Hood County District Clerk's Office

Tonna Trumble Hitt
Proudly serving Hood County since 1991

Telephone:
Main Line, 817-579-3236
Jury Line, 817-579-3241
Fax, 817-579-3239

Location:
Hood County Justice Center
1200 West Pearl Street
Granbury, TX 76048
Hours of operation:
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday

Office Staff
History
Responsibilities
Jury Information
Fee Schedule
Passports
Court Information
Local Rules

Office Staff

Tammie Rosales
Bridget Honecker
Claudia Patterson
Valery Raney
Lynda Callaham
Michelle Reynolds
Natalie Matthews
Kristie Gumm

History

The Texas Constitution - Article 5, Section 9:
"There shall be a Clerk for the District Court of each county, who shall be elected by the qualified voters and who shall hold his office for four years, subject to removal by information, or by indictment of a grand jury, and conviction of a petit jury. In case of vacancy, the Judge of the District Court shall have the power to appoint a Clerk, who shall hold until the office can be filled by election." (Amended Nov. 2, 1954, and Nov. 2, 1999.)

Originally, the term "clerk" was used to designate a learned person, usually applied to Churchmen who were called clerks and later, clergymen. In early times, the law and the Gospel flowed from the same source because judges were taken from the ranks of clergy. Clerks and judges became sharply differentiated because the hardship or writing the records and issuing writs became apparent and the office of the Clerk of the Court was created.

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Responsibilities

Custodian of the Record:
    The District Clerk receives for filing and processing all documents in a court case, and maintains the official court records. Issues all processes involved with Civil, Domestic, and Criminal Cases in the 355th Judicial District Court & County Court at Law, Family Cases.

Records Management:
    Most court records are public information. The District Clerk is responsible for managing records so that they are easily retrieved for public information, preserved for permanent storage in archives, and disposed of according to law.

Financial Officer:
    The District Clerk is charged with the responsibility of collecting and disbursing court costs, fines and other fees that benefit 20 plus agencies at the state and local level in addition to:

Child support payments

Money placed in the court registry fund that is in dispute

Money invested on behalf of minor children until age 18

Preparation of the operating budget for the office

Vital Statistics:
The District Clerk is respnsible for gathering data and reporting to several state and local agencies. A few are:

County Auditor

County Treasurer

Voter Registrar

Bureau of Vital Statistics - Austin

Texas Attorney General

Texas State Treasurer

Texas Comptroller of Public Accountants

Office of Court Administration

Court of Appeals, Ft. Worth

Court of Criminal Appeals, Austin

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Jury Information

100 E. Pearl St.
Hood County Courthouse
Granbury, TX 76048
(817) 579-3236
(817) 579-3241 - Recorded Information

Governed by the Texas Uniform Jury Handbook
As Authorized by Chapter 23 of the Government Code

The District Clerk is the officer of the Court in charge of the jury selection process to:

Determine the number of potential jurors required to begin a trial
Send Summons to jurors
Process jurors on trial day
Assign jurors to panels
Pay jurors for service

$6.00 per day for appearing
$40.00 per day for serving

Type of fee:	Felony	Misdemeanor	Authority
Clerk's Fee	$40.00	$40.00	CCP 102.005
State Fee	$133.00	$83.00	CCP 102.005
Records Management/Preservation	$22.50	$22.50	CCP 102.005
Court Clerk Records Management	$2.50	$2.50	CCP 102.005
Court Security Fee	$5.00	$3.00	CCP 102.017
State Jury Fund	$4.00	$4.00	102.0045 CCP SB 1704
Judicial Support Fee	$4.00	$4.00	CCP 102.022
Peace Officer Commite Release Fee	$5.00	$5.00	CCP 102.011
Crime Victims Compensation			CCP 56.55(a)
If fine is $500 or more	$45.00	$35.00
If fine is less than $500	$15.00	$15.00
Fugitive Aprehension Fee	$5.00	$5.00	CCP 102.019
Judicial & Court Personnel	$2.00	$2.00	GC 56.001
Correctional Management Institute (CMI)	$0.50	$0.50	CCP 102.075
Juvenille Crime Prevention Study	$0.50	$0.50	CCP 102.013
Total	$269.00	$207.00

Additional Fees

Type of fee:	Fee:	Authority:
Time Pay	$25.00	GC 51.921
Peace Officer's Bond Fee	$10.00	CCP 102.011
Peace Officer's Fees	$50.00	CCP 102.011
Jury Trial Fee	$20.00	CCP 102.004
Video Fee (Only on an offense under VACS 67011 & Penal Code 40.04)	$15.00	CCP 102.018
Repayment of Rewards	Felony, all or part	CCP 37.07
Summoning Witnesses	$5.00	CCP 102.011
Local Crime Stoppers	not to exceed $50.00	CCP 42.12
Graffiti Education Fund	$5.00	CCP 102.0171
Substance Abuse	Set by Court	CCP 42.12 (c) (2)
Residential Aftercare	Variable	CCP 42.12
DNA Test	$250.00	CCP 102.020
Restitution Fee (One time fee)	$12.00	CCP 42.37 (g) (1) HB 17511
Crime Victims Fund	$6.00
Total Fee Felony:	$344.00
Total Fee Felony - DWI	$359.00
Total Fee Misdemeanor	$282.00
Total Fee Misdemeanor - DWI	$297.00
If on bond	$10.00
Returned Check Fee	$30.00

Court Costs

Type of Fee:	Fee:
Divorce
With 1 citation
With 1 citation and 1 Sheriff service
With 1 citation and 1 TRO
With 1 citation, 1 TRO, and 2 Sheriff service
Parent-Child Relationship/Paternity
With 1 citation
With 1 citation and 1 Sheriff service
With 1 citation and 1 TRO
With 1 citation, 1 TRO, and 2 Sheriff service
Counterclaim Domestic (Petition for intervention, motion for new trial, motion contempt, 3rd party petition, and cross action)
Petition for Habeus Corpus
With 1 citation
With 1 citation and Sheriff service
Motion to Modify, Motion for Enforcement
With 1 citation
With 1 citation and 1 Sheriff service
With 1 citation and 1 TRO
With 1 citation, 1 TRO, and 2 Sheriff service
Notice to Employer
Adoption
With birth certificate
Additional birth certificates per child
Protective Orders (Respondent only charged)
Civil Original Petition
With 1 citation
With1 citation and 1 Sheriff service
Petition for Non-Disclosure
Expunctions
Fee for notice of hearing copy
Fee for certified copy of order of expunction
Foreign Judgment, Condemnation Suit, 72 Hour Waiver
Tax Suit
Civil Motions (Motion for Transfer, Motion for New Trial, Petition for Intervention, Motion for Contempt,
Jury Fee
Citation Process by serving Secretary of State
Items Listed (Citation, Notice of Hearing, Order of Sale, Restraining Order (TRO), Subpoena Duces Tecum, Writ (Execution, garnishment, injunction, possession, sequestration), Injunction, Notice to Show Cause, Precept, Subpoena, Capias
Hood County Sheriff/Constable Fees
Service by serving Secretary of State
Citation (In-County personal service, certified mail, publication, posting)
Injunction
Notice to Show Cause
Order of Possession
Precept
Protective Order
Subpoena/Subpoena Duces Tecum
Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) or Restraining Order
Order of Sale
Writ of Attachment
Write of Execution
Writ of Garnishment
Writ of Sequestration
Court Registry Administrative Expense
On funds not earning interest
On funds earning interest
Returned Check Fee
Record Search Fee
Copy Charges
Certified Copy

Passports

For passport information, click here.

Court Information

355th Judicial District Court
1200 W. Pearl Street
Granbury, TX 76048
(817) 579-3233
Honorable Ralph. H. Walton, Jr.
*Felony criminal, civil & family cases jurisdiction

Hood County Court at Law
1200 W. Pearl Street
Granbury, TX 76048
(817) 408-3480
Honorable Vincent Messina
*Family case jurisdiction

Local Rules

355th Judicial District Court

Hood County Court at Law

Hood County Court at Law Approved Parent Education Programs

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