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Texas Local Government Code - Chapter 54 Enforcement Of Municipal OrdinancesLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Local Government Code > Texas Local Government Code - Chapter 54 Enforcement Of Municipal Ordinances (a) The governing body of a municipality may enforce each rule, ordinance, or police regulation of the municipality and may punish a violation of a ... (a) The governing body of a Type B general-law municipality may prescribe the fine for the violation of a municipal bylaw or ordinance. (b) If ... On a two-thirds vote of the members present, the governing body of a Type A general-law municipality may remit a fine or a penalty, or ... A home-rule municipality may enforce ordinances necessary to protect health, life, and property and to preserve the good government, order, and security of the municipality ... (a) A governmental entity that is required by statute, rule, regulation, or ordinance to send a notice to an owner of real property for the ... Section 3.04(a), Penal Code, does not apply to two or more offenses consolidated or joined for trial under Section 3.02, Penal Code, if each of ... A municipality may bring a civil action for the enforcement of an ordinance: (1) for the preservation of public safety, relating to the materials or ... Jurisdiction and venue of an action under this subchapter are in the district court or the county court at law of the county in which ... If the municipality submits to the court a verified motion that includes facts that demonstrate that a delay will unreasonably endanger persons or property, the ... (a) The only allegations required to be pleaded in an action brought under this subchapter are: (1) the identification of the real property involved in ... (a) On a showing of substantial danger of injury or an adverse health impact to any person or to the property of any person other ... (a) In a suit against the owner or the owner's representative with control over the premises, the municipality may recover a civil penalty if it ... (a) The municipality may bring an action to compel the repair or demolition of a structure or to obtain approval to remove the structure and ... (a) A person is not subject to personal attachment or imprisonment for the failure to pay a civil penalty assessed under this subchapter. (b) This ... This subchapter applies to a municipality that by ordinance implements the subchapter. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1113, § 1, eff. Aug. 28, ... This subchapter applies only to ordinances: (1) for the preservation of public safety, relating to the materials or methods used to construct a building or ... (a) The governing body of the municipality may provide for the appointment of a building and standards commission to hear and determine cases concerning alleged ... (a) All cases to be heard by the commission may be heard by any panel of the commission. A majority of the members of a ... (a) Notice of all proceedings before the commission panels must be given: (1) by personal delivery or by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the ... A commission panel may: (1) order the repair, within a fixed period, of buildings found to be in violation of an ordinance; (2) declare a ... (a) A determination made under Section 54.036(5) is final and binding and constitutes prima facie evidence of the penalty in any court of competent jurisdiction ... A majority vote of the members voting on a matter is necessary to take any action under this subchapter and any ordinance adopted by the ... (a) Any owner, lienholder, or mortgagee of record jointly or severally aggrieved by any decision of a commission panel may present a petition to a ... (a) An abstract of judgment shall be issued against all parties found to be the owners of the subject property or in possession of that ... If no appeals are taken from the decision of the commission panel within the required period, the decision of the commission panel is, in all ... This subchapter does not affect the ability of a municipality to proceed under the jurisdiction of the municipal court. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ... A municipality by ordinance may adopt a civil adjudication process, as an alternative to the enforcement process prescribed by the other provisions of this subchapter, ... (a) As an alternative to the enforcement processes described by this subchapter, a municipality by ordinance may adopt a procedure for an administrative adjudication hearing ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |