Title GV, Government Code

Sec. 52.052. COMPENSATION IN THE 222ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT. Notwithstanding Section 52.051, the district judge of the 222nd Judicial District shall set the salary of the official court reporter at not less than $15,000. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Ame…

Sec. 52.053. COMPENSATION OF HILL COUNTY OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER. (a) The salary of the official court reporter for the County Court of Hill County shall be set by the commissioners court in an amount not to exceed the salary received by the official court reporter of the distric…

Sec. 52.054. APPORTIONMENT OF SALARY. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), the salary of an official court reporter of a judicial district that is composed of more than one county shall be apportioned among the counties of the district. Each county shall pay a porti…

Sec. 52.055. EXPENSES OF DISTRICT COURT REPORTERS. (a) Each official or deputy court reporter of a district court in a district composed of more than one county is entitled to reimbursement in the amount prescribed by Subsections (b) and (d) for actual and necessary expenses incu…

Sec. 52.056. EXPENSES OF VISITING COURT REPORTERS. (a) An official or deputy court reporter of a judicial district who is required to leave the county of the reporter's residence to report proceedings as a substitute for the official court reporter of another county is entitled t…

Sec. 52.057. EXPENSES OF COURT REPORTERS IN CERTAIN ENUMERATED DISTRICTS. (a) Notwithstanding Section 52.055, the expenses of the official court reporters for the 31st, 46th, 104th, 112th, and 155th judicial districts shall be reimbursed as prescribed by this section. (b) The off…

Sec. 52.058. EXPENSES OF DISTRICT COURT REPORTERS IN CHANGE OF VENUE CASES. (a) Each official or deputy court reporter of a district court is entitled to reimbursement in the amount prescribed by Subsection (b) for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred while engaged in offic…

Sec. 52.059. CHARGES FOR DEPOSITIONS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an attorney who takes a deposition and the attorney's firm are jointly and severally liable for a shorthand reporter's charges for: (1) the shorthand reporting of the deposition; (2) transcribing the …

Sec. 53.001. MANDATORY APPOINTMENTS. (a) The judges of the 30th, 70th, 71st, 78th, 89th, and 161st district courts, the judges of the district courts having jurisdiction in Taylor County, the judges of the county courts at law of Taylor County, and the judge of the County Court o…

Sec. 53.002. PERMISSIVE APPOINTMENTS. (a) The judges of the 34th, 86th, 130th, 142nd, 238th, 318th, 355th, and 385th district courts may each appoint a bailiff. (b) The judge of the 43rd District Court and the judge of the 415th District Court may each appoint one or more bailiff…

Sec. 53.003. EVIDENCE OF APPOINTMENT; NOTIFICATION. (a) An order signed by the appointing judge entered in the minutes of the court is evidence of the appointment of a bailiff or grand jury bailiff under Section 53.001(a), (d), or (g) or 53.002(a), (c), (d), (e), or (f). (b) The …

Sec. 53.004. QUALIFICATIONS. (a) A bailiff in the 34th or 71st district court must be a resident of the county in which the bailiff serves the court and must be at least 18 years old. (b) To be eligible to be appointed bailiff in the 30th, 78th, 86th, 89th, 130th, or 341st distri…

Sec. 53.005. TERM OF OFFICE. A bailiff or grand jury bailiff appointed under this subchapter holds office at the will of the judge of the court that the bailiff or grand jury bailiff serves. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg…

Sec. 53.006. DUTIES. (a) A bailiff or grand jury bailiff appointed under Section 53.001 or 53.002(a), (c), (d), (e), or (f) is an officer of the court. (b) The bailiff or grand jury bailiff shall perform in the court to which the bailiff or grand jury bailiff is appointed all dut…

Sec. 53.007. BAILIFF DEPUTIZED. (a) This section applies to: (1) the 34th, 70th, 71st, 86th, 97th, 130th, 142nd, 161st, 238th, 244th, 318th, 341st, 355th, 358th, 385th, and 446th district courts; (2) the County Court of Harrison County; (3) the criminal district courts of Tarrant…

Sec. 53.0071. BAILIFF AS PEACE OFFICER. Unless the appointing judge provides otherwise in the order of appointment, a bailiff appointed under Section 53.001(b), (g), (k), or (m) or 53.002(c), (e), or (f) is a "peace officer" for purposes of Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Proced…

Sec. 53.008. OATH. The bailiffs of the 34th, 70th, 86th, 97th, 130th, 142nd, 161st, 238th, 244th, 271st, 318th, 341st, 355th, 358th, 385th, and 446th district courts, the bailiffs of the courts described in Section 53.002(c), (d), (e), or (f), the bailiffs and the grand jury bail…

Sec. 53.009. COMPENSATION. (a) Each bailiff appointed by a judge of the 30th, 78th, 89th, or 355th district court, by a district judge in Potter, Randall, or Taylor County, or by a judge of a county court at law of Potter, Randall, or Taylor County is entitled to receive a salary…

Sec. 53.0091. COMPENSATION IN EL PASO COUNTY. (a) Each bailiff appointed under Section 53.002(c) shall be paid an annual salary out of the general fund of El Paso County, unless another source of funding is approved by the commissioners court. The council of judges shall set the …

Sec. 53.021. SPECIAL PROVISION: BAILIFF TO ACT AS INTERPRETER. (a) The judges of the 24th, 135th, and 267th district courts may each appoint, with the approval of the commissioners court, an officer of the court to serve as bailiff. (b) The primary duty of a bailiff appointed und…

Sec. 53.031. APPOINTMENTS. (a) The Bexar County sheriff shall appoint one deputy to serve as bailiff for each of the district courts in Bexar County not designated as giving preference to criminal cases. (b) The Bexar County sheriff shall appoint two deputies to serve as bailiffs…

Sec. 53.032. OATH. Before assuming the duties of office, each bailiff must take the oath prescribed for officers of this state. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Sec. 53.033. BOND. The sheriff may require a bailiff to give a bond. The sheriff may prescribe the conditions and amount of the bond, or those terms may be set as otherwise provided by law. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Sec. 53.034. POWERS. A bailiff appointed under this subchapter has the same powers that sheriffs and deputy sheriffs have in this state. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Sec. 53.035. DUTIES. (a) A bailiff acts in the name of his principal and may perform all official acts that the county sheriff may perform. (b) A bailiff shall attend each session of the court to which he is appointed and perform the official duties performed by sheriffs and depu…

Sec. 53.036. TERM OF OFFICE; VACANCY. (a) A bailiff serves at the pleasure of the judge of the court the bailiff serves. (b) If the office of a bailiff becomes vacant, the sheriff shall appoint another bailiff in the manner provided for initial appointments. Acts 1985, 69th Leg.,…

Sec. 53.037. ACTING FOR ANOTHER BAILIFF. The bailiffs may act for each other and shall act for each other when requested to by a judge or the sheriff. A bailiff acting for another bailiff may not receive additional compensation. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1…

Sec. 53.038. SALARY. The sheriff shall fix the annual salary of the bailiffs of each court. The salary must be approved by the commissioners court and shall be paid by warrant or check in equal installments twice monthly from the county fund established for the purpose. Acts 1985…

Sec. 53.039. ADDITIONAL DEPUTIES. This subchapter does not prevent the sheriff from assigning additional deputies to any of the district courts when circumstances require or when a district judge requests the assignment. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. …

Sec. 53.051. OFFICE OF BAILIFF. The judges of the 245th, 246th, 247th, 257th, 308th, 309th, 310th, 311th, and 312th family district courts shall appoint a person to serve their respective courts as bailiff. A bailiff is an officer of the court and performs the duties of the offic…

Sec. 53.052. APPOINTMENT. An order signed by the appointing judge and entered on the minutes of the court is evidence of appointment of a bailiff. The judge shall give written notice to the commissioners court and each constable of Harris County of the appointment and date employ…

Sec. 53.053. QUALIFICATIONS. A bailiff must be a citizen of the United States and must be 19 years of age. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.72(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 53.054. BAILIFF AS DEPUTY. On written notice of the appointment from the judge, a constable of said county may deputize the bailiff in addition to other deputies authorized by law. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.72(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 53.055. OATH. The following oath must be administered by the appointing judge to the bailiff appointed under this subchapter: "I solemnly swear that I will perform faithfully and impartially all duties required of me and required by law so help me God." Added by Acts 1987, 7…

Sec. 53.056. TERM OF OFFICE. The bailiff holds office at the will of the judge of the court served by the bailiff. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.72(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 53.057. DUTIES. A bailiff shall perform the duties imposed on bailiffs under the general laws of this state and the other duties required by the judge of the court served. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.72(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 53.058. COMPENSATION. The bailiff shall be compensated out of the general fund of the county in an amount to be set by the Commissioners Court of Harris County. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.72(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. SUBCHAPTER E. GRAND JURY BAILIFFS IN CER…

Sec. 53.071. GRAND JURY BAILIFFS IN COUNTIES OF 250,000 OR MORE. (a) In any county with a population of 250,000 or more, the judges of the district courts to whom the grand jury reports may, with the commissioners court's approval, appoint not more than seven grand jury bailiffs.…

Sec. 53.072. GRAND JURY BAILIFFS IN GALVESTON COUNTY. The judge of a district court in Galveston County impaneling a grand jury shall appoint not more than six grand jury bailiffs. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.73, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st L…

Sec. 53.091. EMPLOYMENT. (a) The supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, and each of the courts of appeals may employ and commission a peace officer to protect the court. (b) A peace officer commissioned under this section holds office at the will of the court served by the…

Sec. 53.092. POWERS AND DUTIES. Any peace officer commissioned under this section shall be vested with all the rights, privileges, obligations, and duties of any other peace officer in this state while on the property under the control of the court or acting in the actual course …

Sec. 53.101. ASSIGNMENT OF BAILIFF. At least one bailiff shall be assigned regularly to each county court at law of Tarrant County. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1182 (S.B. 1139), Sec. 5.01, eff. September 1, 2015.

Sec. 53.102. OFFICE OF BAILIFF; APPOINTMENT. (a) The judge of each county court at law of Tarrant County may appoint one person to serve as bailiff of that court. (b) The bailiff is an officer of the court and performs the duties of the office under the direction and supervision …

Sec. 53.103. TERM OF OFFICE. The bailiff holds office at the will of the judge of the court served by the bailiff. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1182 (S.B. 1139), Sec. 5.01, eff. September 1, 2015.

Sec. 53.104. DUTIES. A bailiff shall perform the duties imposed on bailiffs under the general laws of this state and the other duties required by the judge of the court served. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1182 (S.B. 1139), Sec. 5.01, eff. September 1, 2015.

Sec. 53.105. ASSIGNMENT OF BAILIFF BY SHERIFF. (a) If the judge of a county court at law of Tarrant County does not appoint a person to serve as bailiff under Section 53.102, the sheriff of Tarrant County shall assign a bailiff for the court on written request of the judge. (b) A…