Tex. Gov't Code § 614.041 · Subchapter C. PROHIBITION AGAINST COLLECTING DEBT FOR ANOTHER
COLLECTING DEBT FOR ANOTHER; OFFENSE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A peace officer commits an offense if the officer:
(1) accepts for collection or undertakes the collection of a claim for debt for another, unless the officer acts under a law that prescribes the duties of the officer; or
(2) accepts compensation not prescribed by law for accepting for collection or undertaking the collection of a claim for debt for another.
(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $200 or more than $500.
(c) In addition to the fine, the peace officer may be removed from office.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.614.htm
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- 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
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