(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.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Subsec. (c) added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 412, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter 103 - Payment, Collection, and Recordkeeping
Article 103.001. Costs Payable
Article 103.002. Certain Costs Barred
Article 103.0025. Alternative Payment Procedure for Certain Past Due Fines and Costs
Article 103.0031. Collection Contracts
Article 103.0032. Collection Improvement Plans
Article 103.004. Disposition of Collected Money
Article 103.005. Report Required
Article 103.006. Transfer of Bill of Costs
Article 103.007. Additional Costs After Payment
Article 103.008. Correction of Costs