{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-86.023","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 86.023","heading":"COLLECTION LIABILITY.","body":"If, for collection, a constable receives a bond, bill, note, or account from any person and the constable gives a receipt in an official capacity for the instrument or account, the constable and the constable's sureties are liable under the constable's bond for the amount collected if the constable fails to pay the amount on demand to the person for whom the constable made the collection.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 3. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE B. COMMISSIONERS COURT AND COUNTY OFFICERS","CHAPTER 86. CONSTABLE","SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.86.htm#86.023","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"72eb9f22d0dc7ea85a84a80ab1d175034fcfa63ff4e9536596e32f7f70d80a66","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-86.021","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-86.024"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}