COVID-19 OPERATING PLAN FOR THE JUDICIARY OF VAL VERDE AND TERRELL COUNTIES Click here to see plan
Goals
Our goals are:
- Continue attending Training or Schools to stay up with laws updates
- Continue to improve customer service to the Public
- Continue to serve the general public diligently and to the best of our ability
- Handle every case in a fairly, justly and timely manner
- Improve the condition of the office and filing system
- Strive to operate the office professionally, effectively and efficiently
- Treat everyone with dignity and respect
- Use technology as a process for accomplishing our caseload or workload and for accomplishing our goals
Cases
Cases handled by Justice Court are criminal and civil.
Criminal
- Disorderly Conduct
- Failure to Attend School (Truancy)
- Minor in Possession, and other offenses against Juveniles
- Parent contributing to Non-Attendance
- School Cases
- Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, etc.
- Texas Highway Patrol, Constable
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Cases
- Traffic Citations (tickets) issued by the Val Verde Sheriff’s Department
Civil
- Debt Claims
- Evictions Cases
- Repair and Remedy Cases
- Small Claims
Administrative Duties
- Driver License Suspensions
- Inquests
- Occupational Driver License Request/Hearing
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