San Marcos Municipal Court

San Marcos Municipal Court cases in Hays County, San Marcos, TX

San Marcos Municipal Court is the city's municipal court of limited jurisdiction. It handles fine-only criminal matters, chiefly Class C misdemeanors, including traffic and parking citations, state-law offenses such as disorderly conduct or public intoxication, and violations of city ordinances and codes. The court conducts arraignments, accepts pleas and payments, offers compliance options, holds trials before a judge or jury, and enforces judgments, including issuing warrants. It may also hear juvenile Class C cases as required by law. The court does not handle felonies, family-law matters, probate, or general civil lawsuits; those are heard in county or district courts.

San Marcos Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in San Marcos Municipal Court

San Marcos Municipal Court serves the public by resolving fine-only cases under city and state law. It handles Class C misdemeanors, traffic and parking citations, city ordinance/code violations, juvenile/minor alcohol or tobacco matters, and animal control cases.

Services:
- Case filings and processing of citations/complaints; pleas; online and in-person payments; payment plans; requests for deferred disposition, driving safety course, and compliance dismissals; records requests.
- Magistrate functions: magistration/arraignment after arrest, setting bond, arrest/search warrants, and Magistrate's Orders of Emergency Protection (protective orders) when eligible.
- Court hearings: arraignments, pretrial conferences, show-cause/compliance and juvenile dockets, trials before a judge or jury, and sentencing.
- Jury services: juror summons and qualification, deferrals/exemptions, reporting, and service for municipal trials.
- Public assistance: information on rights and options, interpreter and ADA accommodations, indigency determinations, and community service or alternative sentencing.