Digest: The Act makes changes to the process of appealing from local courts. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 81.1).
Updates, reorganizes and modifies the provisions governing appeals from justice courts that have not become courts of record.
Updates, reorganizes and modifies the provisions governing appeals from municipal courts that have not become courts of record. Establishes procedural statutes for municipal court appeals that are separate from justice court provisions.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 156.705, 156.080, 55.110, 55.020, 19.240, 153.105, 138.005, 138.090, 138.057, 138.081, 21.135, 21.160, 51.028, 221.352, 221.343