Section 171.9 - Other Reports Required from the Courts(a) Judicial Appointments and Fees. The clerk of each court shall submit a monthly report to OCA in the format prescribed by OCA. The report must: (1) pursuant to Section 36.004 of the Government Code, list every appointment made for an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, guardian, mediator, or competency evaluator and the compensation paid, if any. Appointments made by the court for positions exempted from reporting under Sec. 36.003, Tex. Gov't Code, are not required to be reported.(2) The report shall include the case number and style, and the name of the judge and date of order approving compensation. The report is due no later than 15 days following the end of the month reported. If no appointments were made or fees were approved by the courts in the preceding month, the clerk shall file a report indicating that no appointments or payments were made in that month.(b) Jury Charges and Sentences in Capital Cases. Pursuant to Section 72.087 of the Government Code, the judge or clerk of a court in which a capital case is heard must submit to OCA a written record of the case that includes the content of the trial court's charge to the jury and the sentence issued in the case. The information must be submitted no later than 30 days after the date of judgment of conviction or acquittal.(c) Vexatious Litigants. Pursuant to Section 11.104 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code, the clerk of each court shall submit to OCA within 30 days a copy of any order declaring a person a vexatious litigant and prohibiting the person from filing new litigation without the consent of the local administrative judge.(d) Judicial Bypass. Pursuant to Section 33.003(l-1) of the Family Code, the district clerk or county clerk shall submit a report to OCA on a form prescribed by OCA the information required under Sec. 33.003(1-l) regarding a case in which a minor files an application for a court order authorizing the minor to consent to the performance of an abortion without notification and consent of a parent, managing conservator, or guardian.(e) Court Security Incident. Pursuant to Article 102.017 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the sheriff, constable or other law enforcement agency that provides security for a court is required to submit a report to OCA regarding any incident involving court security that occurs in or around a building housing a court for which the sheriff, constable, agency or entity provides security. The report is due no later than three business days after the date the incident occurred.(f) Private Professional Guardians. Pursuant to Section 1104.306 of the Estates Code, the clerk of each county shall annually submit to the Judicial Branch Certification Commission the name and business address of each private professional guardian who has satisfied the registration requirements of Sec. 1104.303, Tex. Estates Code. The report is due no later than January 31 of each year.(g) Writ of Attachment. Pursuant to Art. 2.212 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, not later than the 30th day after the court issues a writ of attachment, the clerk of a district, statutory county or county court shall report to OCA on a form prescribed by OCA the following regarding the issued writ of attachment:(1) the date the attachment was issued;(2) whether the attachment was issued in connection with a grand jury investigation, criminal trial, or other criminal proceeding;(3) the names of the persons requesting and the judge issuing the attachment; and(4) the statutory authority under which the attachment was issued.(h) Regional Presiding Judges Report. Pursuant to Government Code Sec. 71.038, the presiding judges of the administrative judicial regions shall submit on a form approved by the Council information requested by the Council regarding the business transacted by the judges.(i) Additional Reporting for Counties with a Population of 1 Million or More. Pursuant to Sec. 71.035 of the Government Code, for the reporting period beginning March 1, 2024, in addition to the other monthly reporting required under this chapter, the district and county clerks in counties with a population of 1 million or more as determined by the decennial census shall report to the OCA, in the form and manner prescribed by OCA, for each of the district and county courts the clerks support, the following:(1) the number of cases assigned;(2) the case clearance rate;(3) the number of cases disposed;(4) the number of jury panels empaneled;(5) the number of orders of continuance for an attorney before the court or by the court;(6) the number of pleas accepted;(7) the number of cases tried by the judge of the court or before a jury; and(8) the number of cases tried before a visiting or associate judge of the court.1 Tex. Admin. Code § 171.9
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 28, July 8, 2016, TexReg 5037, eff. 9/1/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 06, February 7, 2020, TexReg 889, eff. 2/6/2020; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 08, February 23, 2024, TexReg 1041, eff. 2/29/2024