Texas Local Government Code

§ 112.052 — JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ACCOUNT

LG § 112.052Title 4. FINANCES · Part B. COUNTY FINANCES · Ch. 112. COUNTY FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING · Art. C. OTHER SPECIFIC ACCOUNTS

(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:

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Legislative 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.