Texas Local Government Code
§ 140.003 — PURCHASING AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, JUVENILE BOARDS, AND PROBATION DEPARTMENTS
LG § 140.003Title 4. FINANCES · Part C. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT · Ch. 140. MISCELLANEOUS FINANCIAL PROVISIONS AFFECTING MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section, "specialized local entity" means:
(1)a district or criminal district attorney;
(2)a juvenile board, juvenile probation office, or juvenile department established for one or more counties; or
(3)an adult probation office or department established for a judicial district.
(b)A specialized local entity shall purchase items in accordance with the same procedures and subject to the same requirements applicable to a county under Subchapter C, Chapter 262. For the purposes of this section, a specialized local entity is treated as if it were a county. A specialized local entity may make a contract with a county under which the county performs purchasing functions for the entity.
(c)Within 30 days after the date the fiscal year of a district or criminal district attorney's office begins, the attorney shall:
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1250, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 1991.