Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 54.002 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
IMPOSITION OF FINE IN TYPE B GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The governing body of a Type B general-law municipality may prescribe the fine for the violation of a municipal bylaw or ordinance.
(b) If a defendant in a Type B general-law municipality demands a jury trial, the fine may be imposed only on the verdict of a jury.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
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.54.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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