Text of article effective on January 01, 2025
Art. 2A.055.  FINE FOR FAILURE TO EXECUTE PROCESS.  (a)  A sheriff or other officer who wilfully refuses or neglects to execute any summons, subpoena, or attachment for a witness or any other legal process the officer has a duty to execute is liable for a fine for contempt in an amount in the court's discretion of not less than $10 or more than $200.
(b)  The payment of a fine under Subsection (a) shall be enforced in the same manner as a fine for contempt in a civil case.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.