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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Effective June 1, 2004, all newly filed cases criminal and civil shall be assigned a cause number upon the filing of the initial paper, which shall indicate the year in which it was filed, the class to which it belongs, and a sequenced number:
(1) the year of filing will be indicated by the use of the last two digits of the calendar year in which the initial paper is filed;
(2) the class to which the case belongs will be indicated by use of the letters CR (Criminal Cases) and CV (Civil Cases)
(3) the sequence number will be the next available number taken from the appropriate case number series. Each of the two classes of cases (Criminal and Civil) shall have its own number series. In calendar year 2004 and each succeeding year, the sequence number will begin with 0001 in each class of case, i.e. CV04-0001 or CR04-0001, etc. Commas shall not be used in the sequence numbers.
Cause numbers on currently existing cases shall not be changed.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Vernon's Texas Rules Annotated - VTRA TX R PARKER CTY LOC RLS DIST CT Case Numbering - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/vernon-s-texas-rules-annotated/vtratx-r-parker-cty-loc-rls-dist-ct-case-numbering/
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