Texas Local Government Code

§ 87.031 — IMMEDIATE REMOVAL

LG § 87.031Title 3. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT · Part B. COMMISSIONERS COURT AND COUNTY OFFICERS · Ch. 87. REMOVAL OF COUNTY OFFICERS FROM OFFICE; FILLING OF VACANCIES · Art. C. REMOVAL BY CRIMINAL CONVICTION

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(a)The conviction of a county officer by a petit jury for any felony or for a misdemeanor involving official misconduct operates as an immediate removal from office of that officer.

(b)The court rendering judgment in such a case shall include an order removing the officer in the judgment.

(c)For purposes of Subsection (a), "a misdemeanor involving official misconduct" includes a misdemeanor under Section 39.07, Penal Code. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 4), Sec. 5.01, eff. September 1, 2017.