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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 54.001

GENERAL ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITIES; PENALTY

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case State v. Chacon (2008)

Most recently applied in City of Houston v. Carlson (December 2012)

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) The governing body of a municipality may enforce each rule, ordinance, or police regulation of the municipality and may punish a violation of a rule, ordinance, or police regulation.

(b) A fine or penalty for the violation of a rule, ordinance, or police regulation may not exceed $500 except that:

(1) a fine or penalty for the violation of a rule, ordinance, or police regulation that governs fire safety, zoning, or public health and sanitation, other than the dumping of refuse, may not exceed $2,000; and

(2) a fine or penalty for the violation of a rule, ordinance, or police regulation that governs the dumping of refuse may not exceed $4,000.

(c) This section applies to a municipality regardless of any contrary provision in a municipal charter.

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