Stafford Municipal Court

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

Stafford Municipal Court in Stafford, Texas, is a municipal court that handles fine-only criminal cases under Texas law. It has jurisdiction over Class C misdemeanors occurring within the city limits, including traffic and parking violations, state penal code fine-only offenses (such as disorderly conduct, public intoxication, and minors in possession), and violations of city ordinances (code enforcement, animal control, fire, health, and safety). The court also exercises limited civil or administrative jurisdiction authorized by statute, including dangerous-dog determinations and certain ordinance-compliance matters, and performs magistrate functions such as issuing warrants and setting bail. It does not hear felonies, higher-grade misdemeanors, family law, probate, or general civil disputes.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Stafford Municipal Court

Stafford Municipal Court serves the public by administering fine-only criminal and city-ordinance matters within city limits. Services include:
- Processes filings: citations/complaints; accepts pleas, motions, and discovery.
- Case types: Class C misdemeanors (traffic, parking, registration/insurance, public-order, alcohol/tobacco/minor) and city ordinance violations.
- Hearings: arraignments, pretrial, juvenile, compliance/show-cause, and trials (judge or jury).
- Jury services: summons, juror qualification, deferrals/excuses, and jury trials.
- Enforcement: warrants (failure to appear/capias pro fine), payment plans, community service, indigency hearings, and compliance dismissals where allowed.
- Magistrate functions: warnings, bond conditions, and Magistrate's emergency protective orders after qualifying arrests.
- Public services: payments, records requests, driving safety course or deferred disposition requests, and interpreter/ADA accommodations.