Schertz Municipal Court

Schertz Municipal Court cases in Guadalupe County, Schertz, TX

Schertz Municipal Court is a municipal court of limited jurisdiction in Schertz, Texas. It serves as the city's trial court for Class C misdemeanors and city ordinance violations occurring within the city limits. The court handles criminal fine-only matters, including traffic and parking citations, code-enforcement and public-safety violations, and other non-jailable offenses under the Texas Penal and Transportation Codes and local ordinances. It also performs magistrate functions such as issuing warrants, conducting arraignments, and setting bonds. The court does not hear general civil lawsuits, family law matters, juvenile delinquency cases, or higher-grade criminal cases; those are handled by the appropriate justice, county, or district courts in Guadalupe, Bexar, or Comal counties, depending on the location and subject matter.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Schertz Municipal Court

Schertz Municipal Court serves the public by adjudicating low-level cases and providing accessible case resolution.

- Case types: traffic and parking citations; city ordinance/code and animal violations; state Class C misdemeanors (e.g., disorderly conduct, public intoxication, minor alcohol/tobacco); juvenile Class C matters.
- Case filings and processing: intake of citations/complaints from police and code enforcement; acceptance of pleas, motions, and other filings; warrant issuance/recall; records and disposition requests.
- Court hearings: arraignments, pretrial conferences, compliance/show-cause and juvenile dockets, bench and jury trials, and sentencing/compliance reviews.
- Jury services: juror summons, qualification, postponements, selection, and juror support.
- Protective orders: issuance of Magistrate's Orders for Emergency Protection after qualifying arrests when acting as magistrate; magistration and bond conditions.
- Compliance and payment options: online/mail/in-person payments, payment plans, community service, indigency determinations, deferred disposition, and driver safety course.