Texas § LG.85.022 - EXECUTION OF LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
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§ LG.85.022. EXECUTION OF LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
EXECUTION OF LEGISLATIVE PROCESS; PENALTY. (a) The sheriff shall execute subpoenas and other process directed to the sheriff that are issued by the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, or the chairman of a committee of either house of the legislature. (b) Failure to execute the subpoena or other process under Subsection (a) carries the same penalties as failure to execute process issued by a court. (c) If the sheriff performs services under this section, the sheriff shall receive the fees prescribed by law for similar services rendered in the courts. The fee shall be paid on the certificate of the authority issuing the process. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
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Section LG.85.022 ("EXECUTION OF LEGISLATIVE PROCESS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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