In each case of pecuniary fine, an execution may issue for the fine and costs, though a capias pro fine was issued for the defendant; and a capias pro fine may issue for the defendant though an execution was issued against the defendant's property. The execution shall be collected and returned as in civil actions. When the execution has been collected, the defendant shall be at once discharged; and whenever the fine and costs have been legally discharged in any way, the execution shall be returned satisfied.
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 43.07
EXECUTION FOR FINE AND COSTS
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Johnson v. Tenth Judicial District Court of Appeals at Waco (2008)
Most recently applied in Johnson v. TENTH JUD. DIST. CT OF APPEALS (October 2008)
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.