Texas Local Government Code

§ 54.002 — IMPOSITION OF FINE IN TYPE B GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY

LG § 54.002Title 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT · Part D. GENERAL POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES · Ch. 54. ENFORCEMENT OF MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(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.

Legislative history

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