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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 103.010 | Receipt book |
(a) Each county shall provide a receipt book to each officer collecting fines and fees in criminal cases for the county. The book must contain duplicate official receipts. Each receipt must bear a distinct number and a facsimile of the official seal of the county.
(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. |
Obligation to collect or record | Clerk, County, Law enforcement |
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Texas | Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Sec. 133.054 | General record of fees collected - officer/clerk |
(a) An officer or clerk collecting a fee shall keep a record of the money collected. (b) The treasurer shall keep a record of the money collected and on deposit in the treasury.
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Obligation to collect or record | Clerk, Law enforcement |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.001(f) | Reimbursment Fees for Services of Peace Officers |
(f) An officer who receives fees imposed under Subsection (a)(1) of this section in a municipal court shall keep separate records of the funds collected and shall deposit the funds in the municipal treasury. The officer collecting the fees under Subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this article in a justice, county, or district court shall keep separate records of the funds collected and shall deposit the funds in the county treasury.
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Obligation to collect or record | Law enforcement |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 103.005 | Report Required |
An officer listed in Article 103.003 [District and county attorneys, clerks of district and county courts, sheriffs, constables, and justices of the peace] who collects money other than taxes for a county shall report to the commissioners court of the county for which the money was collected during each term of the court.
(b) An officer listed in Article 103.003 [District and county attorneys, clerks of district and county courts, sheriffs, constables, and justices of the peace] who collects money other than taxes for the state shall report to the district court having jurisdiction in the county the officer serves on the first day of each term of the court. (c) The report must state for the reporting period: (1) the amount of money collected by the officer; (2) when and from whom the money was collected; (3) the process by which the money was collected; and (4) the disposition of the money. (d) The report must be in writing and under the oath of the officer. (e) If an officer has not collected money since the last report required to be filed with the court or the commissioners court, the officer shall report that fact to the court or commissioners court. |
Obligation to collect or record, Obligation to report/conduct analysis | Law enforcement |