Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT |
Subtitle D. GENERAL POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES |
Chapter 54. ENFORCEMENT OF MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES |
Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Sec. 54.002. IMPOSITION OF FINE IN TYPE B GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY
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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.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.