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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of officers in certain counties to |
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designate a person to receive fees, commissions, or costs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 114.001(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Each report required under this subtitle must be made in |
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writing and must be sworn to before an officer authorized to |
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administer oaths by the officer making the report or by a person |
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designated by the officer to receive fees, commissions, or costs |
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under Section 114.041(b) [before an officer authorized to
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administer oaths]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 114.041(b), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) In a county with a population of more than 190,000, a |
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district, county, or precinct officer shall keep, as part of a |
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record provided for the purpose by the proper county authorities, a |
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statement of the amounts earned by the officer and of the money |
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received by the officer as fees, commissions, or costs. The officer |
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may designate a person to receive the money as fees, commissions, or |
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costs on behalf of the officer under this subsection. The officer |
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or a person designated by the officer to receive the fees, |
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commissions, or costs must make an entry in the record when the |
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fees, commissions, or costs are earned and when they are received. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |