COMPLAINT; PLEADING
Known as the Uniform Municipal Courts of Record Act
The act spans §§ 30.00001 to 30.01912 (246 sections).
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 235, Sec. 8, eff
(a) A complaint filed in a municipal court of record must begin "In the name and by authority of the State of Texas" and must conclude "Against the peace and dignity of the State."
(b) Complaints must comply with Article 45A.101, Code of Criminal Procedure.
(c) Pleadings must be in writing and must be filed with the municipal court clerk.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.