Sec. 103.14. INSTITUTION OF SUIT FOR FORFEITURE. (a) The attorney general or the county or district attorney in the county in which a seizure is made shall institute a suit for forfeiture of the property or the proceeds in escrow from any sale of illicit beverages, or both, when notified by the commission or by the seizing officer that a seizure has been made under Section 103.03 of this code.
(b) The forfeiture suit shall be brought in the name of the State of Texas against the property or the proceeds in escrow, or both, and shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the seizure was made.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 508, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Regulatory and Penal Provisions
Chapter 103 - Illicit Beverages
Section 103.01. Illicit Beverages Prohibited
Section 103.02. Equipment or Material for Manufacture of Illicit Beverages
Section 103.03. Seizure of Illicit Beverages, Etc
Section 103.04. Arrest of Person in Possession
Section 103.05. Report of Seizure
Section 103.06. Beverage Seized by Peace Officer
Section 103.07. Beverage of Illicit Manufacture or Unfit for Consumption
Section 103.08. Sale of Malt Beverage
Section 103.09. Sale of Liquor
Section 103.10. Exercise of Discretion in Case of Mistake
Section 103.11. Proceeds From Sale
Section 103.12. Ceiling Prices During Emergency
Section 103.13. Bonding of Seized Vehicles Pending Suit
Section 103.14. Institution of Suit for Forfeiture
Section 103.15. Notice of Forfeiture Suit
Section 103.16. Forfeiture of a Seized Vehicle
Section 103.17. Forfeiture of Other Seized Property
Section 103.18. Intervention by Secured Creditors
Section 103.19. Transfer of Security Interests
Section 103.20. Disposition of Forfeited Property
Section 103.21. Bill of Sale to Purchaser