(a) Method. Each justice of the peace shall submit a justice court activity report of the criminal and civil cases in the judge's court. Unless OCA grants a waiver for good cause, the justice of the peace shall submit the reports by electronic means approved by OCA. The maximum duration of a waiver is one year, but OCA may approve successive waivers.
(b) Reporting Categories.
  (1) Criminal case type categories. The monthly report contains the following categories of criminal case types: traffic misdemeanors--subdivided into non-parking, parking, and county ordinance offenses; and non-traffic misdemeanors--subdivided into Penal Code violations, other state law violations, and county ordinance violations.
  (2) Civil case type categories. The monthly report contains the following categories of civil case types: debt claim, landlord/tenant, and small claims suits.
  (3) Juvenile/minor activity. The monthly report contains a section for reporting court activity related to juveniles and minors. Pursuant to Section 71.0352 of the Government Code, the report must include:
    (A) the number of cases filed for:
      (i) truant conduct under Sec. 65.003(a), Family Code; and
      (ii) the offense of parent contributing to nonattendance under Sec. 25.093, Education Code; and
    (B) in cases in which a child fails to obey an order of the court under circumstances that would constitute contempt of court, the number of incidents in which a child is:
      (i) referred to juvenile court for delinquent conduct as provided under Art. 45.050(c)(1), Code of Criminal Procedure, or Sec. 65.251, Family Code; or
      (ii) held in contempt, fined, or denied driving privileges as provided by Art. 45.050(c)(2), Code of Criminal Procedure, or Sec. 65.251, Family Code.
  (4) Additional activity. The monthly report contains a section for reporting additional court activity such as magistrate activities and information on fines, court costs and fees collected or otherwise satisfied.

Source Note: The provisions of this §171.7 adopted to be effective January 7, 2010, 35 TexReg 62; amended to be effective September 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 4183; amended to be effective September 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 5037