Sec. 53.001. ADOPTION OF CODE. (a) A municipality may adopt by ordinance a codification of its civil and criminal ordinances, together with appropriate penalties for the violation of the ordinances.
(b) On the adoption of the code, the secretary of the municipality shall record the code in the municipality's ordinance records.
(c) The code is effective on its adoption.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government
Subtitle D - General Powers of Municipalities
Chapter 53 - Code of Municipal Ordinances
Section 53.001. Adoption of Code
Section 53.002. Publication of Adoption Ordinance
Section 53.003. Subdivision of Code
Section 53.004. Change or Repeal of Ordinance