Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 323.072 · Subchapter D. LIBRARY FINES; CIVIL PENALTY
ABUSE OF COUNTY LIBRARY SERVICES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commissioners court by order may adopt reasonable regulations that prohibit a person from abusing library services by intentionally failing to pay a library fine or return library property.
(b) A person who violates a regulation adopted by the county under this section is liable to the county for a civil penalty of not more than $100 for each violation. A county may bring suit in a district or county court to recover a civil penalty authorized by this subsection.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 697 (H.B. 2902), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.323.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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