Levelland Municipal Court

Levelland Municipal Court cases in Hockley County, Levelland, TX

Levelland Municipal Court is a municipal court of limited jurisdiction serving the City of Levelland, Texas. It functions as the city's entry-level court, adjudicating Class C misdemeanor offenses punishable by fine only, including state-law violations occurring within city limits and municipal ordinance violations. Common matters include traffic citations and parking offenses, no-insurance or driver's license violations, public intoxication or disorderly conduct (Class C), and city code cases such as animal control, noise, and property maintenance. The court handles arraignments, accepts pleas, conducts trials before a judge or jury, and assesses fines and costs. It does not hear felonies, Class A or B misdemeanors, family law, probate, or general civil disputes, aside from limited civil proceedings expressly authorized by Texas statute.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Levelland Municipal Court

Levelland Municipal Court serves the public by adjudicating fine-only offenses within city limits and providing related court services.

- Case types: traffic, parking, city-ordinance violations (code, animal, noise), and other Class C misdemeanors (e.g., public intoxication, alcohol/tobacco by minors), including juvenile fine-only matters.
- Filings/services: intake of citations/complaints; pleas and motions; requests for payment plans, deferred disposition, driving safety, compliance dismissals; warrants/FTA processing.
- Protective orders: issues magistrate's emergency protective orders in qualifying cases; refers long-term orders to county/district courts.
- Jury and hearings: manages juror summons/qualification, postponements, and jury trials; schedules arraignments, pretrial settings, bench/jury trials, show-cause and ability-to-pay hearings.