Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 45A.263 · Subchapter F. JUDGMENT, FINES, AND COSTS
CIVIL COLLECTION OF FINES AND COSTS AFTER JUDGMENT.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
If, after a judgment and sentence is entered, the defendant defaults in payment of a fine, the justice or judge may order the fine and costs collected by execution against the defendant's property in the same manner as a judgment in a civil suit.
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.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.45A.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 bae8d62478dab29339c820a43f829cf925ace96471382465c4cf8a7f0708afb1
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.