Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 112.052 · Subchapter C. OTHER SPECIFIC ACCOUNTS
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ACCOUNT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a fine imposed or a judgment rendered by a justice of the peace shall be charged against that justice.
(b) The justice may discharge the indebtedness by:
(1) filing with the county clerk the county treasurer's receipt for the amount of the indebtedness;
(2) showing to the satisfaction of the commissioners court that the justice has used due diligence to collect the amount without avail; or
(3) showing to the satisfaction of the commissioners court that the indebtedness has been satisfied by imprisonment or labor.
(c) The justice is not liable for a fine imposed or judgment rendered by the justice if the fine or judgment is collected by:
(1) a public or private vendor under Article 103.0031, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
(2) the county treasurer or county auditor as required by Section 154.011.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 217, Sec. 5, eff. May 23, 1995.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.112.htm
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