Section 171.5 - Statutory County Court Reports(a) Method. Each district clerk or county clerk who maintains the records for the statutory county courts (including statutory probate courts) of a county shall submit a court activity report of criminal, civil, family law, juvenile, probate and guardianship, and mental health cases for these courts. A separate report may be submitted for each statutory county court or a single report may be submitted for all statutory county courts in the county. Unless OCA grants a waiver for good cause, the clerk shall submit the reports by electronic means approved by the OCA. The maximum duration of a waiver is one year, but OCA may approve successive waivers.(b) Reporting Categories.(1) Criminal Cases. (A) Criminal case type categories. The monthly report for criminal cases is divided into sections for misdemeanors and felonies. (i) Misdemeanor case types. The report contains the following categories for reporting misdemeanor cases: D.W.I.--first offense, D.W.I.--second offense, theft, theft by check, drug possession--marijuana, drug offenses--other, family violence assault, other assault, traffic, D.W.L.S./D.W.L.I., and other misdemeanor cases.(ii) Felony case types. The report contains the following categories for reporting felony cases: capital murder, murder, other felony homicides, aggravated assault or attempted murder, sexual assault of an adult, indecency with or sexual assault of a child, family violence assault, aggravated robbery or robbery, burglary, theft, automobile theft, drug sale or manufacture, drug possession, felony D.W.I., and other felonies.(B) Criminal case activity categories. The monthly report contains sections for reporting cases on docket, dispositions, supplemental information and additional court activity.(C) Report of a request for a hate crime finding. This section of the monthly report requests information pursuant to Article RSA 2.211 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.(D) Other Case Activity Reporting. (i) Pursuant to Section RSA 71.0353 of the Government Code, the clerk shall also report the number of cases filed for the following offenses: (I) trafficking of persons under Sec. RSA 20A.02, Penal Code;(II) prostitution under Sec. RSA 43.02, Penal Code; and(III) compelling prostitution under Sec. RSA 43.05, Penal Code.(ii) The clerk shall also report the number of reports provided to the court under Art. RSA 16.22(a)(1)(B) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.(2) Civil Cases. (A) Civil case type categories. The monthly report contains the following categories of civil cases: injury or damage--motor vehicle, injury or damage--medical malpractice, injury or damage--other professional malpractice, injury or damage--asbestos/silica product liability, injury or damage--other product liability, other injury or damage, real property--eminent domain, other real property, contract--consumer/commercial/debt, other contract, civil cases relating to criminal matters, all other civil cases, and tax cases.(B) Civil case activity categories. The monthly report contains sections for reporting cases on docket, dispositions and additional court activity.(3) Family Law Cases. (A) Family law case type categories. The monthly report contains the following categories of family law cases: divorce--children, divorce--no children, parent/child--no divorce, child protective services, termination of parental rights, adoption, protective orders--no divorce, Title IV-D--paternity, Title IV-D--support order, Title IV-D--UIFSA, all other family law cases, and post-judgment actions for modification--custody, modification--other, enforcement, and Title IV-D.(B) Family law case activity categories. The monthly report contains sections for reporting cases on docket, dispositions and additional court activity.(4) Juvenile Cases. (A) Juvenile case type categories. The monthly report contains a category for C.I.N.S. cases and the following categories of delinquent conduct cases: capital murder, murder, other homicides, aggravated assault or attempted murder, assault, indecency with a child or sexual assault, aggravated robbery or robbery, burglary, theft, automobile theft, felony drug offenses, misdemeanor drug offenses, D.W.I., contempt of court, and all other offenses.(B) Juvenile case activity categories. The monthly report contains sections for reporting juvenile case activity for cases on docket, adjudications, dispositions and additional court activity.(5) Probate and Guardianship Cases. (A) Probate and guardianship case type categories. The monthly report contains the following categories for reporting probate and guardianship case types: decedents' estates (independent administration, dependent administration, and all other estate proceedings), guardianships (minor and adult), and other cases.(B) Probate and guardianship activity categories. The monthly report contains activity report categories for cases on docket and additional information.(6) Mental Health Cases. (A) Mental health case type categories. The monthly report contains the following categories for reporting mental health cases: temporary mental health services, extended mental health services, modification--inpatient to outpatient, modification--outpatient to inpatient, and orders to authorize psychoactive medications.(B) Mental health activity categories. The monthly report contains activity report categories for intake, hearings, and other information.(C) Mental health commitments. Pursuant to Section RSA 574.014 of the Health and Safety Code, the clerk shall report the number of applications for commitment orders for involuntary mental health services filed with the court and the disposition of those cases, including the number of commitment orders for inpatient and outpatient mental health services.1 Tex. Admin. Code § 171.5
The provisions of this §171.5 adopted to be effective June 18, 2008, 33 TexReg 4663; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 28, July 8, 2016, TexReg 5037, eff. 9/1/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 06, February 7, 2020, TexReg 889, eff. 2/6/2020