{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-54.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 54.002","heading":"IMPOSITION OF FINE IN TYPE B GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.","body":"(a) The governing body of a Type B general-law municipality may prescribe the fine for the violation of a municipal bylaw or ordinance.\n(b) If a defendant in a Type B general-law municipality demands a jury trial, the fine may be imposed only on the verdict of a jury.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE D. GENERAL POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES","CHAPTER 54. ENFORCEMENT OF MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.54.htm#54.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"089ae9f91eb16d938da3535b676ef310fee342aed1dac747c993d2b48c6b6479","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-54.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-54.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}