Burnet County Justice of the Peace Courts Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

Attorneys or defendants may request a reset at least 24 hours before the setting, unless the circumstances justifying the request arise later.

Attorneys or defendants may request reset of cases no later than 24 hours before the current setting, unless the circumstances justifying the request for reset occur thereafter.

CRITICAL

Postponement requests must be submitted in writing at least three business days before trial or hearing unless the grounds arose later; the court may grant or deny the motion with or without a hearing.

Requests for postponements must be submitted in writing to the court at least three (3) business days preceding the date of the trial or hearing, unless it may be shown that the grounds for the request arose thereafter. Motions for postponement may be granted or denied with or without a hearing by the court.

CRITICAL

A hearing reset request must be made in writing and submitted within 24 hours of the scheduled hearing, unless a situation prevents timely submission.

Requests for a reset of your hearing must be made in writing and submitted to the court within 24 hours of the scheduled hearing, unless a given situation arises that prevents the timeliness of the requests.

CRITICAL

Pretrial hearings remain set for their scheduled day unless the Court grants a written continuance motion by the State or Defense.

All pretrial hearings will be held on the day set unless a written State or Defense motion for continuance is granted.

WARNING

When told an attorney is in trial, the Court will verify the assignment and place the case on hold or reset depending on the circumstances.

When informed that an attorney is in trial, the Court will verify the assignment. The case will be place on “hold” or reset, depending upon the circumstances.