{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-27.006","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 27.006","heading":"COLLECTING DEBT FOR ANOTHER; OFFENSE.","body":"(a) A justice commits an offense if the justice:\n(1) accepts for collection or undertakes the collection of a claim for a debt for another, unless the justice acts under a law that prescribes the duties of the justice; or\n(2) accepts compensation not prescribed by law for accepting for collection or undertaking the collection of a claim for debt for another.\n(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $200 or more than $500.\n(c) In addition to the fine, the justice may be removed from office.\n(d) This section does not prohibit a justice who is authorized by law to act for others in the collection of debts from undertaking to collect a debt for another if the amount of the debt is beyond the jurisdiction of the justice court.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. COURTS","CHAPTER 27. JUSTICE COURTS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.27.htm#27.006","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"cd80f3dcd300b9e1be4bb3844607a5b02c820110c977b73dd9790942d8a56a5d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-27.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-27.031"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}