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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 140.009

CONTRACT FOR COLLECTION OF AMOUNTS IN CIVIL CASES

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 677 (H.B. 2021), Sec. 1, eff

(a) The governing body of a municipality or the commissioners court of a county may contract with a private attorney or public or private vendor for the collection of an amount owed to the municipality or county relating to a civil case, including an unpaid fine, fee, or court cost, if the amount is more than 60 days overdue.

(b) A municipality or county contracting with an attorney or a vendor under Subsection (a) may authorize the addition of a collection fee of 30 percent of the amount referred. The collection fee may be used only to compensate the attorney or vendor who collects the debt.

(c) This section does not apply to the collection of commercial bail bonds.

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