Section 154.009 - Effect of Failure to Collect Fee or Commission(a) If, following a hearing, the commissioners court finds that a district, county, or precinct officer has, through neglect, failed to collect a fee or commission that the officer is required by law to collect, the commissioners court shall deduct the amount of the fee or commission from the officer's salary. Before the 10th day before the date of the hearing, the commissioners court shall provide the officer with notice of the time and place of the hearing and an itemized statement of the uncollected fees to be charged against the officer's salary.(b) This section does not apply to a district, county, or precinct officer if the county treasurer or county auditor is required to collect the fee or commission under Section 154.011.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 154.009
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 217, Sec. 6, eff. 5/23/1995. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1987.