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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 4. FINANCES |
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Subtitle B. COUNTY FINANCES |
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Chapter 112. COUNTY FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING |
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Subchapter C. OTHER SPECIFIC ACCOUNTS |
Sec. 112.052. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ACCOUNT
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a fine imposed or a judgment rendered by a justice of the peace shall be charged against that justice.
(b) The justice may discharge the indebtedness by:
(1) filing with the county clerk the county treasurer's receipt for the amount of the indebtedness;
(2) showing to the satisfaction of the commissioners court that the justice has used due diligence to collect the amount without avail; or
(3) showing to the satisfaction of the commissioners court that the indebtedness has been satisfied by imprisonment or labor.
(c) The justice is not liable for a fine imposed or judgment rendered by the justice if the fine or judgment is collected by:
(1) a public or private vendor under Article 103.0031, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
(2) the county treasurer or county auditor as required by Section 154.011.