Texas Local Government Code - Section 86.021. General Powers And Duties
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§ 86.021. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) A constable
shall execute and return as provided by law each process, warrant,
and precept that is directed to the constable and is delivered by a
lawful officer. Notices required by Section 24.005, Property Code,
relating to eviction actions are process for purposes of this
section that may be executed by a constable.
(b) A constable may execute any civil or criminal process
throughout the county in which the constable's precinct is located
and in other locations as provided by the Code of Criminal Procedure
or by any other law.
(c) A constable expressly authorized by statute to perform
an act or service, including the service of civil or criminal
process, citation, notice, warrant, subpoena, or writ, may perform
the act or service anywhere in the county in which the constable's
precinct is located.
(d) Regardless of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, all
civil process may be served by a constable in the constable's county
or in a county contiguous to the constable's county, except that a
constable who is a party to or interested in the outcome of a suit
may not serve any process related to the suit.
(e) The constable shall attend each justice court held in
the precinct.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended
by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, § 13(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts
1997, 75th Leg., ch. 884, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
Section: 85.023 86.001 86.002 86.0021 86.003 86.011 86.012 86.021 86.022 86.023 86.024 86.025 87.001 87.011 87.012
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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