{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-53.031","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 53.031","heading":"APPOINTMENTS.","body":"(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.\n(b) The Bexar County sheriff shall appoint two deputies to serve as bailiffs for each of the district courts in Bexar County designated as giving preference to criminal cases.\n(c) A person appointed as bailiff must be acceptable to the judge of the court to which he is appointed.\n(d) An appointment under this section is not effective until the judge approves and confirms it in writing.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 53. BAILIFFS","SUBCHAPTER C. BAILIFFS IN BEXAR COUNTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.53.htm#53.031","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"8200dcfcef8975f9b66b787f26e318b9a93aeba4e73d90c695bb9b515af8fedc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-53.021","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-53.032"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}