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TX Govt Code § 36.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle B - Judges|Chapter 36 - Judicial Reports|Section 36.003. Exemption

Sec. 36.003.  EXEMPTION.  The reporting requirements of Section 36.004 do not apply to:(1)  a mediation conducted by an alternative dispute resolution system established under Chapter 152, Civil Practice and Remedies Code;(2)  information made confidential under state or federal law, including applicable rules;(3)  a guardian ad litem or other person appointed under a program authorized by Section 107.031, Family Code;(4)  an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, amicus attorney, or mediator appointed under a domestic relations office established under Chapter 203, Family Code;(5)  an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, amicus attorney, or mediator providing services without expectation or receipt of compensation; or(6)  an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, amicus attorney, or mediator providing services as a volunteer of a nonprofit organization that provides pro bono legal services to the indigent.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1199 (S.B. 1369), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 569 (S.B. 41), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 36.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle B - Judges|Chapter 36 - Judicial Reports|Section 36.004. Report on Appointments

Sec. 36.004.  REPORT ON APPOINTMENTS.  (a)  In addition to a report required by other state law or rule, the clerk of each court in this state shall prepare a report on court appointments for an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, guardian, mediator, or competency evaluator for a case before the court in the preceding month.  For a court that does not make an appointment in the preceding month, the clerk of the court must file a report indicating that no appointment was made by the court in that month.  The report on court appointments must include:(1)  the name of each person appointed by the court as an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, guardian, mediator, or competency evaluator for a case in that month;(2)  the name of the judge and the date of the order approving compensation to be paid to a person appointed as an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, guardian, mediator, or competency evaluator for a case in that month;(3)  the number and style of each case in which a person was appointed as an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, guardian, mediator, or competency evaluator for that month;(4)  the number of cases each person was appointed by the court to serve as an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, guardian, mediator, or competency evaluator in that month;(5)  the total amount of compensation paid to each attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, guardian, mediator, or competency evaluator appointed by the court in that month and the source of the compensation; and(6)  if the total amount of compensation paid to a person appointed to serve as an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, guardian, mediator, or competency evaluator for one appointed case in that month exceeds $1,000, any information related to the case that is available to the court on the number of hours billed to the court for the work performed by the person or the person's employees, including paralegals, and the billed expenses.(b)  Not later than the 15th day of each month, the clerk of a court shall:(1)  submit a copy of the report to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System; and(2)  post the report at the courthouse of the county in which the court is located and on any Internet website of the court.(c)  The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall prescribe the format that courts and the clerks of the courts must use to report the information required by this section and shall post the information collected under Subsection (b) on the office's Internet website.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1199 (S.B. 1369), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 36.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle B - Judges|Chapter 36 - Judicial Reports|Section 36.005. Failure to Report

Sec. 36.005.  FAILURE TO REPORT.  If a court in this state fails to provide to the clerk of the court the information required for the report submitted under Section 36.004, the court is ineligible for any grant money awarded by this state or a state agency for the next state fiscal biennium.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1199 (S.B. 1369), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 36.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle B - Judges|Chapter 36 - Judicial Reports|Section 36.006. Texas Judicial Council Rules

Sec. 36.006.  TEXAS JUDICIAL COUNCIL RULES.  The Texas Judicial Council shall, as the council considers appropriate, adopt rules to implement this chapter.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1199 (S.B. 1369), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 37.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle B - Judges|Chapter 37 - Appointments of Attorneys Ad Litem, Guardians Ad Litem, Mediators, and Guardians|Section 37.001. Applicability; Conflict of Law

Sec. 37.001.  APPLICABILITY; CONFLICT OF LAW.  (a)  This chapter applies to a court in this state created by the Texas Constitution, by statute, or as authorized by statute that is located in a county with a population of 25,000 or more.(b)  To the extent of a conflict between this chapter and a specific provision relating to a court, this chapter controls.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1223 (S.B. 1876), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 37.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle B - Judges|Chapter 37 - Appointments of Attorneys Ad Litem, Guardians Ad Litem, Mediators, and Guardians|Section 37.002. Exemption

Sec. 37.002.  EXEMPTION.  The appointment requirements of Section 37.004 do not apply to:(1)  a mediation conducted by an alternative dispute resolution system established under Chapter 152, Civil Practice and Remedies Code;(2)  a guardian ad litem or other person appointed under a program authorized by Section 107.031, Family Code;(3)  an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, amicus attorney, or mediator appointed under a domestic relations office established under Chapter 203, Family Code;(4)  a person other than an attorney or a private professional guardian appointed to serve as a guardian as defined by Section 1002.012, Estates Code;(5)  an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, amicus attorney, or mediator providing services without expectation or receipt of compensation; or(6)  an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, amicus attorney, or mediator providing services as a volunteer of a nonprofit organization that provides pro bono legal services to the indigent.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1223 (S.B. 1876), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 569 (S.B. 41), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 37.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle B - Judges|Chapter 37 - Appointments of Attorneys Ad Litem, Guardians Ad Litem, Mediators, and Guardians|Section 37.003. Lists of Attorneys Ad Litem, Guardians Ad Litem, Mediators, and Guardians

Sec. 37.003.  LISTS OF ATTORNEYS AD LITEM, GUARDIANS AD LITEM, MEDIATORS, AND GUARDIANS.  (a)  In addition to a list required by other state law or rule, each court in this state shall establish and maintain the following lists:(1)  a list of all attorneys who are qualified to serve as an attorney ad litem and are registered with the court;(2)  a list of all attorneys and other persons who are qualified to serve as a guardian ad litem and are registered with the court;(3)  a list of all persons who are registered with the court to serve as a mediator; and(4)  a list of all attorneys and private professional guardians who are qualified to serve as a guardian as defined by Section 1002.012, Estates Code, and are registered with the court.(b)  A court may establish and maintain more than one of a list required under Subsection (a) that is categorized by the type of case and the person's qualifications.(c)  A local administrative judge, at the request of one or more of the courts the judge serves, shall establish and maintain the lists required under Subsection (a) for those courts.  The local administrative judge may establish and maintain one set of lists for all of the requesting courts and may maintain for the courts more than one of a list as provided in Subsection (b).|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1223 (S.B. 1876), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 37.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle B - Judges|Chapter 37 - Appointments of Attorneys Ad Litem, Guardians Ad Litem, Mediators, and Guardians|Section 37.005. Posting of Lists

Sec. 37.005.  POSTING OF LISTS.  A court annually shall post each list established under Section 37.003 at the courthouse of the county in which the court is located and on any Internet website of the court.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1223 (S.B. 1876), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 38.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle B - Judges|Chapter 38 - Judicial Donation Trust Funds|Section 38.001. Establishment of Trust Funds

Sec. 38.001.  ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST FUNDS.  (a) The governing body of a municipality or the commissioners court of a county may establish a judicial donation trust fund as a separate account held outside the municipal or county treasury to be used in accordance with this chapter.(b)  The governing body of a municipality or the commissioners court of a county may accept a gift, grant, donation, or other consideration from a public or private source that is designated for the judicial donation trust fund.(c)  Money received under Subsection (b) shall be deposited in the judicial donation trust fund and may only be disbursed in accordance with this chapter.(d)  Interest and income from the assets of the judicial donation trust fund shall be credited to and deposited in the trust fund.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2015.Redesignated from Government Code, Section 36.001 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 24.001(10), eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 38.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle B - Judges|Chapter 38 - Judicial Donation Trust Funds|Section 38.002. Procedures and Eligibility

Sec. 38.002.  PROCEDURES AND ELIGIBILITY.  The governing body of a municipality or the commissioners court of a county shall:(1)  adopt the procedures necessary to receive and disburse money from the judicial donation trust fund under this chapter; and(2)  establish eligibility requirements for disbursement of money under this chapter to assist needy children or families who appear before a county, justice, or municipal court for a criminal offense or truant conduct, as applicable, by providing money for resources and services that eliminate barriers to school attendance or that seek to prevent criminal behavior.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2015.Redesignated from Government Code, Section 36.002 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 24.001(10), eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 38.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle B - Judges|Chapter 38 - Judicial Donation Trust Funds|Section 38.003. Use of Funds in Account

Sec. 38.003.  USE OF FUNDS IN ACCOUNT.  (a)  The judge of a county, justice, or municipal court, in accordance with Section 38.002, may award money from a judicial donation trust fund established under Section 38.001 to eligible children or families who appear before the court for a truancy or curfew violation or in another misdemeanor offense proceeding before the court.(b)  A judge of a county, justice, or municipal court may order the municipal or county treasurer to issue payment from the judicial donation trust fund for money awarded under this section.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2015.Redesignated from Government Code, Section 36.003 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 24.001(10), eff. September 1, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 24.002(8), eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 42.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle C - Prosecuting Attorneys|Chapter 42 - State Prosecuting Attorney|Section 42.001. Office; Qualifications

Sec. 42.001.  OFFICE;  QUALIFICATIONS.  (a)  The court of criminal appeals shall appoint a state prosecuting attorney to represent the state in all proceedings before the court.  The state prosecuting attorney may also represent the state in any stage of a criminal case before a state court of appeals if he considers it necessary for the interest of the state.(b)  A person appointed to the office of state prosecuting attorney must have at least five years' experience as an attorney in the practice of criminal law in this state.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 42.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle C - Prosecuting Attorneys|Chapter 42 - State Prosecuting Attorney|Section 42.002. Oath; Term

Sec. 42.002.  OATH;  TERM.  (a)  The state prosecuting attorney must take the oath required of state officials.(b)  The state prosecuting attorney serves a two-year term and continues to serve until a successor is appointed and has qualified.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 42.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle C - Prosecuting Attorneys|Chapter 42 - State Prosecuting Attorney|Section 42.003. Assistant State Prosecuting Attorneys

Sec. 42.003.  ASSISTANT STATE PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.  The state prosecuting attorney may appoint one or more assistant state prosecuting attorneys.  An assistant state prosecuting attorney has the same duties and serves the same term of office as the state prosecuting attorney.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 42.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle C - Prosecuting Attorneys|Chapter 42 - State Prosecuting Attorney|Section 42.004. Removal

Sec. 42.004.  REMOVAL.  The court of criminal appeals may remove state prosecuting attorneys from office for good cause.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 42.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle C - Prosecuting Attorneys|Chapter 42 - State Prosecuting Attorney|Section 42.005. Cooperation With Other Prosecuting Attorneys

Sec. 42.005.  COOPERATION WITH OTHER PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.  (a)  The state prosecuting attorney may assist a district or a county attorney in representing the state before a court of appeals if requested to do so by the district or county attorney.(b)  A district or county attorney may assist the state prosecuting attorney in representing the state before the court of criminal appeals.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 46.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle C - Prosecuting Attorneys|Chapter 46 - Professional Prosecutors|Section 46.001. Definitions

Sec. 46.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "County prosecutor" means a constitutional county attorney who does not have general felony jurisdiction and who is not a state prosecutor.(2)  "Benchmark salary" means the state annual salary as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section 659.012 paid to a district judge with comparable years of service as the county prosecutor.(3)  "State prosecutor" means a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney performing the duties of district attorney who serves in a district or county listed in Section 46.002.(4)  "State prosecuting attorney" means the state prosecuting attorney appointed under Chapter 42.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1570, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 150 (S.B. 497), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1121 (H.B. 2384), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 46.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle C - Prosecuting Attorneys|Chapter 46 - Professional Prosecutors|Section 46.003. Compensation of State Prosecutors

Sec. 46.003.  COMPENSATION OF STATE PROSECUTORS.  (a)  The state prosecuting attorney and each state prosecutor is entitled to receive from the state a salary in an amount equal to the state annual salary as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section 659.012 paid to a district judge with comparable years of service as the state prosecuting attorney or state prosecutor.(b)  A commissioners court may supplement the state prosecutor's state salary but may not pay the state prosecutor an amount less than the compensation it pays its highest paid district judge.(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), if the amount of a state prosecutor's total annual salary from state and county sources exceeds the amount of the maximum combined base salary from all state and county sources provided by Section 659.012 for a district judge with comparable years of service as the state prosecutor, the comptroller shall reduce the state prosecutor's state annual salary by the amount equal to the excess amount, except that the comptroller may not reduce the state prosecutor's state annual salary to an amount that is less than the state base salary paid to a district judge as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section 659.012(a).(d)  The comptroller shall calculate the amount of the state annual salary to be paid to a state prosecutor under this section for a state fiscal year based on sworn statements the state prosecutor files annually with the comptroller at the time and in the manner the comptroller requires that specify the amount of county compensation to be paid to the state prosecutor for that year.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1254, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1570, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 150 (S.B. 497), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1121 (H.B. 2384), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 46.0031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle C - Prosecuting Attorneys|Chapter 46 - Professional Prosecutors|Section 46.0031. Compensation of County Prosecutors

Sec. 46.0031.  COMPENSATION OF COUNTY PROSECUTORS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), each county that has a county prosecutor is entitled to receive from the state supplemental salary compensation to be paid by the county to the county prosecutor in an amount equal to the amount that is one-half of the benchmark salary divided by the total number of counties served by the state prosecutor, unless that formula would result in an amount less than one-sixth of the benchmark salary, in which case the county prosecutor is entitled to receive one-sixth of the benchmark salary.  A county with no county prosecutor is not entitled to receive the salary supplement funds provided by this section.(b)  For a county with more than one state prosecutor who serves that county, the supplemental salary compensation for the county prosecutor is computed by:(1)  determining the amount of compensation as provided by Subsection (a) in relation to each state prosecutor as if that state prosecutor is the only state prosecutor who serves the county;(2)  adding the amounts of compensation determined under Subdivision (1);  and(3)  setting the amount of compensation at the lesser of:(A)  the sum of those amounts;  or(B)  one-half of the benchmark rate.(c)  If the receipt of compensation under this section causes the gross salary of a county prosecutor to exceed the benchmark salary, or if any amount of the compensation is waived by the prosecutor, the excess or waived amount shall be used for expenses of the county prosecutor's office.(d)  At least annually the comptroller shall pay to the salary fund of each county that is entitled to receive funds under this section an amount authorized under this section to supplement the salary of the county prosecutor.  For purposes of calculating that amount, the comptroller shall use the benchmark salary applicable to the county prosecutor on September 1 of the state fiscal year in which the payment is made.(e)  A county attorney who does not have criminal prosecution duties or who has criminal prosecution duties only upon request of the district attorney is entitled to receive from the state supplemental salary compensation that is equal to one-half the amount the county attorney would be eligible for under Subsection (a) or (b).  The remainder of the supplement shall be used for expenses of the county attorney's office.  This subsection does not apply to a county attorney who is responsible for the prosecution of juvenile justice cases under Title 3, Family Code.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1570, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1121 (H.B. 2384), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 46.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle C - Prosecuting Attorneys|Chapter 46 - Professional Prosecutors|Section 46.004. Expenses

Sec. 46.004.  EXPENSES.  (a)  The state prosecuting attorney and each state prosecutor is entitled to receive not less than $22,500 a year from the state to be used by the attorney or prosecutor to help defray the salaries and expenses of the office.  That money may not be used to supplement the attorney's or prosecutor's salary.(b)  The state prosecuting attorney and each state prosecutor shall submit annually to the comptroller of public accounts a sworn account showing how this money was spent during the year.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1570, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 150 (S.B. 497), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007.|