Texas Local Government Code

§ 154.004 — STATE AND COUNTY PROHIBITED FROM PAYING FEES OR COMMISSIONS TO SALARIED OFFICER

LG § 154.004Title 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Part B. COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Ch. 154. COMPENSATION OF DISTRICT, COUNTY, AND PRECINCT OFFICERS ON SALARY BASIS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)The state may not pay a district officer a fee or commission for the performance of a service by the officer.

(b)If a county officer is paid an annual salary, the state or any county may not pay a fee or commission to the officer for the performance of a service by the officer.

(c)The state or any county may not pay a fee or commission to a precinct officer for the performance of a service by the officer.

(d)The prohibitions established by this section do not affect:

(1)fees and commissions the county tax assessor-collector is authorized by law to collect;

(2)the payment of costs in a civil case or eminent domain proceeding by the state; or

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Legislative history

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.