Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 43.01
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 43.01, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 43.01. DISCHARGING JUDGMENT FOR FINE.
Official statutory text
(a) When the sentence against an individual defendant is for fine and costs, he shall be discharged from the same:
(1) when the amount thereof has been fully paid;
(2) when remitted by the proper authority;
(3) when he has remained in custody for the time required by law to satisfy the amount thereof; or
(4) when the defendant has discharged the amount of fines and costs in any other manner permitted by this code.
(b) When the sentence against a defendant corporation or association is for fine and costs, it shall be discharged from same:
(1) when the amount thereof has been fully paid;
(2) when the execution against the corporation or association has been fully satisfied; or
(3) when the judgment has been fully satisfied in any other manner.
(1) when the amount thereof has been fully paid;
(2) when remitted by the proper authority;
(3) when he has remained in custody for the time required by law to satisfy the amount thereof; or
(4) when the defendant has discharged the amount of fines and costs in any other manner permitted by this code.
(b) When the sentence against a defendant corporation or association is for fine and costs, it shall be discharged from same:
(1) when the amount thereof has been fully paid;
(2) when the execution against the corporation or association has been fully satisfied; or
(3) when the judgment has been fully satisfied in any other manner.
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