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

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 2A.055 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Fine For Failure To Execute Process

(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. (Code Crim. Proc., Art. 2.16.)

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 2A.055

Added by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 765,Sec. 1.001, eff. 1/1/2025.