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TX Loc Govt Code § 113.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 113 - Management of County Money|Subchapter C. Disbursement of Money|Section 113.042. Endorsement by County Treasurer; Other Requirements for Order for Payment

Sec. 113.042.  ENDORSEMENT BY COUNTY TREASURER; OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR ORDER FOR PAYMENT.  (a)  On the presentation of an order for payment, check, or voucher drawn by a proper authority, and if there are sufficient funds for payment on deposit in the account against which the instrument is drawn, the county treasurer shall endorse on the face of the instrument the order to pay the named payee and shall charge the amount in the treasurer's records to the fund on which it is drawn.(b)  The county treasurer may not issue and the county depository may not pay a check drawn on the county depository to take up an order for payment drawn by a proper authority, but the county treasurer shall, on the presentation of the order, endorse the order and deliver it to the payee, who may present it to the county depository for payment.(c)  The treasurer may not endorse an instrument designated as a time deposit until after the notice and time requirements in the depository contract that designates the funds as time deposits are met.(d)  If a bond, coupon, or other instrument is payable on its own terms at any place other than the county treasury, this section does not prevent the commissioners court from ordering the treasurer to place a sufficient sum at the location where the instrument is payable at the time and place of its maturity, as long as the payment is made in the manner prescribed by law.(e)  Each check or order for payment issued or drawn by an officer under the provisions of this section is subject to all laws and rules relating to auditing and countersigning.(f)  Each order for payment or scrip issued against the county treasurer by a judge or court must be signed and attested by the clerk or judge of the court under that officer's official seal.(g)  A justice of the peace may not issue an order for payment against the county treasury for any purpose except as may be provided by the Code of Criminal Procedure.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 373), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 373), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 113.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 113 - Management of County Money|Subchapter C. Disbursement of Money|Section 113.043. Countersignature by County Auditor

Sec. 113.043.  COUNTERSIGNATURE BY COUNTY AUDITOR.  In a county with a county auditor, the county treasurer and the county depository may not pay a check or order for payment unless it is countersigned by the county auditor to validate it as a proper and budgeted item of expenditure.  This section does not apply to a check or order for jury service or for restitution collected on behalf of an individual as authorized by law.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 373), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 113.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 113 - Management of County Money|Subchapter C. Disbursement of Money|Section 113.045. Comparison of Vouchers and Reports; Treasurer to Be Credited

Sec. 113.045.  COMPARISON OF VOUCHERS AND REPORTS;  TREASURER TO BE CREDITED.  The county treasurer shall present to the commissioners court the vouchers relating to and accompanying each financial report for comparison with the report.  All proper vouchers shall be allowed and the treasurer shall be credited with the amount of the vouchers.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 113.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 113 - Management of County Money|Subchapter C. Disbursement of Money|Section 113.046. Register of Orders for Payment Issued by Judge or Clerk

Sec. 113.046.  REGISTER OF ORDERS FOR PAYMENT ISSUED BY JUDGE OR CLERK.  (a)  The county auditor shall maintain a register of the orders for payment issued on the county treasurer by a judge or by the district or county clerk.  A register entry for an order must indicate the date of payment by the treasurer.(b)  On a form prepared by the auditor, the clerk or judge shall furnish the auditor with a daily itemized report that specifies the orders for payment issued, the number of orders, the amounts of the orders, the names of the persons to whom the orders are payable, and the purposes of the orders.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 373), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 113.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 113 - Management of County Money|Subchapter C. Disbursement of Money|Section 113.047. Disbursements for Salaries or Expenses

Sec. 113.047.  DISBURSEMENTS FOR SALARIES OR EXPENSES.  After the deposit of funds in a county depository, an officer may draw checks on the county treasurer to disburse the funds as payment for a salary or expenses authorized by law or in payment to the county or to the person to whom the funds belong.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 330 (S.B. 354), Sec. 1, eff. May 31, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 113.048 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 113 - Management of County Money|Subchapter C. Disbursement of Money|Section 113.048. Disbursement of Money for Jury Service

Sec. 113.048.  DISBURSEMENT OF MONEY FOR JURY SERVICE.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter or other law to the contrary, a county treasurer may disburse to a person who reports for jury service and discharges the person's duty the daily amount of reimbursement for jury service expenses set by the commissioners court under Section 61.001, Government Code, by:(1)  using an electronic funds transfer system in accordance with Chapter 156;(2)  using a cash dispensing machine;(3)  issuing a debit card or a stored value card; or(4)  using any other method that the county treasurer and the commissioners court determine is secure, accurate, and cost-effective and that is convenient for persons who report for jury service.(b)  A system or method of payment adopted by a county treasurer under Subsection (a) may be implemented only if it is approved by the commissioners court and administered in accordance with the procedures established by the county auditor or by the chief financial officer of a county that does not have a county auditor.(c)  A system or method of payment authorized by this section may be used in lieu of or in addition to the issuance of checks or orders for payment authorized under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (S.B. 397), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 373), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 113.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 113 - Management of County Money|Subchapter D. Special Provisions Relating to Claims|Section 113.061. Claims Register

Sec. 113.061.  CLAIMS REGISTER.  (a)  The county treasurer shall maintain a record in which the treasurer shall register each claim against the county.  The treasurer shall register the claims in the order in which they are presented.  If more than one claim is presented at the same time, the treasurer shall register them in the order of their date.(b)  The county treasurer may not pay a claim, or any part of it, until the claim has been registered.  An officer may not receive a claim, or any part of it, in payment of any indebtedness owed to the county until the claim has been registered.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 606, Sec. 31(b)(1), eff. September 1, 2011.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 606, Sec. 31(b)(1), eff. September 1, 2011.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 606, Sec. 31(b)(1), eff. September 1, 2011.(f)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 606, Sec. 31(b)(1), eff. September 1, 2011.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 373), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 373), Sec. 31(b)(1), eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 113.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 113 - Management of County Money|Subchapter D. Special Provisions Relating to Claims|Section 113.063. Claims Information List; Indebtedness to the County

Sec. 113.063.  CLAIMS INFORMATION LIST; INDEBTEDNESS TO THE COUNTY.  (a)  Each officer who collects a fine, penalty, forfeiture, judgment, tax, other indebtedness, or payment obligation owed to the county shall keep a descriptive list of those claims.  When the officer reports the collection, the officer shall file with the report a list that states:(1)  the party in whose favor the claim was issued;(2)  the receipt number issued in documentation of payment;(3)  the name of the party paying in the claim;(4)  the amount received; and(5)  the purpose for which the amount was received.(b)  The officer shall give the claims and the report to the county treasurer, who shall give the officer a receipt.  The treasurer shall determine the time and manner of making the report.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 373), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 113.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 113 - Management of County Money|Subchapter D. Special Provisions Relating to Claims|Section 113.064. Approval of Claims by County Auditor

Sec. 113.064.  APPROVAL OF CLAIMS BY COUNTY AUDITOR.  (a)  In a county that has the office of county auditor, each claim, bill, and account against the county must be filed in sufficient time for the auditor to examine and approve it before the meeting of the commissioners court.  A claim, bill, or account may not be allowed or paid until it has been examined and approved by the auditor.(b)  The auditor shall stamp each approved claim, bill, or account.  If the auditor considers it necessary, the auditor may require that a claim, bill, or account be verified by an affidavit indicating its correctness.(c)  The auditor may administer oaths for the purposes of this section.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 113.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 113 - Management of County Money|Subchapter D. Special Provisions Relating to Claims|Section 113.065. Requirement for Approval of Claim

Sec. 113.065.  REQUIREMENT FOR APPROVAL OF CLAIM.  The county auditor may not audit or approve a claim unless the claim was incurred as provided by law.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 113.901 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 113 - Management of County Money|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 113.901. Requirements for Approval of Accounts and Requisitions

Sec. 113.901.  REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS AND REQUISITIONS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), a county auditor may not audit or approve an account for the purchase of supplies or materials for the use of the county or of a county officer unless a requisition, signed by the officer ordering the supplies or materials and approved by the county judge, is attached to the account.  The requisition requirement is in addition to any other requirements of law.(b)  The requisition must be made, signed, and approved in triplicate.  The original must be delivered to the person from whom the purchase is to be made before the purchase is made.  The duplicate copy must be filed with the county auditor.  The triplicate copy must remain with the officer requesting the purchase.  This subsection does not apply to a county that operates an electronic requisition system.(c)  The commissioners court of a county that has the office of county auditor may, by a written order, waive the requirement of the county judge's approval of requisitions.  The order must be recorded in the minutes of the commissioners court.  If the approval of the county judge is waived, all claims must be approved by the commissioners court in open court.(d)  The commissioners court of a county may establish an electronic requisition system to perform the functions required by Subsection (a).  The county auditor, subject to the approval of the commissioners court, shall establish procedures for administering the system.(e)  An electronic requisition system established under this section must be able to electronically transmit data to and receive data from the county's financial system in a manner that meets professional, regulatory, and statutory requirements and standards, including those related to purchasing, auditing, and accounting.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1197, Sec. 10, eff. June 20, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 936 (H.B. 731), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 113.902 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 113 - Management of County Money|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 113.902. Prosecution to Collect Debt Owed to County; Recovery of Attorney's Fees and Costs

Sec. 113.902.  PROSECUTION TO COLLECT DEBT OWED TO COUNTY;  RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 140.013, the county treasurer shall direct prosecution for the recovery of any debt owed to the county, as provided by law, and shall supervise the collection of the debt.(b)  In a proceeding to recover a delinquent debt owed to the county, including a delinquent account, loan, interest payment, tax, charge, fee, fine, penalty, or claim on a judgment, the county attorney may recover reasonable attorney's fees and investigative and court costs incurred on behalf of the county.  The county attorney may recover the fees and costs in the same manner as provided by law for a private litigant.(c)  This section does not apply to the recovery of a delinquent ad valorem tax owed to the county.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 145, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 585 (S.B. 790), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 113.903 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 113 - Management of County Money|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 113.903. Collection Made by One Officer on Behalf of Another

Sec. 113.903.  COLLECTION MADE BY ONE OFFICER ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER.  (a)  With the prior consent of the commissioners court and the officer to whom funds are owed, a district, county, or precinct officer authorized by law to receive or collect money or other property that belongs to the county may receive or collect, on behalf of another district, county, or precinct officer, money or property owed to the county.(b)  If the officer collects money under this section, the officer shall deposit the money in accordance with Section 113.022.(c)  When the officer reports or deposits the collection, the officer shall file with the report or deposit a statement of:(1)  the name of the party paying the money;(2)  the amount received;(3)  the purpose for which the amount was received;  and(4)  the officer on whose behalf the money was collected.(d)  The county auditor, or county clerk if there is no county auditor, and the county treasurer shall attribute money or property received or collected under this section to the account of the officer on whose behalf it is received or collected.(e)  A person who accepts a payment under the terms of this section shall issue a receipt for any money received to the payer of the debt.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 114.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 114 - County Financial Reports|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 114.001. General Requirements Applicable to Reports

Sec. 114.001.  GENERAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO REPORTS.  (a)  Each report required under this subtitle must be made in writing and must be sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths by the officer making the report or by a person designated by the officer to receive fees, commissions, or costs under Section 114.041(b).(b)  A monthly report must be filed within five days after the last day of each month.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 231 (S.B. 1554), Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 114.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 114 - County Financial Reports|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 114.002. County Auditor's Authority to Determine Time and Manner of Reports Made to Auditor

Sec. 114.002.  COUNTY AUDITOR'S AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE TIME AND MANNER OF REPORTS MADE TO AUDITOR.  The county auditor shall determine:(1)  the time and manner for making reports to the auditor;  and(2)  the manner for making an annual report of:(A)  office fees collected and disbursed;  and(B)  the amount of office fees refunded to the county in excess of those that the officer is permitted by law to keep.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 114.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 114 - County Financial Reports|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 114.003. Penalty for Failure to Furnish County Auditor With Report; Removal

Sec. 114.003.  PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FURNISH COUNTY AUDITOR WITH REPORT;  REMOVAL.  (a)  A county official or other person who is required under this subtitle to provide a report, statement, or other information to the county auditor and who intentionally refuses to comply with a reasonable request of the county auditor relating to the report, statement, or information, commits an offense.(b)  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:(1)  a fine of not less than $25 or more than $200;(2)  removal from office;  or(3)  both a fine and removal from office.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 114.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 114 - County Financial Reports|Subchapter B. Reports About General Financial Condition of County|Section 114.021. County Treasurer's Tabular Statement to Commissioners Court at Regular Term

Sec. 114.021.  COUNTY TREASURER'S TABULAR STATEMENT TO COMMISSIONERS COURT AT REGULAR TERM.  (a)  In a county that does not have the office of county auditor, the county treasurer shall present a tabular statement at each regular term of the commissioners court.  The treasurer shall present the statement during the second day of the court's term.(b)  In the statement, the treasurer shall report on the condition of the county finances for the three-month period preceding the month in which the court meets in regular session.  In the statement, the treasurer shall specify:(1)  the names of the creditors of the county;(2)  each item of county indebtedness with its respective date of accrual;(3)  the name of each person to whom money has been paid and the amount paid; and(4)  the name of each person from whom money has been received, the date of the receipt, and the name of the account for which it is received.(c)  The treasurer shall list separately the amount to the credit or debit of each fund.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 207 (H.B. 398), Sec. 1, eff. May 25, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 114.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 114 - County Financial Reports|Subchapter B. Reports About General Financial Condition of County|Section 114.022. County Annual Financial Exhibit

Sec. 114.022.  COUNTY ANNUAL FINANCIAL EXHIBIT.  (a)  The county auditor or, in a county that does not have a county auditor, the county treasurer immediately after the first regular term of the commissioners court in the year shall publish an exhibit that shows the aggregate amount paid from each fund for the four preceding quarters and the balance to the debit or credit of each fund.  The exhibit must also list:(1)  the amount of the county indebtedness;(2)  the respective dates of accrual of that indebtedness;(3)  to whom the debt is owed;(4)  the reason for the debt; and(5)  the amount to the debit or credit of each officer or other person with whom an account is kept in the county finance records.(b)  The county official designated by Subsection (a) shall publish the exhibit once in a weekly newspaper that is published in the county.  The commissioners court shall order the payment of the publication costs from the general fund of the county.  If no paper is published in the county, the county official shall post a copy of the exhibit in each commissioner's precinct.  One must be posted at the courthouse door, and one must be posted at public places in each of the other three commissioners' precincts.(c)  A county publishing monthly financial reports under Section 114.023 that publishes its comprehensive annual financial report on its Internet website is not required to publish an exhibit under this section.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 207 (H.B. 398), Sec. 2, eff. May 25, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 373), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2011.|