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TX Govt Code § 72.085 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 72 - Office of Court Administration|Subchapter E. Court Performance Standards|Section 72.085. Court of Criminal Appeals

Sec. 72.085.  COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS.  The court of criminal appeals shall annually report to the office:(1)  the number of cases filed with the court during the reporting year involving:(A)  capital punishment;(B)  an application for writ of habeas corpus;  or(C)  a petition for discretionary review;(2)  the number of cases disposed of by the court during the reporting year involving:(A)  capital punishment;(B)  an application for writ of habeas corpus;  or(C)  a petition for discretionary review;(3)  the average number of days from the date a case was filed with the court until the reporting date, for each active case on the docket of the court on the reporting date involving:(A)  capital punishment;(B)  an application for writ of habeas corpus;  or(C)  a petition for discretionary review;  and(4)  the average number of days from the date a case was filed with the court until the date the case was disposed of by the court, for each case disposed of during the reporting year by the court involving:(A)  capital punishment;(B)  an application for writ of habeas corpus;  or(C)  a petition for discretionary review.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1327, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 72.086 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 72 - Office of Court Administration|Subchapter E. Court Performance Standards|Section 72.086. Supreme Court

Sec. 72.086.  SUPREME COURT.  (a)  The supreme court shall annually report to the office:(1)  the number of cases filed with the court during the reporting year;(2)  the number of cases disposed of by the court during the reporting year;(3)  for the active cases on the docket of the court on the reporting date, the average number of days from the date a case was filed with the court until the reporting date;  and(4)  for the cases disposed of during the reporting year by the court, the average number of days from the date a case was filed with the court until the date of release of the court's opinion for the case or the date the case was otherwise disposed of by the court.(b)  For cases on the docket of the court during the reporting year, the supreme court shall annually report to the office:(1)  the average number of days from the date a case is filed with the court until the date the court releases an order announcing its decision granting, overruling, denying, or dismissing an application, petition, or motion;(2)  the average number of days from the date of the granting of an application, petition, or motion until the date of oral argument of the case;(3)  the average number of days from the date of the oral argument of the case until the date the court issues a signed opinion and judgment for the case;  and(4)  the average number of days from the date of filing of a case with the court until the date of the release of a per curiam opinion.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1327, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 72.087 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 72 - Office of Court Administration|Subchapter E. Court Performance Standards|Section 72.087. Capital Trials

Sec. 72.087.  CAPITAL TRIALS.  (a)  The office shall annually collect and publish a report of information regarding cases involving the trial of a capital offense.(b)  The report must include:(1)  the contents of the trial court's charge to the jury; and(2)  the sentence issued in each case.(c)  Not later than the 30th day after the date the judgment of conviction or acquittal is entered in a case involving the trial of a capital offense, the judge or clerk of the court shall submit to the office a written record of the case containing the information required by Subsection (b).|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 390 (S.B. 705), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 72.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 72 - Office of Court Administration|Subchapter F. Protective Order Registry|Section 72.151. Definitions

Sec. 72.151.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Authorized user" means a person to whom the office has given permission and the means to submit records to or modify or remove records in the registry.  The term does not include members of the public who may only access through the registry's Internet website certain information regarding protective orders entered into the registry.(2)  "Peace officer" has the meaning assigned by Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure.(3)  "Protective order" means:(A)  an order issued by a court in this state under Chapter 83 or 85, Family Code, to prevent family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code;(B)  an order issued by a court in this state under Subchapter A, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure, to prevent sexual assault or abuse, stalking, trafficking, or other harm to the applicant; or(C)  a magistrate's order for emergency protection issued under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure, with respect to a person who is arrested for an offense involving family violence.(4)  "Protective order registry" or "registry" means the protective order registry established under Section 72.153.(5)  "Race or ethnicity" means a particular descent, including Caucasian, African, Hispanic, Asian, or Native American descent.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 16 (S.B. 325), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 13.01, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 72.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 72 - Office of Court Administration|Subchapter F. Protective Order Registry|Section 72.152. Applicability

Sec. 72.152.  APPLICABILITY.  This subchapter applies only to:(1)  an application for a protective order filed under:(A)  Chapter 82, Family Code;(B)  Subchapter A, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure; or(C)  Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure, with respect to a person who is arrested for an offense involving family violence; and(2)  a protective order issued under:(A)  Chapter 83 or 85, Family Code;(B)  Subchapter A, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure; or(C)  Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure, with respect to a person who is arrested for an offense involving family violence.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 16 (S.B. 325), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 13.02, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 72.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 72 - Office of Court Administration|Subchapter F. Protective Order Registry|Section 72.153. Protective Order Registry

Sec. 72.153.  PROTECTIVE ORDER REGISTRY.  (a)  In consultation with the Department of Public Safety and the courts of this state, the office shall establish and maintain a centralized Internet-based registry for applications for protective orders filed in this state and protective orders issued in this state.(b)  The office shall establish and maintain the registry in a manner that allows municipal and county case management systems to easily interface with the registry.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 16 (S.B. 325), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 72.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 72 - Office of Court Administration|Subchapter F. Protective Order Registry|Section 72.154. Public Access to Protective Order Registry

Sec. 72.154.  PUBLIC ACCESS TO PROTECTIVE ORDER REGISTRY.  (a)  Subject to Subsections (c) and (d) and Section 72.158, the office shall establish and maintain the registry in a manner that allows a member of the public, free of charge, to electronically search for and receive publicly accessible information contained in the registry regarding each protective order issued in this state.  The registry must be searchable by:(1)  the county of issuance;(2)  the name of a person who is the subject of the protective order; and(3)  the birth year of a person who is the subject of the protective order.(b)  Publicly accessible information regarding each protective order must consist of the following:(1)  the court that issued the protective order;(2)  the case number;(3)  the full name, county of residence, birth year, and race or ethnicity of the person who is the subject of the protective order;(4)  the dates the protective order was issued and served; and(5)   the date the protective order expired or will expire, as applicable.(c)  A member of the public may only access the information in the registry described by Subsection (b).(d)  The office may not allow a member of the public to access through the registry any information related to:(1)  a protective order issued under Article 7B.002 or 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure, or Chapter 83, Family Code; or(2)  a protective order that was vacated.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 16 (S.B. 325), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 13.03, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 72.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 72 - Office of Court Administration|Subchapter F. Protective Order Registry|Section 72.155. Restricted Access to Protective Order Registry

Sec. 72.155.  RESTRICTED ACCESS TO PROTECTIVE ORDER REGISTRY.  (a)  The registry must include a copy of each application for a protective order filed in this state and a copy of each protective order issued in this state, including an expired order, or a vacated order other than an order that was vacated as the result of an appeal or bill of review from a district or county court.  Only an authorized user, the attorney general, a district attorney, a criminal district attorney, a county attorney, a municipal attorney, or a peace officer may access that information under the registry.(b)  The office shall ensure that an authorized user, the attorney general, a district attorney, a criminal district attorney, a county attorney, a municipal attorney, or a peace officer is able to search for and receive a copy of a filed application for a protective order or a copy of an issued protective order through the registry's Internet website.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 16 (S.B. 325), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 13.04, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 72.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 72 - Office of Court Administration|Subchapter F. Protective Order Registry|Section 72.156. Entry of Applications

Sec. 72.156.  ENTRY OF APPLICATIONS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), as soon as possible but not later than 24 hours after the time an application for a protective order is filed, the clerk of the court shall enter a copy of the application into the registry.(b)  A clerk may delay entering information under Subsection (a) into the registry only to the extent that the clerk lacks the specific information required to be entered.(c)  The office shall ensure that a member of the public is not able to access through the registry's Internet website the application or any information related to the application entered into the registry under Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 16 (S.B. 325), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 72.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 72 - Office of Court Administration|Subchapter F. Protective Order Registry|Section 72.157. Entry of Orders

Sec. 72.157.  ENTRY OF ORDERS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), as soon as possible but not later than 24 hours after the time a court issues an original or modified protective order or extends the duration of a protective order, the clerk of the court shall enter into the registry:(1)  a copy of the order and, if applicable, a notation regarding any modification or extension of the order; and(2)  the information required under Section 72.154(b).(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), for a protective order that is vacated or that has expired, the clerk of the applicable court shall modify the record of the order in the registry to reflect the order's status as vacated or expired.  The clerk shall ensure that a record of a vacated order is not accessible by the public.(b-1)  For a protective order that is vacated as the result of an appeal or bill of review from a district or county court, the clerk of the applicable court shall notify the office not later than the end of the next business day after the date the protective order was vacated.  The office shall remove the record of the order from the registry not later than the third business day after the date the notice from the clerk was received.(c)  A clerk may delay entering information under Subsection (a) into the registry only to the extent that the clerk lacks the specific information required to be entered.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 16 (S.B. 325), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 13.05, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 72.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 72 - Office of Court Administration|Subchapter F. Protective Order Registry|Section 72.158. Request for Grant or Removal of Public Access

Sec. 72.158.  REQUEST FOR GRANT OR REMOVAL OF PUBLIC ACCESS.  (a)  The office shall ensure that the public may access information about protective orders, other than information about vacated orders or orders under Article 7B.002 or 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure, or Chapter 83, Family Code, through the registry, only if:(1)  a protected person requests that the office grant the public the ability to access the information described by Section 72.154(b) for the order protecting the person; and(2)  the office approves the request.(b)  A person whose request under Subsection (a) was approved by the office may request that the office remove the ability of the public to access the information that was the subject of the person's earlier approved request.  Not later than the third business day after the office receives a request under this subsection, the office shall remove the ability of the public to access the information.(c)  The Supreme Court of Texas:(1)  shall prescribe a form for use by a person requesting a grant or removal of public access as described by Subsections (a) and (b); and(2)  by rule may prescribe procedures for requesting a grant or removal of public access as described by Subsections (a) and (b).|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 16 (S.B. 325), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 13.06, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 72.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 72 - Office of Court Administration|Subchapter G. Guardianship Abuse, Fraud, and Exploitation Deterrence Program|Section 72.121. Definitions

Sec. 72.121.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Estate" has the meaning assigned by Section 1002.010, Estates Code.(1-a) "Financial institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 201.101, Finance Code.(1-b) "Guardianship proceeding" has the meaning assigned by Section 1002.015, Estates Code.(2)  "Program" means the guardianship abuse, fraud, and exploitation deterrence program established by this subchapter.(3)  "Ward" has the meaning assigned by Section 1002.030, Estates Code.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1226 (S.B. 31), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (S.B. 692), Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 72.122 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 72 - Office of Court Administration|Subchapter G. Guardianship Abuse, Fraud, and Exploitation Deterrence Program|Section 72.122. Establishment of Program

Sec. 72.122.  ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.  (a)  The office shall establish and maintain a guardianship abuse, fraud, and exploitation deterrence program designed to provide additional resources and assistance to courts that have jurisdiction over guardianship proceedings by:(1)  engaging guardianship compliance specialists who shall:(A)  review the guardianships of wards and identify reporting deficiencies by guardians;(B)  audit annual accounts required to be filed by guardians under Chapter 1163, Estates Code, or other law and report their findings to the appropriate courts;(C)  work with courts to develop best practices in managing guardianship cases; and(D)  report to the appropriate courts any concerns of potential abuse, fraud, or exploitation, including financial exploitation, committed against a ward and discovered as a result of the specialists' work under this section; and(2)  maintaining an electronic database to monitor filings of:(A)  inventories, appraisements, and lists of claims required under Chapter 1154, Estates Code, or Section 1203.203, Estates Code;(B)  annual reports required under Section 1163.101, Estates Code; and(C)  any other reports and accounts required of guardians under Chapter 1163, Estates Code, or other law.(b)  A court is required to participate in the program, including allowing guardianship compliance specialists to conduct reviews and audits under the program, if the court is selected by the office to participate in the program.(c)  A court may apply to the office in the manner and form prescribed by the office for participation in the program.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1226 (S.B. 31), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 72.1221 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 72 - Office of Court Administration|Subchapter G. Guardianship Abuse, Fraud, and Exploitation Deterrence Program|Section 72.1221. Program Access to Financial Records

Sec. 72.1221.  PROGRAM ACCESS TO FINANCIAL RECORDS.  (a)  To the extent allowed and in the manner required by federal law, a financial institution or other person, as applicable, shall on request provide the program with access to financial institution records, accounting records, and other financial records concerning a ward or the ward's estate, including receipts, records of deposits and withdrawals, invoices, bills, and any other records of transactions involving the money or assets of a ward or the ward's estate, for purposes of conducting reviews and audits under the program. (b)  The program may request the court in which the guardianship is pending to order a financial institution or other person who possesses the records described by Subsection (a) to provide the records to the program. (c)  After notice and a hearing, the court may issue an order requiring the financial institution or other person to provide the records to the program under the conditions the court prescribes. |Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (S.B. 692), Sec. 2, eff. May 30, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 72.123 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 72 - Office of Court Administration|Subchapter G. Guardianship Abuse, Fraud, and Exploitation Deterrence Program|Section 72.123. Notification of State Commission on Judicial Conduct

Sec. 72.123.  NOTIFICATION OF STATE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT.  The director may notify the State Commission on Judicial Conduct in writing if the office has reason to believe that a judge's actions or failure to act with respect to a report received from a guardianship compliance specialist indicating a concern described by Section 72.122(a)(1)(D) constitutes judicial misconduct.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1226 (S.B. 31), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 72.124 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 72 - Office of Court Administration|Subchapter G. Guardianship Abuse, Fraud, and Exploitation Deterrence Program|Section 72.124. Annual Report

Sec. 72.124.  ANNUAL REPORT.  Not later than January 1 of each year, the office shall submit a report to the legislature regarding the performance of the program.  The report must include:(1)  the number of courts involved in the program;(2)  the number of guardianships reviewed by guardianship compliance specialists;(3)  the number of reviewed guardianship cases found to be out of compliance with statutory reporting requirements;(4)  the number of cases reported to a court concerning potential abuse, fraud, or exploitation, including financial exploitation, committed against a ward; and(5)  the status of any technology developed to monitor guardianship cases for purposes of the program.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1226 (S.B. 31), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 73.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 73 - Administration of Courts of Appeals|Subchapter A. Transfer of Cases|Section 73.001. Authority to Transfer

Sec. 73.001.  AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER.  The supreme court may order cases transferred from one court of appeals to another at any time that, in the opinion of the supreme court, there is good cause for the transfer.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 73.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 73 - Administration of Courts of Appeals|Subchapter A. Transfer of Cases|Section 73.002. Jurisdiction When Transferred

Sec. 73.002.  JURISDICTION WHEN TRANSFERRED.  (a)  The court of appeals to which a case is transferred has jurisdiction of the case without regard to the district in which the case originally was tried and to which it is returnable on appeal.(b)  The court to which a case is transferred shall deliver, enter, and render the opinions, orders, and decisions in a transferred case at the place where the court to which the case is transferred regularly sits as provided by law.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|