Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.055
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.055, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 2A.055. FINE FOR FAILURE TO EXECUTE PROCESS.
Official statutory text
(a) A sheriff or other officer who wilfully refuses or neglects to execute any summons, subpoena, or attachment for a witness or any other legal process the officer has a duty to execute is liable for a fine for contempt in an amount in the court's discretion of not less than $10 or more than $200.
(b) The payment of a fine under Subsection (a) shall be enforced in the same manner as a fine for contempt in a civil case.
(b) The payment of a fine under Subsection (a) shall be enforced in the same manner as a fine for contempt in a civil case.
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