Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 34.064 · Subchapter D. DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF EXECUTING OFFICER
IMPROPER RETURN OF WRIT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An officer may file an amended or corrected return after the officer has returned a writ to a court.
(b) Once an officer receives actual notice of an error on a return or of the officer's failure to file a return, the officer shall amend the return or file the return not later than the 30th day after the date of the receipt of notice.
(c) An officer who fails or refuses to amend or file the return may be subject to contempt under Section 7.001(b).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 421 (S.B. 1269), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.34.htm
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