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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2A.055

FINE FOR FAILURE TO EXECUTE PROCESS

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff

(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.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.