Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2A.055 · Subchapter B. POWERS AND DUTIES OF PEACE OFFICERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
FINE FOR FAILURE TO EXECUTE PROCESS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A sheriff or other officer who wilfully refuses or neglects to execute any summons, subpoena, or attachment for a witness or any other legal process the officer has a duty to execute is liable for a fine for contempt in an amount in the court's discretion of not less than $10 or more than $200.
(b) The payment of a fine under Subsection (a) shall be enforced in the same manner as a fine for contempt in a civil case.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.2A.htm
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