Responsibilities
The Municipal Court is responsible for accurate, expeditious service relating to all cases filed in the Municipal Court in accordance with City ordinances and state laws as shown below:

• Traffic Code Violations
• State Class C Violations
  • Penal Code (Examples include Theft, Disorderly Conduct, and Assault.)
  • Education Code (Such as Failure to Attend School.)
  • Health and Safety Code (Includes tobacco related cases.)
  • Alcohol Beverage Code (Examples include Minor in Possession and Minor in Consumption.)
• City Ordinances
  • Animal Violations (Including Animal at Large and Dangerous Dog citations.)
  • Building/Zoning Violations (Such as High Grass and Weeds, Fences, etc.)
  • Permit Violations (Includes Failure to Obtain Permits citations.)

Court Clerk Functions
Various functions of the Court Clerk’s Office include:

• Processing Tickets
  • Driver's Safety Class
  • Deferred Disposition
  • Time Payments
  • Setting Court Dates
• Preparing the required state monthly reports.
• Processing appeal and warrant paperwork as required.