Fine For Failure To Execute Process

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.