Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 54.019

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

Section 54.019 - Imprisonment; Contempt

(a) A person is not subject to personal attachment or imprisonment for the failure to pay a civil penalty assessed under this subchapter.

(b) This subchapter does not affect the power of a court to imprison a person for contempt of valid court orders or the availability of remedies or procedures for the collection of a judgment assessing civil penalties. The remedies under Section 31.002, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, are preserved.

Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 54.019

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1987.