Texas Local Government Code 54.019 – Imprisonment; Contempt
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(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.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 54.019
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- 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