Sec. 152.002.  ESTABLISHMENT.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county by order may establish an alternative dispute resolution system for the peaceable and expeditious resolution of disputes.
(b)  The commissioners court may do all necessary acts to make the alternative dispute resolution system effective, including:
(1)  contracting with a private nonprofit corporation, a political subdivision, a public corporation, or a combination of these entities for the purpose of administering the system;
(2)  making reasonable rules relating to the system, including rules specifying whether criminal cases may be referred to the system; and
(3)  vesting management of the system in a committee selected by the county bar association.
(c)  The actions of a committee authorized by Subsection (b)(3) are subject to the approval of the commissioners court.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 3.16(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Amended by: 
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1090 (S.B. 1271), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1237), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.