The Big Sandy Municipal Court is located at City Hall at 119 E Gilmer Street in Big Sandy.
You may contact the court by phone at 903.636.5534 or by email at court@bigsandytx.gov.
If you received a citation . . .
- If you know how you want to plea, you can download the Big Sandy Court Plea Form and either appear in person on or before your scheduled
court date to enter your plea or mail or email the completed plea form prior to your scheduled court date.
- If you have questions regarding your
citation, please wait at least 72 hours after receiving your citation
(to ensure the court has received and entered the citations into our
computer system) before you call.
- IMPORTANT: Only the person whose name appears on the citation
(or a licensed attorney with a letter of representation) can enter a
plea or call the court regarding your citation.
- If you fail to appear or submit a plea on or before your court date, the following can occur:
- an additional Violate Promise to Appear citation can be issued
- warrants for your arrest can be issued
- a hold may be placed on the renewal of your driver's license
Plea options:
- Deferred Adjudication
Deferred Adjudication is a method to have your
citation dismissed upon the successful completion of a probationary
period – with the minimum 30 days and a maximum of 180 days
probationary period. Even though
you plead “guilty” or “no contest,” the court does not “find you
guilty” and the citation does not show as a conviction on your
driving record. Instead, the court defers further proceedings and
places you on
probation for a period of time with conditions of probation. Click here to see if you're eligible to request deferred adjudication.
- No Contest with Driver's Safety Course (DSC)
This plea means you are "not contesting" the offense and
are requesting to take a Driver's Safety Course in lieu of paying the
full fine. Click here to see if you're eligible to request to take DSC.
- Guilty
Entering this plea means that you are admitting to the offense as
charged. You will be required to pay the applicable fine plus all court
costs. A guilty plea could affect your insurance rates and you're driver's license. Click here for details on payment plans for a guilty plea.
- No Contest (or Nolo Contendre)
This plea means that you are “not contesting” the offense. You are
not admitting that you committed the offense nor are you denying it
either. However, you understand that you will still be responsible for
paying the applicable fine plus all court costs. Click here for details on payment plans for a no contest plea.
- Not Guilty
When you enter this plea, you are stating to the
court that you
believe you are innocent of the charge and you wish to have your
case
placed on the trial docket. You must appear before the Judge if you
wish to plead not guilty and request a bench or jury trial.