1. (a) Method. Each justice of the peace shall submit a justice court activity report of the criminal and civil cases in the judge's court. Unless OCA grants a waiver for good cause, the justice of the peace shall submit the reports by electronic means approved by OCA. The maximum duration of a waiver is one year, but OCA may approve successive waivers.

2. (b) Reporting Categories.

   1. (1) Criminal case type categories. The monthly report contains the following categories of criminal case types: traffic misdemeanors - subdivided into non-parking, parking, and county ordinance offenses; and non-traffic misdemeanors - subdivided into Penal Code violations, other state law violations, and county ordinance violations.
   2. (2) Civil case type categories. The monthly report contains the following categories of civil case types: small claims suits, forcible entry and detainer (evictions), and other civil suits.
   3. (3) Juvenile/minor activity. The monthly report contains a section for reporting court activity related to juveniles and minors.
   4. (4) Additional activity. The monthly report contains a section for reporting additional court activity such as magistrate activities and information on fines, court costs and fees collected or otherwise satisfied.

Source Note:The provisions of this §171.7 adopted to be effective January 7, 2010, 35 TexReg 62.