Texas Local Government Code 615.002 – Regulation of Courthouse Parking Lots in Certain Counties
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(a) This section applies to a county with a population of:
(1) 14,800 to 15,000;
(2) 19,900 to 20,000;
(3) 21,300 to 21,500;
(4) 57,800 to 57,900;
(5) 36,000 to 36,500; or
(6) 234,000 or more.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 615.002
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- 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
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(b) The commissioners court of the county may purchase necessary equipment and may make and enforce rules for parking in a county-owned or county-leased parking lot in, under, adjacent to, or near the county courthouse.
(c) The commissioners court and the governing body of the municipality in which the courthouse is located may contract for enforcement of the rules.
(d) The sheriff’s department of the county may enforce the rules.
(e) A person commits an offense if the person violates a parking rule adopted under this section. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $1 nor more than $20.