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Why are some tickets filed in the Justice of the Peace Courts and others filed in Municipal Courts?

April 26, 2017Courts filed Justice municipal tickets

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Why are some tickets filed in the Justice of the Peace Courts and others filed in Municipal Courts?

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If you receive a traffic ticket from a Sheriff or Constable, then it will be filed in the Justice of the Peace Court in the county and precinct where the violation is alleged to have occurred.. If you receive your traffic ticket from a DPS Officer (State Trooper), most of the time, it too will be filed in the Justice of the Peace Court. Once in a while, DPS officers file tickets in a Municipal court, but, it is rare. If you receive a traffic ticket from a city police officer, then it will be filed in the Municipal Court of the city where the violation is alleged to have occurred.