Denison Municipal Court

Denison Municipal Court cases in Grayson County, Denison, TX

Denison Municipal Court in Denison, Texas, is a municipal court with limited jurisdiction over offenses occurring within the city. It has exclusive original jurisdiction over violations of city ordinances and concurrent jurisdiction with justice courts over Class C misdemeanors punishable by fine only. Common matters include traffic and parking violations, public intoxication, disorderly conduct, minor alcohol/tobacco offenses, and code-enforcement cases involving health, safety, fire, zoning, and animal ordinances. The court handles citations, arraignments, trials, warrants, and juvenile cases stemming from these offenses. It does not handle felonies, higher-grade misdemeanors involving potential jail time, family law, probate, or general civil disputes for money damages.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Denison Municipal Court

Denison Municipal Court serves the public by adjudicating fine-only offenses arising within the city. Primary case types include traffic and parking citations; city ordinance violations (property/code, animal, fire, noise); and Class C Penal Code offenses (e.g., public intoxication, disorderly conduct, alcohol/tobacco offenses by minors). The court conducts arraignments, pretrial conferences, show-cause hearings, and trials before a judge or jury. Services include case filings and pleas; payment processing, extensions, payment plans, community service, and indigency determinations; compliance dismissals; deferred disposition and driving safety course requests; and access to court records and dockets. The court issues warrants for failures to appear or satisfy judgments. Acting as magistrate, the judge handles probable-cause determinations, sets bail, and may issue magistrate's orders for emergency protection in qualifying cases. Jury services cover summons, qualification, scheduling, and juror assistance.