenile dockets, and trials before a judge or jury.
- Jury services: Manages juror summons, qualification, deferrals/exemptions, selection, and check‑in for municipal jury trials.
- Case resolution: Accepts pleas and payments; provides payment plans/extensions; compliance dismissals; deferred disposition or driver safety course when eligible; community service/indigency hearings; warrant and OMNI hold clearances.
- Records and support: Issues certified copies of court records; supplies forms; offers scheduling, resets, and online services.