Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Courts Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Filings of more than 5 pages per envelope may be filed directly through eFile Texas, but not through eFile Texas Self Help.

Filings submitted via eFile Texas with a total of more than 5 pages per envelope will incur copy fees at the amounts of $1.00 for the first page and 25¢ for each additional page and may file directly through eFile Texas, but not through eFile Texas Self Help.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Exhibits

Exhibits must be e-filed with the Court no later than three business days before the hearing or trial.

Exhibits must be e-mailed to all parties and E-Filed to the Court by no later than 3 business days before the Hearing/Trial.

CRITICALCourt notice

Cases not accepted through either E-File Texas service must be submitted in person.

Any cases not accepted by E-File Texas Self-Help or E-File Texas will have to be submitted in person.

CRITICAL

Effective February 1, 2025, filings of 5 or fewer pages per envelope may be filed directly through eFile Texas Self Help.

Effective, February 1, 2025, filings submitted via eFile Texas with a total of 5 or less pages per envelope will not incur copy fees and may file directly through eFile Texas Self Help.

CRITICAL

A litigant may request in-person filing, but the Court decides case by case and in its discretion whether to grant an exception to mandatory e-filing based on the litigant’s circumstances.

Any litigant who is unable or elects not to file electronically may make a request to the Court seeking to file in person. The Court will evaluate each request on a case-by-case basis and, at its discretion, determine whether an exception to the mandatory e-filing requirement will be granted based on the litigant's individual circumstances.

WARNING

Applies to

Filings of more than five pages per envelope

Filings of more than five pages per envelope may be submitted through eFile Texas, but not through eFile Texas Self-Help.

These filings may still be submitted through eFile Texas, but not through eFile Texas Self-Help.

WARNINGCourt notice

Applies to

New evictions small claims debt claims subsequent case filings and response pleadings

All Pro Se litigants (parties not represented by an attorney) and attorneys will be strongly advised to submit new evictions, small claims, debt claims, subsequent case filings and any other response pleadings via E- File Texas Self -Help or E-File Texas, Email, or Fax.

All Pro Se litigants (parties not represented by an attorney) and attorneys will be strongly advised to submit new evictions, small claims, debt claims, subsequent case filings and any other response pleadings via E- File Texas Self -Help or E-File Texas, Email, or Fax.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Continuance motion

Continuance motions should be e-filed no later than three business days before the scheduled trial date.

Motions for continuance or Retains should be filed by e-file no later than three business days before your scheduled trial date and must be in writing, served on the opposing party, and may be granted or denied at the discretion of the court.

WARNINGCourt notice

E-filing is preferred for all cases, but paper filings are accepted and discouraged.

Justice of the Peace, Precinct Four’s preferred filing method moving forward is E-File for all cases. Paper case filings will be accepted but strongly discouraged.

WARNING

If a case cannot be processed through either e-filing system, the litigant must submit the filing in person.

In the event that a case cannot be processed through E-File Texas Self-Help or E-File Texas, the litigant will have to submit the filing in person

INFO

Applies to

Filings of five pages or fewer per envelope

Filings of five pages or fewer per envelope may be filed directly through eFile Texas Self-Help.

Filings submitted through eFile Texas that contain five pages or fewer per envelope will not incur copy fees and may be filed directly through eFile Texas Self-Help.

INFO

The Court identifies e-filing as the preferred method for all cases, subject to limited exceptions.

Effective Monday, July 1, 2019, Justice Court Precinct One Implemented E-Filing (as the preferred method) for ALL cases with limited exceptions.

INFOCivil cases

Documents may be e-filed using the link provided by the Court.

You can e-file your documents by following the link below.

INFO

A litigant without online computer access must be provided access to a filing kiosk in the Justice Court office.

Any litigant who does not have online computer access shall be provided access to a computer kiosk located in the Justice Court office for the purpose of electronically filing documents.

INFO

Pro se litigants and attorneys are strongly encouraged to e-file all filings through E-File Texas Self-Help or E-File Texas.

All Pro Se litigants (individuals not represented by an attorney) and attorneys are strongly encouraged to submit all filings, including but not limited to Eviction, Small Claims, Debt Claims, and any subsequent case filings or response pleadings, via E-File Texas Self-Help or E-File Texas.