{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-34.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 34.001","heading":"NO EXECUTION ON DORMANT JUDGMENT.","body":"(a) If a writ of execution is not issued within 10 years after the rendition of a judgment of a court of record or a justice court, the judgment is dormant and execution may not be issued on the judgment unless it is revived.\n(b) If a writ of execution is issued within 10 years after rendition of a judgment but a second writ is not issued within 10 years after issuance of the first writ, the judgment becomes dormant. A second writ may be issued at any time within 10 years after issuance of the first writ.\n(c) This section does not apply to a judgment for child support under the Family Code.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 767 (S.B. 865), Sec. 31, eff. June 19, 2009.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL","SUBTITLE C. JUDGMENTS","CHAPTER 34. EXECUTION ON JUDGMENTS","SUBCHAPTER A. ISSUANCE AND LEVY OF WRIT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.34.htm#34.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"26513acb11e161899cf0bb653e83b1e582ecada654f1dd321b9860ac600b9377","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-33.017","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-34.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}