IMPROPER RETURN OF WRIT
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Dallas County Constable Precinct No. 5 v. Garden City Boxing Club, Inc. (2007)
Most recently applied in Dallas County Constable Precinct No. 5 v. Garden City Boxing Club, Inc. (April 2007)
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff
(a) An officer may file an amended or corrected return after the officer has returned a writ to a court.
(b) Once an officer receives actual notice of an error on a return or of the officer's failure to file a return, the officer shall amend the return or file the return not later than the 30th day after the date of the receipt of notice.
(c) An officer who fails or refuses to amend or file the return may be subject to contempt under Section 7.001(b).
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.