Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 34.073 · Subchapter D. DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF EXECUTING OFFICER
TRANSFER OF WRIT; NO DUTY TO LEVY OUTSIDE OF COUNTY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An officer receiving a writ may transfer the writ to another officer in another precinct, or to another law enforcement agency authorized to perform executions, within the county of the first officer who received the writ.
(b) An officer does not have a duty to levy on or sell property not within the officer's county, unless it is real property that is partially in the officer's county and partially within a contiguous county.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 421 (S.B. 1269), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.34.htm
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