What To Know About Flower Mound Municipal Court
Traffic Ticket Information
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Basic Court Decorum
Flower Mound Municipal Court
If you plan on showing up to court, you need to know that the environment is very conservative. For this reason it is always good to do the research necessary to understand the Flower Mound Municipal Court procedures and policies as they relate to court attendance.
Conduct Required of All Court Attendees
Each daily session of the Court shall be brought by announcement of the Bailiff, Clerk, or other officer of the Court requiring all to rise as the Judge takes the bench. The following conduct is required of all court attendees:
- No food or beverages (the Judge may permit water).
- No gestures, facial expressions, or sounds intended to indicating approval or disapproval of any court room business.
- No gum chewing.
- No inappropriate attire. The Court may establish a dress code in this regard.
- No leaning on the platform attached to the Judge’s bench.
- No loud noises or talking.
- No propping of feet or sitting on tables, benches, or railings.
- No reading of newspapers or magazines.
- No smoking or use of tobacco products.
Traffic Ticket Terms To Know
Jeffrey Beltz, Flower Mound Ticket Lawyer
Next, you are going to have to understand a few basic terms. These terms are commonly used in Flower Mound Municipal Court by prosecutors, judges and defense attorneys alike.
- DEFERRED ADJUDICATION – Term used to refer to an agreement struck between a defendant and the court wherein the traffic ticket is kept off a person’s record if certain conditions are met. Normally the conditions include a deferred fee be paid to the court along with a promise that no other traffic violations will be recieved during the deferrral period. A deferral period normally ranges from 90 days to 180 days.
- DSC – Stands for Driver’s Safety Course. This is a requirement for persons under the age of 25yrs to keep a traffic ticket off their record.
- STRAIGHT PLEA – common term used to describe an agreement where the case is not kept off a person’s driving record. For example, if you were alleged to have gone “too fast” for deferred adjudication, your only option may be a straight plea where you pay a fine to the court and the case is reported to DPS. If you are only offered a straight plea, you need to contact an attorney immediately.
- PLEA AND BAR – When a person has two or more cases a prosecutor, at their own discretion, may allow for one case to be dismissed in exchange for a plea on the other case.
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