Smith County Justice of the Peace Court
Court-Level Rules, Filing Procedures & Policies
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Formatting
The request shall be in writing and shall conform to the applicable rule.
Filing & Service rules
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
If a date under these rules falls on a court holiday, it moves to the first business date afterward; county holidays are court holidays.
When any date mentioned in these rules falls on a court holiday, the applicable date shall be the first business date following the holiday. The court holidays will be published. All county holidays will be court holidays.
Page 3 | 3.4 Holidays
Filing Fees and Waivers
The jury fee must be paid when the jury-trial request is filed.
The jury fee shall be paid upon filing of the request.
Page 3 | 3.3 Demand for Jury