Sec. 154.011. COLLECTIONS BY COUNTY TREASURER OR COUNTY AUDITOR. (a) If a district, county, or precinct officer consents, the commissioners court of a county with a population of 2.8 million or more may designate the county treasurer, if the county treasurer consents, or the county auditor, if the county auditor consents, to collect a fee, commission, judgment, fine, forfeiture, or penalty on behalf of the district, county, or precinct officer who is required by law to collect the fee, commission, judgment, fine, forfeiture, or penalty.
(b) The official designated shall report the collection of a fee, commission, judgment, fine, forfeiture, or penalty to the district, county, or precinct officer.
(c) The official designated is solely liable for collecting the fee, commission, judgment, fine, forfeiture, or penalty.
(d) The official designated may discharge liability under this section in the same manner provided for a district, county, or precinct officer.
(e) In this section, "county treasurer" includes a person performing the duties of the county treasurer and "county auditor" includes a person performing the duties of the county auditor.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 217, Sec. 7, 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