Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.264
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.264, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 45A.264. COLLECTION OF FINES AND COSTS BY MUNICIPALITY.
Official statutory text
(a) The governing body of each municipality shall by ordinance prescribe rules as proper to enforce the collection of fines imposed by a municipal court.
(b) In addition to any other method of enforcement, the municipality may enforce the collection of fines by:
(1) execution against the property of the defendant; or
(2) confinement of the defendant.
(c) The governing body of a municipality may adopt rules concerning the practice and procedure in the municipal court that the governing body considers proper.
(d) After notice, the governing body of a municipality may by ordinance prescribe the collection of a fine not to exceed $25 for an offense under Section 38.10(e), Penal Code, or Section 543.009, Transportation Code. Money collected from the fine shall be paid into the municipal treasury for the use and benefit of the municipality.
(e) Costs may not be imposed or collected in criminal cases in municipal court by municipal ordinance.
(b) In addition to any other method of enforcement, the municipality may enforce the collection of fines by:
(1) execution against the property of the defendant; or
(2) confinement of the defendant.
(c) The governing body of a municipality may adopt rules concerning the practice and procedure in the municipal court that the governing body considers proper.
(d) After notice, the governing body of a municipality may by ordinance prescribe the collection of a fine not to exceed $25 for an offense under Section 38.10(e), Penal Code, or Section 543.009, Transportation Code. Money collected from the fine shall be paid into the municipal treasury for the use and benefit of the municipality.
(e) Costs may not be imposed or collected in criminal cases in municipal court by municipal ordinance.
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