{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-153.057","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 153.057","heading":"COLLECTION OF PENALTY.","body":"(a) If the person does not pay the penalty and the enforcement of the penalty is not stayed in accordance with supreme court rules, the penalty may be collected.\n(b) The attorney general may sue to collect the penalty and may recover reasonable expenses, including attorney's fees, incurred in recovering the penalty.\n(c) A penalty collected under this subchapter shall be deposited in the state treasury in the general revenue fund.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 42 (S.B. 966), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2014.\nRedesignated from Government Code, Subtitle K, Title 2 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 21.001(21), eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE L. COURT PROFESSIONS REGULATION","CHAPTER 153. COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY; ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.153.htm#153.057","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"d1e8f736c5273a5fc0195a92551c7c08130550b2f8b68ea29aff76fc021f2669","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-153.056","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-153.058"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}