The various law enforcement agencies typically file between 80-100 cases
each month with our Misdemeanor Division. When misdemeanor cases are accepted
for prosecution, they are filed in the Polk County Court at Law. The prosecutors
assigned to a court by the District Attorney are responsible for the cases
filed in that court. Misdemeanor Division prosecutors also routinely
represent the state in the four Justice Court precincts within Polk County.
Misdemeanor offenses are those crimes which are punishable by fine only, or a
fine and period of confinement (up to one year) in the Polk County Jail.
The Chief of the Misdemeanor Division is responsible for all aspects of its
operation and reports regularly to the elected District Attorney and First
Assistant. Prosecutors in the Misdemeanor Division also routinely represent
the State of Texas in Juvenile Court proceedings, actions involving the Texas
Department of Protective and Regulatory Services and applications for Family
Violence Protective Orders.
