Sec. 154.009. EFFECT OF FAILURE TO COLLECT FEE OR COMMISSION. (a) If, following a hearing, the commissioners court finds that a district, county, or precinct officer has, through neglect, failed to collect a fee or commission that the officer is required by law to collect, the commissioners court shall deduct the amount of the fee or commission from the officer's salary. Before the 10th day before the date of the hearing, the commissioners court shall provide the officer with notice of the time and place of the hearing and an itemized statement of the uncollected fees to be charged against the officer's salary.
(b) This section does not apply to a district, county, or precinct officer if the county treasurer or county auditor is required to collect the fee or commission under Section 154.011.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 217, Sec. 6, eff. May 23, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees
Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees
Chapter 154 - Compensation of District, County, and Precinct Officers on Salary Basis
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 154.002. Salary Paid in Lieu of Fees and Commissions
Section 154.003. Collection and Disposition of Fees and Commissions of Salaried Officer
Section 154.004. State and County Prohibited From Paying Fees or Commissions to Salaried Officer
Section 154.005. Fees and Commissions Certain Salaried Officers May Receive in Addition to Salary
Section 154.006. Insufficient Salary Fund Supplemented by Transfer From General Fund
Section 154.007. Use of General Fund Instead of Salary Fund
Section 154.008. Legislative Appropriation for Officers Compensated on Salary Basis
Section 154.009. Effect of Failure to Collect Fee or Commission
Section 154.010. Authority to Purchase Liability Insurance for County Officers and Employees
Section 154.011. Collections by County Treasurer or County Auditor