{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-505.059","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 505.059","heading":"NOTICE OF APPEAL; NOTICE OF TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT; OFFENSE.","body":"(a) In each case appealed from the division of workers' compensation to a county or district court:\n(1) the clerk of the court shall mail to the division:\n(A) not later than the 20th day after the date the case is filed, a notice containing the style, number, and date of filing of the case; and\n(B) not later than the 20th day after the date the judgment is rendered, a certified copy of the judgment; and\n(2) the attorney preparing the judgment shall file the original and a copy of the judgment with the clerk.\n(b) An attorney's failure to comply with Subsection (a)(2) does not excuse the failure of a county or district clerk to comply with Subsection (a)(1)(B).\n(c) The duties of a county or district clerk under Subsection (a)(1) are part of the clerk's ex officio duties, and the clerk is not entitled to a fee for the services.\n(d) A county or district clerk who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $250.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.331, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","SUBTITLE C. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 505. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR EMPLOYEES OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER C. ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.505.htm#505.059","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"7fe0eb2e0e956291afc2738cfbd7214998811579a92068942bca834b700af550","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-505.058","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-505.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}