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House Bill 2021 |
House Author: Rodriguez, Eddie |
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Effective: 6-14-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Hinojosa |
House Bill 2021 amends the Local Government Code to authorize the governing body of a municipality or the commissioners court of a county to contract with a private attorney or public or private vendor for the collection of an amount owed to the municipality or county relating to a civil case, including an unpaid fine, fee, or court cost, if the amount is more than 60 days overdue. The bill authorizes the municipality or county contracting with an attorney or a vendor to authorize the addition of a collection fee of 30 percent of the amount referred and limits the use of the fee to the compensation of the attorney or vendor who collects the debt. The bill's provisions do not apply to the collection of commercial bail bonds.