LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE

TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

SUBTITLE B. COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

CHAPTER 153. COMPENSATION OF COUNTY OFFICERS ON FEE BASIS

Sec. 153.001. COUNTY TREASURER'S COMMISSION FOR RECEIVING OR PAYING OUT MONEY. (a) In a county in which the county treasurer is compensated on a fee basis, the treasurer is entitled to the following commissions for receiving and paying out money for the county:

(1) for money other than school funds, a percentage set by order of the commissioners court not to exceed 2-1/2 percent of the money received and a percentage set by order of the court not to exceed 2-1/2 percent of the money paid out; and

(2) for school funds, one-half percent of the money received and one-half percent of the money paid out.

(b) A commission earned under Subsection (a)(2) is payable from the available school fund of the county.

(c) A county treasurer may not receive a commission under this section for money received from the treasurer's predecessor or money paid to the treasurer's successor. A county treasurer may not receive a commission under Subsection (a)(2) for transferring money.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.