Civil
Process
 The
Constable and their deputies have all the powers and
responsibilities of any peace officer in the state.
They may enforce traffic regulations, make arrests,
serve
warrants, conduct criminal investigations, and file
criminal cases. However, they have additional enforcement
responsibilities
that police officers are not charged with. The Constable
and their deputies have the additional responsibility
of serving and executing civil court orders and providing
courtroom security to the justice court in their precinct
which is our top priorties.
Civil law deals with the branch of law which enforces
or protects private rights and the prevention or redress
of private wrongs. All process that is received from
the Justice of the Peace office in Precinct #2 is served
by our office. In addition, process that is received
from other Wharton County Justice of the Peace offices
and out of county process, where the defendants resides
or place of employment is within Precinct #2 is served
by our office. All fees that are received by the Constable’s
office is deposited into the Wharton County general
fund. Our office executes and returns to courts all
warrants, capias warrants, other criminal process,
citations, subpoenas, forcibles and writs. It is the
mission of the Constable's office to be efficient,
professional and well trained to give the best possible
service to the citizens of Wharton County.  State guidelines on training for peace officers require
that each peace officer receive 40 hours of training
every two years. Specific mandated training requires
all peace officers receive civil rights, racial sensitivity,
cultural diversity, child abuse, child neglect, family
violence, sexual assault and issues concerning sex
offender characteristics training. What seperates Constables
and Deputy Constable from other peace officers is they
must complete a 20-hour course of instruction in civil
process each 48 month cycle as a part of continuing
education program for peace officers (Section 1701.354,
Occupations Code).
Civil Definitions
Click here for a list of important definitions within
civil matters.
Civil FeesClick here for
a list of most civil affair fees.
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