Texas Local Government Code § 615.002 Regulation Of Courthouse Parking Lots In Certain Counties

Sec. 615.002. REGULATION OF COURTHOUSE PARKING LOTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.

(a) This section applies to a county with a population of:

(1) 14,050 to 14,250;

(2) 19,700 to 19,800;

(3) 21,850 to 22,000;

(4) 54,000 to 54,500;

(5) 36,500 to 36,800; or

(6) 234,000 or more.

(b) The commissioners court of the county may purchase necessary equipment and may make and enforce rules for parking in a county-owned or county-leased parking lot in, under, adjacent to, or near the county courthouse.

(c) The commissioners court and the governing body of the municipality in which the courthouse is located may contract for enforcement of the rules.

(d) The sheriff's department of the county may enforce the rules.

(e) A person commits an offense if the person violates a parking rule adopted under this section. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $1 nor more than $20.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 597, Sec. 105, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 111, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 445.002 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(e)(1), eff. April 1, 2009.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 103, eff. September 1, 2011.

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