{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-30.007802","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 30.007802","heading":"COMPLAINT; PLEADING.","body":"(a) A complaint filed in a municipal court of record must begin \"In the name and by authority of the State of Texas\" and must conclude \"Against the peace and dignity of the State.\"\n(b) Complaints must comply with Article 45A.101, Code of Criminal Procedure.\n(c) Pleadings must be in writing and must be filed with the municipal court clerk.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 235, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nTransferred from Government Code, Section 30.3602 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 27.001(19), eff. September 1, 2009.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 8.004, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. COURTS","CHAPTER 30. MUNICIPAL COURTS OF RECORD","SUBCHAPTER U. ODESSA"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.30.htm#30.007802","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"58a13dc931a88091143148ed63861dec3ba8d3519a09a20b58963025ac494a1c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-30.007801","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-30.007803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}