Civil Process- TCOLE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
a |process |that |is |used |in |a |civil |lawsuit |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Civil |Process
all |writs |and |official |documents |issued |by |courts |in |connection |with |proceedings |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-process
a |court's |written |order, |in |the |name |of |the |State |or |other |competent |legal |authority, |commanding |
the |addressee |to |do |or |refrain |from |doing |some |specific |act |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-writ
something |tangible |on |which |words, |symbols, |or |markings |are |recorded |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
document
o |Regulates |the |conduct |of |individuals |through |threats |of |fines |and |imprisonment
o |State |brings |an |action |against |an |individual |to |punish |him |for |breaking |one |of |their |laws
o |Peace |officer |may |assume |direct |responsibility |of |the |investigation |and |filing |criminal |charges |
against |the |defendant
o |Criminal |judgments |may |result |in |the |guilty |party |being |assessed |a |fine |only |or |a |fine |and |period |of |
confinement |or |community |service |when |the |court |finds |the |defendant |committed |the |illegal |act, |
beyond |a |reasonable |doubt |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Criminal |Law
o |Defines |the |legal |significance |of |public |and |private |acts |and |regulates |conduct |through |injunctions |
and |the |award |of |money |damages
o |The |plaintiff's |suit
o |Peace |officer |should |not |assume |ownership |of |the |suit
o |Peace |officer |is |required |to |follow |the |rules |and |the |laws |that |govern |the |execution |of |the |civil |
documents |
o |A |person |brings |a |lawsuit |seeking |some |sort |of |redress |for |an |injury |he |claims |to |of |suffered
o |The |redress |that |the |person |seeks |is |usually |in |the |form |of |money. |He |ask |the |court |to |order |his |
opponent |to |pay |him |monetary |compensation |or |an |injunction |to |the |defendant |for |the |wrongful |act
,o |Civil |judgments |usually |require |the |part |adjudge |of |a |wrongful |act |to |compensate |the |wronged |
party |in |the |form |of |money |of |the |return |or |possession |of |property
o |A |judgment |is |rendered |in |favor |of |the |complaining |party |or |the |defendant |or |somewhere |in |
between |based |upon |the |preponderance |of |evidence |before |a |jud |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Civil |Law
o |County |and |District |Courts
o |Fine |and/or |Jail
o |$500.00 |fine |and/or
o |6 |months |in |Jail |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-General |Contempt |of |Court
• |Fine |and/or |Jail
• |3 |days |in |Jail |and/or |
• |$100.00 |fine |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Justice |of |the |Peace |and |Municipal |Courts
If |a |person |fails |to |obey |a |court |order, |the |court |may |have |him |brought |to |the |court |with |a |
____________________ |or |_____________________ |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Writ |of |Attachment |; |
Show |Cause |Notice
o |Civil |Jurisdiction |
o |$200.00 |to |$10,000
o |Non |Contested |probate |matters
o |Class |A |and |B |Misdemeanors
o |Appeals |from |Justice |of |the |Peace |and |Municipal |Courts
o |The |County |Judge |presides |over |the |Commissioner |Court |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Constitution |
County |Court
o |Class |C |misdemeanors
o |Civil |Jurisdiction
o |Up |to |$10,000
, | Types |of |Civil |Cases
• |Small |claims |cases
• |Debt |claims |cases
• |Repair |and |remedy |cases
• |Eviction |cases |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Justice |of |the |Peace |Courts
• |Statutory |County |Court
• |District |Courts
• |Probate |Courts
• |Court |of |Appeals
• |Supreme |Court- |Civil |Appeals
• |Court |of |Criminal |Appeals- |Criminal |Appeals |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Courts |that |are |created |by |
Texas |Legislation
o |Class |C |Misdemeanors
o |City |Ordinance |Violation
o |Some |animal |cruelty |cases
o |No |civil |Jurisdictions |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Municipal |Courts
o |Civil- |up |to |$10,000
o |Criminal- |Class |C |Misdemeanor |and |landlord/tenant |issues
o |Death |Inquest- |Small |Counties
o |Death |Inquest |Hearings
o |Fire |Inquest |Hearings
o |Cruelty |to |Animal |Seizure |Hearings
o |Estray |Livestock |Hearings
o |Property |Hearings |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Justice |of |the |Peace |Courts
o |Civil |Jurisdiction- |$200.00-$10,000.00
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
a |process |that |is |used |in |a |civil |lawsuit |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Civil |Process
all |writs |and |official |documents |issued |by |courts |in |connection |with |proceedings |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-process
a |court's |written |order, |in |the |name |of |the |State |or |other |competent |legal |authority, |commanding |
the |addressee |to |do |or |refrain |from |doing |some |specific |act |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-writ
something |tangible |on |which |words, |symbols, |or |markings |are |recorded |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
document
o |Regulates |the |conduct |of |individuals |through |threats |of |fines |and |imprisonment
o |State |brings |an |action |against |an |individual |to |punish |him |for |breaking |one |of |their |laws
o |Peace |officer |may |assume |direct |responsibility |of |the |investigation |and |filing |criminal |charges |
against |the |defendant
o |Criminal |judgments |may |result |in |the |guilty |party |being |assessed |a |fine |only |or |a |fine |and |period |of |
confinement |or |community |service |when |the |court |finds |the |defendant |committed |the |illegal |act, |
beyond |a |reasonable |doubt |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Criminal |Law
o |Defines |the |legal |significance |of |public |and |private |acts |and |regulates |conduct |through |injunctions |
and |the |award |of |money |damages
o |The |plaintiff's |suit
o |Peace |officer |should |not |assume |ownership |of |the |suit
o |Peace |officer |is |required |to |follow |the |rules |and |the |laws |that |govern |the |execution |of |the |civil |
documents |
o |A |person |brings |a |lawsuit |seeking |some |sort |of |redress |for |an |injury |he |claims |to |of |suffered
o |The |redress |that |the |person |seeks |is |usually |in |the |form |of |money. |He |ask |the |court |to |order |his |
opponent |to |pay |him |monetary |compensation |or |an |injunction |to |the |defendant |for |the |wrongful |act
,o |Civil |judgments |usually |require |the |part |adjudge |of |a |wrongful |act |to |compensate |the |wronged |
party |in |the |form |of |money |of |the |return |or |possession |of |property
o |A |judgment |is |rendered |in |favor |of |the |complaining |party |or |the |defendant |or |somewhere |in |
between |based |upon |the |preponderance |of |evidence |before |a |jud |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Civil |Law
o |County |and |District |Courts
o |Fine |and/or |Jail
o |$500.00 |fine |and/or
o |6 |months |in |Jail |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-General |Contempt |of |Court
• |Fine |and/or |Jail
• |3 |days |in |Jail |and/or |
• |$100.00 |fine |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Justice |of |the |Peace |and |Municipal |Courts
If |a |person |fails |to |obey |a |court |order, |the |court |may |have |him |brought |to |the |court |with |a |
____________________ |or |_____________________ |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Writ |of |Attachment |; |
Show |Cause |Notice
o |Civil |Jurisdiction |
o |$200.00 |to |$10,000
o |Non |Contested |probate |matters
o |Class |A |and |B |Misdemeanors
o |Appeals |from |Justice |of |the |Peace |and |Municipal |Courts
o |The |County |Judge |presides |over |the |Commissioner |Court |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Constitution |
County |Court
o |Class |C |misdemeanors
o |Civil |Jurisdiction
o |Up |to |$10,000
, | Types |of |Civil |Cases
• |Small |claims |cases
• |Debt |claims |cases
• |Repair |and |remedy |cases
• |Eviction |cases |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Justice |of |the |Peace |Courts
• |Statutory |County |Court
• |District |Courts
• |Probate |Courts
• |Court |of |Appeals
• |Supreme |Court- |Civil |Appeals
• |Court |of |Criminal |Appeals- |Criminal |Appeals |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Courts |that |are |created |by |
Texas |Legislation
o |Class |C |Misdemeanors
o |City |Ordinance |Violation
o |Some |animal |cruelty |cases
o |No |civil |Jurisdictions |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Municipal |Courts
o |Civil- |up |to |$10,000
o |Criminal- |Class |C |Misdemeanor |and |landlord/tenant |issues
o |Death |Inquest- |Small |Counties
o |Death |Inquest |Hearings
o |Fire |Inquest |Hearings
o |Cruelty |to |Animal |Seizure |Hearings
o |Estray |Livestock |Hearings
o |Property |Hearings |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Justice |of |the |Peace |Courts
o |Civil |Jurisdiction- |$200.00-$10,000.00
