Title LG, Local Government Code

Sec. 159.005. PREPARATION OF FORMS. (a) The county clerk may: (1) design a form to be used for filing the financial statement required by this subchapter; or (2) require that a form designed by the Texas Ethics Commission under Chapter 572, Government Code, be used for filing the…

Sec. 159.006. DUPLICATE STATEMENTS. If a person has filed a financial statement under one provision of this subchapter covering the preceding calendar year, the person is not required to file a financial statement required under another provision of this subchapter to cover that …

Sec. 159.007. PUBLIC ACCESS TO STATEMENTS. (a) Financial statements filed under this subchapter are public records. The county clerk shall maintain the statements in separate alphabetical files and in a manner that is accessible to the public during regular office hours. (b) Duri…

Sec. 159.0071. NOTIFICATION TO PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. The county clerk of each county in which a person is required to file a financial statement under this chapter shall maintain a list of the county officers, candidates for county office, justices of the peace, and candidates fo…

Sec. 159.008. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A county officer, candidate for county office, justice of the peace, or candidate for the office of justice of the peace commits an offense if the officer, justice, or candidate knowingly fails to file a financial statement as required by this …

Sec. 159.009. VENUE. An offense under this subchapter, including perjury, may be prosecuted in any county in which it may be prosecuted under the Code of Criminal Procedure. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1134, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Sec. 159.010. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who determines that a person required to file a financial statement under this subchapter has failed to do so may notify in writing: (1) the county attorney or criminal district attorney; or (2) the district attorney, if the person requir…

Sec. 159.031. COUNTY COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to a county with a population of 125,000 or more. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 38(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Renumbered from Sec. 159.001 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 304, Sec. 7.01, e…

Sec. 159.032. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "County officer" means a sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, county clerk, district clerk, county treasurer, county auditor, or county purchasing agent. The term does not include a county officer as defined by Section 159.002…

Sec. 159.033. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTING SYSTEM. (a) The commissioners court of the county may adopt by order a financial disclosure reporting system for county officers, precinct officers, county judicial officers, candidates for those offices, and county employees. (b) The …

Sec. 159.034. FILING REQUIREMENT. (a) The commissioners court may require the report to be filed with the clerk of the commissioners court, the county auditor, or any other county officer. However, the commissioners court may require the report to be filed with the county clerk o…

Sec. 159.0341. TIMELINESS OF FILING. (a) A person is considered to have timely filed a report under this subchapter if: (1) the report is filed in accordance with Section 572.029, Government Code; (2) the report is personally delivered not later than 5 p.m. of the last day for fi…

Sec. 159.035. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) If a report is determined to be late, the person responsible for filing the report is civilly liable to the county for $100. The county attorney or the district or criminal district attorney with civil jurisdiction may not initiate suit for the pe…

Sec. 159.036. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) An officer, candidate, or employee required to file a report by an order adopted under this subchapter commits an offense if the person knowingly fails to file the report as required by the order. (b) An offense under this section is a Class B …

Sec. 159.051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Commission" means the Texas Ethics Commission. (2) "County judicial officer" means the judge of a statutory county court or statutory probate court. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 763, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by …

Sec. 159.052. FILING REQUIREMENT. (a) A county judicial officer or a candidate for office as a county judicial officer shall file with the county clerk or the commission a financial statement that complies with Sections 572.022 and 572.023, Government Code. (b) A county judicial …

Sec. 159.053. FILING DATES; TIMELINESS OF FILING. (a) A county judicial officer shall file the financial statement required by this subchapter within the time prescribed by Section 572.026, Government Code. A candidate for office as a county judicial officer shall file the financ…

Sec. 159.054. PREPARATION OF FORMS. (a) The county clerk may: (1) design a form to be used for filing the financial statement required by this subchapter; or (2) require that a form designed by the commission under Chapter 572, Government Code, be used for filing the financial st…

Sec. 159.055. PUBLIC ACCESS TO STATEMENTS AND RELATED RECORDS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a financial statement filed under this subchapter or a document filed under Section 159.052(b) is a public record. The county clerk or the commission shall maintain the financ…

Sec. 159.056. FAILURE TO FILE; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) is a county judicial officer or a candidate for office as a county judicial officer; and (2) knowingly fails to file a financial statement as required by this subchapter. (b) An of…

Sec. 159.071. OMISSION OF ADDRESS. (a) In this section: (1) "County attorney" means a county attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services matter. (2) "Family member" has the meaning assigned by Section 31.006, Finance Code. (3) "State judge" …