Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 103.010

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

Section 103.010 - Receipt Book

(a) Each county shall provide a receipt book to each officer collecting fines and fees in criminal cases for the county. The book must contain duplicate official receipts. Each receipt must bear a distinct number and a facsimile of the official seal of the county.

(b) An officer who collects fines or fees in a criminal case shall give the person paying the money a receipt from the receipt book. The receipt must show:

(1) the amount of money paid;

(2) the date the money was paid;

(3) the style and number of the case in which the costs were accrued;

(4) the item of costs;

(5) the name of the person paying the money; and

(6) the official signature of the officer receiving the money.

(c) Instead of a receipt book, each officer collecting fines or fees in criminal cases for the county may maintain the information listed in Subsections (b)(1)-(5) in a computer database. The officer shall provide a receipt to each person paying a fine or fee.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 103.010

Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1985. Subsec. (c) added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 412, Sec. 1, eff. 6/18/1999.