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Organizational Chart
Vision Statement
The City of Austin Municipal Court is the Judicial Branch of city government. The Court is organized into four divisions: the Judiciary, Court Operations, Downtown Austin Community Court (DACC), and Support Services. The court is also responsible for four special purpose funds: Building Security, Court Technology, Juvenile Case Manager, and Traffic Safety.
The vision of the Municipal Court is:
"To be the most effective, efficient, and
impartial Municipal Court in Texas"
The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Reasonable accommodations and equal access to communications will be provided upon request.
Jurisdiction
Cases that are filed in Municipal Court include class 'C' misdemeanor violations including parking, traffic, state codes, and city ordinances.
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Traffic Violations
- Traffic violations include moving and non-moving violations, commercial vehicle violations, failure to maintain financial responsibility, no drivers' license, etc.
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Parking Violations
- Parking violations are violations of the traffic code and/or city ordinances and are handled administratively as opposed to being criminal cases.
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State Code Violations
- Class C misdemeanors (crimes punishable by a maximum fine of $500) include: public intoxication, theft (less than $50), disorderly conduct, minors in possession of alcohol, possession of drug paraphernalia, etc.
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Violations of City Ordinance
- Includes violations of juvenile curfew, park curfew, environmental violations (pollution, land-development violations, health and safety violations associated with food service establishments, rubbish at a residence, and animal violations),etc.
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RULES OF THE COURT
The Municipal Court of Austin, Texas has adopted its RULES OF COURT(Spanish Version), in order to provide efficiency, uniformity and fairness in conducting the business of this court.
ORGANIZATION CHART
The
Municipal Court Organizational Chart shows how the court is structured.
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