Texas Local Government Code 154.011 – Collections by County Treasurer or County Auditor
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(a) If a district, county, or precinct officer consents, the commissioners court of a county with a population of 2.8 million or more may designate the county treasurer, if the county treasurer consents, or the county auditor, if the county auditor consents, to collect a fee, commission, judgment, fine, forfeiture, or penalty on behalf of the district, county, or precinct officer who is required by law to collect the fee, commission, judgment, fine, forfeiture, or penalty.
(b) The official designated shall report the collection of a fee, commission, judgment, fine, forfeiture, or penalty to the district, county, or precinct officer.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 154.011
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The official designated is solely liable for collecting the fee, commission, judgment, fine, forfeiture, or penalty.
(d) The official designated may discharge liability under this section in the same manner provided for a district, county, or precinct officer.
(e) In this section, “county treasurer” includes a person performing the duties of the county treasurer and “county auditor” includes a person performing the duties of the county auditor.