Texas Government Code 30.00025 – Certificate of Appellate Proceedings
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(a) When the judgment of the appellate court becomes final, the clerk of that court shall certify the proceedings and the judgment and shall mail the certificate to the municipal clerk. The municipal clerk shall file the certificate with the papers in the case and note the certificate on the case docket.
(b) If the municipal court of record judgment is affirmed, to enforce the judgment the court may:
(1) forfeit the bond of the defendant;
(2) issue a writ of capias for the defendant;
(3) issue an execution against the defendant’s property;
(4) order a refund for the defendant’s costs; or
(5) conduct an indigency hearing at the court’s discretion.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 30.00025
- Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.