Hays County Courts at Law Filing Rules

Attorneys and self-represented litigants who use AI for legal research or drafting must, before filing or presenting AI-generated information, certify in writing that they verified its accuracy using traditional non-AI legal sources.

Interested persons must be served by the initial hearing or within 30 days thereafter.

All parties must schedule hearing and trial settings through the Court Coordinators, including settings already included in a signed order.

The vacation notice must be served on all affected opposing counsel; the source does not specify a service method.

A show cause order or other order setting a case presented for a judge's signature must be a separate document, not combined with a pleading or motion.

If opposing counsel cannot confer for a Pretrial Hearing, counsel may request a continuance to a date and time agreed upon by counsel.

A party must e-file the motion, petition, or request for relief before obtaining a setting to be heard on it.

When a nondisclosure petition is granted, the Clerk must seal both the underlying criminal-case records and the civil nondisclosure proceeding.

The party requesting a jury trial must pay the jury fee before requesting a jury-trial setting, as required by the cited rules and applicable law.

After obtaining at least three possible dates and times and before requesting a specific hearing setting, the requesting party must make reasonable efforts to confer about scheduling, hearing duration, and the motion’s substance.

A proposed order must not be combined in the same PDF with related filings or submitted in the initiating pleading's electronic filing envelope.

A party must deliver one copy to the Court Coordinators of each notice, motion, or pleading that this Chapter requires the party to file with the Clerk.