{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-81.023","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 81.023","heading":"CONTEMPT.","body":"The commissioners court shall punish a person held in contempt by a fine of not more than $25 or by confinement for not more than 24 hours. A person fined under this section may be confined until the fine is paid.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Renumbered from Sec. 81.024 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 13.03(d), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 3. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE B. COMMISSIONERS COURT AND COUNTY OFFICERS","CHAPTER 81. COMMISSIONERS COURT","SUBCHAPTER B. DUTIES AND POWERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.81.htm#81.023","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"5a40637f35b4703ec6fcbc927ec84778b4f180fc5934ebf99cc28b5186a690d3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-81.022","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-81.024"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}