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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to lost, damaged, or overdue county library property; |
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authorizing fines; authorizing a civil penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 323, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Subchapter D to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER D. LIBRARY FINES; CIVIL PENALTY |
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Sec. 323.071. LIBRARY FINES. (a) The commissioners court |
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by order may establish reasonable fines to be collected by a county |
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library for lost, damaged, or overdue library property. |
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(b) The fines shall be deposited in the county free library |
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fund. |
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Sec. 323.072. ABUSE OF COUNTY LIBRARY SERVICES. (a) The |
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commissioners court by order may adopt reasonable regulations that |
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prohibit a person from abusing library services by intentionally |
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failing to pay a library fine or return library property. |
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(b) A person who violates a regulation adopted by the county |
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under this section is liable to the county for a civil penalty of |
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not more than $100 for each violation. A county may bring suit in a |
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district or county court to recover a civil penalty authorized by |
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this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |