Municipal Court

The Municipal Court is responsible for processing all citations written in the City of Richland Hills. All Court proceedings are conducted under the Code of Criminal Procedures and the Texas Rules of Criminal Evidence as adopted by the Texas legislature.

Pay Your Citation

You can pay your citation online. Please note that Code Compliance and Animal Services violations may not be paid online.

Court Appearance

Your initial court appearance date is printed on your citation. If your citation was handwritten by the officer, an initial court appearance date will be mailed to you. You may appear at the court office or pay your citation online prior to the initial appearance date. If you fail to appear on your initial appearance date, a $50 late fine will be added and a second and final court appearance date will be mailed to you. If you do not appear on the second and final appearance date a warrant and an additional charge of failure/violate promise to appear may be issued for your arrest.

Legal Notice: Please note that nothing from the Richland Hills website should be considered legal advice.

  1. Resets
  2. Deferred Disposition (Probation)
  3. Driver Safety Course
  4. Trial Settings

Resets will not be granted over the phone. You may appear at the court office prior to your initial appearance date or print out the reset form and fax or mail it to the court office prior to your initial appearance date. Only one reset will be granted. A full cash bond will be required for any additional court date settings.