Texas Statutes
§ 45A.264 — COLLECTION OF FINES AND COSTS BY MUNICIPALITY.
Texas § 45A.264
JurisdictionTexas
Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure
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Bluebook
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 45A.264 (2026).
Text
Art. 45A.264. COLLECTION OF FINES AND COSTS BY MUNICIPALITY.
(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 c
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504 ), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.
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Bluebook (online)
Texas § 45A.264, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/CR/45A.264.