Webb County Courts at Law Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Filers must follow TexasOnline's registration procedures to register to electronically file documents.

To become registered to electronically file documents, filers must follow registration procedures outlined by TexasOnline. The procedure can be accessed from TexasOnline's website at 'www.texasonline.com."

CRITICAL

Applies to

Citation or writ bearing official seal

Citations and writs bearing the court’s official seal may not be transmitted electronically.

No citation or writ the official of court may transmitted electronically.

CRITICAL

The rule permits electronically transmitted filing of court-action documents, subject to listed exceptions.

The to filing via ic transmissIon document which might in a court action except: (a) returns of service on issuances citation; (b) bonds; (c) or judgments.

CRITICAL

Each filer must use their confidential, unique electronic identifier to file documents electronically.

Each filer must use his or her identifier in order to electronically file documents.

CRITICAL

A filer filing or serving a document must have a valid account with both an EFSP and TexasOnline.

A filer filing or serving a document must have a valid account with an EFSP and with TexasOnline

CRITICAL

Documents that may be filed traditionally may also be electronically filed, except for the listed categories.

A document that can be filed in a traditional manner with the district clerk may be electronically filed with the exception of the following documents: i) citations or writs bearing the seal of the court; ii) returns of citation; i11) bonds; iv) subpoenas; v) proof of service of subpoenas; vi) documents to be presented to a court in camera, solely for the purpose of obtaining a ruling on the discoverability of such documents; vii) documents sealed pursuant to TEX. R. CIV. P. 76a; and viii) documents to which access is otherwise restricted by law or court order, including a document filed in a proceeding under Chapter 33, Family Code.

CRITICAL

Filers must transmit electronic filings through an EFSP and TexasOnline to the district clerk, rather than filing directly with the clerk.

Filers do not electronically file documents directly with the district clerk. Rather, filers indirectly file a document with the district clerk by electronically transmitting the document to an electronic filing service provider (EFSP) which then electronically transmits the document to TexasOnline which then electronically transmits the document to the district clerk.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Practice time statement

The attorney must submit the practice-time statement through the online system to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission.

The statement is due no later than October 15, and must be submitted by the attorney through the online system to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Petition for expunction non disclosure or to seal case

Petitions for expunction, non-disclosure, or to seal a case may be filed in person, by hand, and on paper by pro se individuals or attorneys.

WHEREAS, the District Judges agreed that \\'hether a petition tor expum:tion. petition for non-disclosure, or a petition to seal casco is filed by a Pro Se individual or by and through an attorney. said petition may be tiled in person. by hand. and in paper.

WARNING

On a party's motion and for good cause shown, a district court may order electronic filing of documents permitted under Rule 3.3.

(b) Upon the motion of a party and for good cause shown, a district court may order the parties in a particular case to electronically file and serve court documents that are permitted to be electronically filed under Rule 3.3.

WARNING

A filer may include only one document in each electronic transmission to TexasOnline, but may include another document as an attachment.

(a) Except as provided by subsection (b) below, a filer may include only one document in an electronic transmission to TexasOnline. (b) A filer may electronically transmit a document to TexasOnline that includes another document as an attachment (e.g., a motion to which is attached a brief in support of the motion).

WARNING

After a scanned image is electronically filed under this rule, the court may require the filer to file the document traditionally with the district clerk.

Where a filer has electronically filed a scanned image under this rule, a court may require the filer to properly file the document in a traditional manner with the district clerk.

INFO

Electronic filing and electronic service of court documents are optional, except as provided in subsection (b).

(a) Except as provided by subsection (b) below, the electronic filing and serving of court documents is wholly optional.

INFO

A filer may transmit documents through an EFSP to TexasOnline at any time, except during brief periods of state-approved scheduled maintenance.

(a) A filer may electronically transmit a document through an EFSP to TexasOnline 24 hours per day each and every day of the year, except during brief periods of state-approved scheduled maintenance which will usually occur in the early hours of Sunday morning.

INFO

A motion to seal and any response to it may be electronically filed.

A motion to have a document sealed, as well as any response to such a motion, may be electronically filed.

INFO

Applies to

Affidavit or other paper described in rule 3 4 a or b

An affidavit or other paper described in Rule 3.4(a) or (b) may be scanned and electronically filed with the document to which it is attached.

Any affidavit or other paper described in Rule 3.4(a) or (b) that is to be attached to an electronically-filed document may be scanned and electronically filed along with the underlying document.