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TX Fin Code § 396.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Finance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumers of Financial Services|Chapter 396 - Private Child Support Enforcement Agencies|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 396.001. Definitions

Sec. 396.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Child support enforcement" means an action, conduct, or practice in enforcing, or in soliciting for enforcement, a child support obligation, including the collection of an amount owed under a child support obligation.(2)  "Child support obligation" means an obligation for the payment of financial support for a child under an order or writ issued by a court or other tribunal.(3)  "Department" means the Texas Department of Banking.(4)  "Foreign agency" means a private child support enforcement agency that engages in business in this state solely by use of telephone, mail, the Internet, facsimile transmission, or any other means of interstate communication.(5)  "Obligee" means the person identified in an order for child support issued by a court or other tribunal as the payee to whom an obligor's amounts of ordered child support are due.(6)  "Obligor" means the person identified in an order for child support issued by a court or other tribunal as the individual required to make payment under the terms of a support order for a child.(7)  "Private child support enforcement agency" means an individual or nongovernmental entity who engages in the enforcement of child support ordered by a court or other tribunal for a fee or other consideration.  The term includes a foreign agency.  The term does not include:(A)  an attorney enforcing a child support obligation on behalf of, and in the name of, a client unless the attorney has an employee who is not an attorney and who on behalf of the attorney:(i)  regularly solicits for child support enforcement; or(ii)  regularly contacts child support obligees or obligors for the purpose of child support enforcement;(B)  a state agency designated to serve as the state's Title IV-D agency in accordance with Part D, Title IV, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.), as amended; or(C)  a contractor awarded a contract to engage in child support enforcement on behalf of a governmental agency, including a contractor awarded a contract by a political subdivision of this or another state that is authorized by law to enforce a child support obligation.(8)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 20 (S.B. 614), Sec. 47(3), eff. September 1, 2019.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 73, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 20 (S.B. 614), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 20 (S.B. 614), Sec. 47(3), eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Fin Code § 396.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Finance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumers of Financial Services|Chapter 396 - Private Child Support Enforcement Agencies|Subchapter E. Required Business Practices|Section 396.202. Records

Sec. 396.202.  RECORDS.  (a)  A private child support enforcement agency shall maintain records of all child support collections made on behalf of, and disbursed to, a client who is an obligee, including:(1)  the name of any obligor who made child support payments collected by the agency;(2)  the amount of support collected by the agency for each client, including:(A)  the date on which the amount was collected; and(B)  the date on which each amount due the client by the obligor was paid to the client;(3)  a copy of the order establishing the child support obligation under which a collection was made by the agency; and(4)  any other pertinent information relating to the child support obligation, including any case, cause, or docket number of the court having jurisdiction over the matter.(b)  The records required under this section must be updated at least monthly and must be maintained by the private child support enforcement agency for a period of four years from the date of the last support payment collected by the agency on behalf of an obligee.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 73, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 20 (S.B. 614), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Fin Code § 396.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Finance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumers of Financial Services|Chapter 396 - Private Child Support Enforcement Agencies|Subchapter E. Required Business Practices|Section 396.203. Contract for Services

Sec. 396.203.  CONTRACT FOR SERVICES.  (a)  A private child support enforcement agency shall execute a written contract for the enforcement of child support for each client of the agency that is residing in this state.(b)  The contract required under this section must:(1)  be in writing, dated, and signed by both parties to the contract;  and(2)  specify its terms in clear language.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 73, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 20 (S.B. 614), Sec. 34, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Fin Code § 396.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Finance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumers of Financial Services|Chapter 396 - Private Child Support Enforcement Agencies|Subchapter F. Prohibited Practices|Section 396.251. Threats or Coercion

Sec. 396.251.  THREATS OR COERCION.  (a)  In enforcing a child support obligation, a private child support enforcement agency may not use threats, coercion, or attempts to coerce that employ any of the following practices:(1)  using or threatening to use violence or other criminal means to cause harm to an obligor or property of the obligor;(2)  accusing falsely or threatening to accuse falsely an obligor of a violation of state or federal child support laws;(3)  taking or threatening to take an enforcement action against an obligor that is not authorized by law; or(4)  intentionally representing to a person that the agency is a governmental agency authorized to enforce a child support obligation.(b)  Subsection (a) does not prevent a private child support enforcement agency from:(1)  informing an obligor that the obligor may be subject to penalties prescribed by law for failure to pay a child support obligation; or(2)  taking, or threatening to take, an action authorized by law for the enforcement of a child support obligation by the agency.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 73, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 20 (S.B. 614), Sec. 35, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Fin Code § 396.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Finance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumers of Financial Services|Chapter 396 - Private Child Support Enforcement Agencies|Subchapter F. Prohibited Practices|Section 396.252. Fraudulent, Deceptive, or Misleading Representations

Sec. 396.252.  FRAUDULENT, DECEPTIVE, OR MISLEADING REPRESENTATIONS.  In enforcing a child support obligation, a private child support enforcement agency or employee of the agency may not:(1)  identify the agency by any name other than one by which the agency is authorized to do business under the laws of this state;(2)  falsely represent the nature of the child support enforcement activities in which the agency is authorized by law to engage; or(3)  falsely represent that an oral or written communication is the communication of an attorney.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 73, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 20 (S.B. 614), Sec. 36, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Fin Code § 396.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Finance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumers of Financial Services|Chapter 396 - Private Child Support Enforcement Agencies|Subchapter H. Civil Remedies|Section 396.351. Civil Action

Sec. 396.351.  CIVIL ACTION.  (a)  In addition to any other remedy provided by this chapter, a person may bring an action for:(1)  injunctive relief to enjoin or restrain a violation of this chapter;  and(2)  actual damages incurred as a result of a violation of this chapter. (b)  A person who prevails in an action brought under this section is entitled to recover court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.(c)  On a finding by a court that an action under this section was brought in bad faith or for purposes of harassment, the court shall award the defendant attorney's fees reasonably related to the work performed and costs.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 73, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fin Code § 396.352 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Finance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumers of Financial Services|Chapter 396 - Private Child Support Enforcement Agencies|Subchapter H. Civil Remedies|Section 396.352. Service of Process Outside State

Sec. 396.352.  SERVICE OF PROCESS OUTSIDE STATE.  (a)  A private child support enforcement agency that is located in another state or that engages in the business of child support enforcement in this state in violation of this chapter is considered to have submitted to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state with respect to an action brought under this chapter.(b)  A foreign agency engaging in business in this state in violation of this chapter is considered to have appointed the department as the agency's agent for service of process in any action, suit, or proceeding arising from a violation of this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 73, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 20 (S.B. 614), Sec. 37, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Fin Code § 396.353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Finance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumers of Financial Services|Chapter 396 - Private Child Support Enforcement Agencies|Subchapter H. Civil Remedies|Section 396.353. Remedies Under Other Law

Sec. 396.353.  REMEDIES UNDER OTHER LAW.  (a)  A violation of this chapter is a deceptive trade practice under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code, and is actionable under that subchapter.(b)  This chapter does not affect or alter a remedy at law or in equity otherwise available to an obligor, obligee, governmental entity, or other legal entity.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 73, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Firearm Suppressor Regulation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 2.001. Definitions

Sec. 2.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Firearm" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.01, Penal Code.(2)  "Firearm suppressor" means any device designed, made, or adapted to muffle the report of a firearm.(3)  "Generic and insignificant part" means an item that has manufacturing or consumer product applications other than inclusion in a firearm suppressor.  The term includes a spring, screw, nut, and pin.(4)  "Manufacture" includes forging, casting, machining, or another process for working a material.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 642 (H.B. 957), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 2.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Firearm Suppressor Regulation|Subchapter B. Intrastate Manufacture of Firearm Suppressor|Section 2.051. Meaning of "Manufactured in This State

Sec. 2.051.  MEANING OF "MANUFACTURED IN THIS STATE."  (a)  For the purposes of this subchapter, a firearm suppressor is manufactured in this state if the item is manufactured:(1)  in this state from basic materials; and(2)  without the inclusion of any part imported from another state other than a generic and insignificant part.(b)  For the purposes of this subchapter, a firearm suppressor is manufactured in this state if it is manufactured as described by Subsection (a) without regard to whether a firearm imported into this state from another state is attached to or used in conjunction with the suppressor.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 642 (H.B. 957), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 2.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Firearm Suppressor Regulation|Subchapter B. Intrastate Manufacture of Firearm Suppressor|Section 2.052. Not Subject to Federal Regulation

Sec. 2.052.  NOT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL REGULATION.  (a)  A firearm suppressor that is manufactured in this state and remains in this state is not subject to federal law or federal regulation, including registration, under the authority of the United States Congress to regulate interstate commerce.(b)  A basic material from which a firearm suppressor is manufactured in this state, including unmachined steel, is not a firearm suppressor and is not subject to federal regulation under the authority of the United States Congress to regulate interstate commerce as if it actually were a firearm suppressor.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 642 (H.B. 957), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 2.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Firearm Suppressor Regulation|Subchapter B. Intrastate Manufacture of Firearm Suppressor|Section 2.053. Marketing of Firearm Suppressor

Sec. 2.053.  MARKETING OF FIREARM SUPPRESSOR.  A firearm suppressor manufactured and sold in this state must have the words "Made in Texas" clearly stamped on it.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 642 (H.B. 957), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 2.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Firearm Suppressor Regulation|Subchapter B. Intrastate Manufacture of Firearm Suppressor|Section 2.054. Attorney General

Sec. 2.054.  ATTORNEY GENERAL.  On written notification to the attorney general by a United States citizen who resides in this state of the citizen's intent to manufacture a firearm suppressor to which Section 2.052 applies, the attorney general shall seek a declaratory judgment from a federal district court in this state that Section 2.052 is consistent with the United States Constitution.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 642 (H.B. 957), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 2.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Firearm Suppressor Regulation|Subchapter C. Enforcement of Certain Federal Firearms Laws Prohibited|Section 2.101. Applicability

Sec. 2.101.  APPLICABILITY.  This subchapter applies to:(1)  the State of Texas, including an agency, department, commission, bureau, board, office, council, court, or other entity that is in any branch of state government and that is created by the constitution or a statute of this state, including a university system or a system of higher education;(2)  the governing body of a municipality, county, or special district or authority;(3)  an officer, employee, or other body that is part of a municipality, county, or special district or authority, including a sheriff, municipal police department, municipal attorney, or county attorney; and(4)  a district attorney or criminal district attorney.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 642 (H.B. 957), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 2.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Firearm Suppressor Regulation|Subchapter C. Enforcement of Certain Federal Firearms Laws Prohibited|Section 2.102. State and Local Government Policy Regarding Enforcement of Federal Firearm Laws

Sec. 2.102.  STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT POLICY REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL FIREARM LAWS.  (a)  An entity described by Section 2.101 may not adopt a rule, order, ordinance, or policy under which the entity enforces, or by consistent action allows the enforcement of, a federal statute, order, rule, or regulation that purports to regulate a firearm suppressor if the statute, order, rule, or regulation imposes a prohibition, restriction, or other regulation that does not exist under the laws of this state.(b)  No entity described by Section 2.101 and no person employed by or otherwise under the direction or control of the entity may enforce or attempt to enforce any federal statute, order, rule, or regulation described by Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 642 (H.B. 957), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 2.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Firearm Suppressor Regulation|Subchapter C. Enforcement of Certain Federal Firearms Laws Prohibited|Section 2.103. State Grant Funds

Sec. 2.103.  STATE GRANT FUNDS.  (a)  An entity described by Section 2.101 may not receive state grant funds if the entity adopts a rule, order, ordinance, or policy under which the entity enforces a federal law described by Section 2.102(a) or, by consistent action, allows the enforcement of a federal law described by Section 2.102(a).(b)  State grant funds for the entity shall be denied for the fiscal year following the year in which a final judicial determination in an action brought under this subchapter is made that the entity has violated Section 2.102(a).|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 642 (H.B. 957), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 2.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Firearm Suppressor Regulation|Subchapter C. Enforcement of Certain Federal Firearms Laws Prohibited|Section 2.104. Enforcement

Sec. 2.104.  ENFORCEMENT.  (a)  Any citizen residing in the jurisdiction of an entity described by Section 2.101 may file a complaint with the attorney general if the citizen offers evidence to support an allegation that the entity has adopted a rule, order, ordinance, or policy under which the entity enforces a federal law described by Section 2.102(a) or that the entity, by consistent action, allows the enforcement of a federal law described by Section 2.102(a).  The citizen must include with the complaint any evidence the citizen has in support of the complaint.(b)  If the attorney general determines that a complaint filed under Subsection (a) against an entity described by Section 2.101 is valid, to compel the entity's compliance with this subchapter the attorney general may file a petition for a writ of mandamus or apply for other appropriate equitable relief in a district court in Travis County or in a county in which the principal office of the entity is located.  The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred obtaining relief under this subsection, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition costs.(c)  An appeal of a suit brought under Subsection (b) is governed by the procedures for accelerated appeals in civil cases under the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.  The  appellate court shall render its final order or judgment with the least possible delay.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 642 (H.B. 957), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 21.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle A - Courts|Chapter 21 - General Provisions|Section 21.001. Inherent Power and Duty of Courts

Sec. 21.001.  INHERENT POWER AND DUTY OF COURTS.  (a)  A court has all powers necessary for the exercise of its jurisdiction and the enforcement of its lawful orders, including authority to issue the writs and orders necessary or proper in aid of its jurisdiction.(b)  A court shall require that proceedings be conducted with dignity and in an orderly and expeditious manner and control the proceedings so that justice is done.(c)  During a court proceeding a judge may not request that a person remove an item of religious apparel unless:(1)  a party in the proceeding objects to the wearing of the apparel;  and(2)  the judge concludes that the wearing of the apparel will interfere with:(A)  the objecting party's right to a fair hearing;  or(B)  the proper administration of justice;  and(3)  no reasonable alternative exists under which the judge may:(A)  assure a fair hearing;  and(B)  protect the fair administration of justice.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 21.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle A - Courts|Chapter 21 - General Provisions|Section 21.002. Contempt of Court

Sec. 21.002.  CONTEMPT OF COURT.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (g), a court may punish for contempt.(b)  The punishment for contempt of a court other than a justice court or municipal court is a fine of not more than $500 or confinement in the county jail for not more than six months, or both such a fine and confinement in jail.(c)  The punishment for contempt of a justice court or municipal court is a fine of not more than $100 or confinement in the county or city jail for not more than three days, or both such a fine and confinement in jail.(d)  An officer of a court who is held in contempt by a trial court shall, on proper motion filed in the offended court, be released on his own personal recognizance pending a determination of his guilt or innocence.  The presiding judge of the administrative judicial region in which the alleged contempt occurred shall assign a judge who is subject to assignment by the presiding judge other than the judge of the offended court to determine the guilt or innocence of the officer of the court.(e)  Except as provided by Subsection (h), this section does not affect a court's power to confine a contemner to compel the contemner to obey a court order.(f)  Article 42.033, Code of Criminal Procedure, and Chapter 157, Family Code, apply when a person is punished by confinement for contempt of court for disobedience of a court order to make periodic payments for the support of a child.  Subsection (h) does not apply to that person.(g)  A court may not punish by contempt an employee or an agency or institution of this state for failure to initiate any program or to perform a statutory duty related to that program:(1)  if the legislature has not specifically and adequately funded the program;  or(2)  until a reasonable time has passed to allow implementation of a program specifically and adequately funded by the legislature.(h)  Notwithstanding any other law, a person may not be confined for contempt of court longer than:(1)  18 months, including three or more periods of confinement for contempt arising out of the same matter that equal a cumulative total of 18 months, if the confinement is for criminal contempt;  or(2)  the lesser of 18 months or the period from the date of confinement to the date the person complies with the court order that was the basis of the finding of contempt, if the confinement is for civil contempt.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.44(1), eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 560, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1989;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 646, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 25, Sec. 34, eff. Nov. 1, 1989;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 87, eff. Jan. 1, 1996;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 7.24, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1297, Sec. 71(4), eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 425 Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 21.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle A - Courts|Chapter 21 - General Provisions|Section 21.004. State of Judiciary Message

Sec. 21.004.  STATE OF JUDICIARY MESSAGE.  (a)  At a convenient time at the commencement of each regular session of the legislature, the chief justice of the supreme court shall deliver a written or oral state of the judiciary message evaluating the accessibility of the courts to the citizens of the state and the future directions and needs of the courts of the state.(b)  It is the intent of the legislature that the state of the judiciary message promote better understanding between the legislative and judicial branches of government and promote more efficient administration of justice in Texas.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 129, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|