Misdemeanor
Adult Defendants Only: Telephone and on-line payment are available only to criminal defendants age 17 and over, for criminal offenses committed after age 17.
Payment constitutes a plea of Nolo Contendere ("No Contest") [Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 27.14 (c): "In a misdemeanor case for which the maximum possible punishment is by fine only, payment of a fine or an amount accepted by the court constitutes a finding of guilty in open court as though a plea of nolo contendere had been entered by the defendant and constitutes a waiver of a jury trial in writing."].
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Alternatives To Payment of Fines and Costs
Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 27.14(b)
*For Alternatives to Payment of Fines and Costs please contact court at 817-238-4425
A defendant who is convicted of a criminal offense punishable by fine only is entitled to alternative methods of satisfying the judgment against them if they are unable to pay the fine or costs, in whole or in part.
Those alternative methods include:
County Telephone Operator 817-884-1111
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