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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2A.055 — Fine for failure to execute process
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 2A: OFFICERS; POWERS AND DUTIES, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2A.055
Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.
(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.
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