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TX Loc Govt Code § 159.0341 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees|Chapter 159 - Financial Disclosure by County Officers and Employees|Subchapter B. Financial Disclosure by Other County Officers and Employees|Section 159.0341. Timeliness of Filing

Sec. 159.0341.  TIMELINESS OF FILING.  (a)  A person is considered to have timely filed a report under this subchapter if:(1)  the report is filed in accordance with Section 572.029, Government Code;(2)  the report is personally delivered not later than 5 p.m. of the last day for filing the report; or(3)  the officer with whom the report is required to be filed has adopted rules and procedures to provide for the electronic filing of the report and the report is electronically filed in accordance with those rules and procedures not later than midnight of the last day for filing the report.(b)  An officer with whom a report is required to be filed under this subchapter may adopt rules and procedures under this section relating only to the manner in which a person must electronically file a report and the required format of an electronically filed report.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 894 (H.B. 1035), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 159.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees|Chapter 159 - Financial Disclosure by County Officers and Employees|Subchapter B. Financial Disclosure by Other County Officers and Employees|Section 159.035. Civil Penalty

Sec. 159.035.  CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  If a report is determined to be late, the person responsible for filing the report is civilly liable to the county for $100. The county attorney or the district or criminal district attorney with civil jurisdiction may not initiate suit for the penalty until the 10th day after the date a notice concerning the late report is mailed to the person.  If the report is filed and the penalty is paid before the 10th day after the date of the mailing, the authority with whom the report is filed shall notify the county attorney or the district or criminal district attorney, and the civil suit under this section may not be initiated.(b)  A penalty paid under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the general fund of the county.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 39(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 159.005 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 304, Sec. 7.01, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 159.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees|Chapter 159 - Financial Disclosure by County Officers and Employees|Subchapter B. Financial Disclosure by Other County Officers and Employees|Section 159.036. Criminal Penalty

Sec. 159.036.  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  An officer, candidate, or employee required to file a report by an order adopted under this subchapter commits an offense if the person knowingly fails to file the report as required by the order.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.(c)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person has filed the required report and paid a civil penalty as provided by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 39(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 159.006 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 304, Sec. 7.01, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 159.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees|Chapter 159 - Financial Disclosure by County Officers and Employees|Subchapter C. Financial Disclosure by County Judicial Officers|Section 159.051. Definitions

Sec. 159.051.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Commission" means the Texas Ethics Commission.(2)  "County judicial officer" means the judge of a statutory county court or statutory probate court.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 763, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1154, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 159.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees|Chapter 159 - Financial Disclosure by County Officers and Employees|Subchapter C. Financial Disclosure by County Judicial Officers|Section 159.052. Filing Requirement

Sec. 159.052.  FILING REQUIREMENT.  (a)  A county judicial officer or a candidate for office as a county judicial officer shall file with the county clerk or the commission a financial statement that complies with Sections 572.022 and 572.023, Government Code.(b)  A county judicial officer or candidate who files a financial statement with the commission shall file with the county clerk a document stating that the officer or candidate is filing the financial statement with the commission.  The document must be filed by the deadline for filing the financial statement.(c)  A financial statement filed with the county clerk may be filed by electronic mail.  The county clerk may prescribe the manner and format for filing by electronic mail under this subsection.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 763, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1154, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1172 (S.B. 692), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 159.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees|Chapter 159 - Financial Disclosure by County Officers and Employees|Subchapter C. Financial Disclosure by County Judicial Officers|Section 159.053. Filing Dates; Timeliness of Filing

Sec. 159.053.  FILING DATES;  TIMELINESS OF FILING.  (a)  A county judicial officer shall file the financial statement required by this subchapter within the time prescribed by Section 572.026, Government Code.  A candidate for office as a county judicial officer shall file the financial statement required by this subchapter within the time prescribed by Section 572.027, Government Code.(b)  Except as provided in Subsection (c), the timeliness of the filing is governed by Section 572.029, Government Code.(c)  A person is considered to have timely filed a financial statement under this subchapter if:(1)  the statement is personally delivered not later than 5 p.m. of the last day for filing the statement; or(2)  the county clerk with whom the statement is required to be filed has adopted rules and procedures to provide for the electronic filing of the statement and the statement is electronically filed in accordance with those rules and procedures not later than midnight of the last day for filing the statement.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 763, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 894 (H.B. 1035), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 159.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees|Chapter 159 - Financial Disclosure by County Officers and Employees|Subchapter C. Financial Disclosure by County Judicial Officers|Section 159.054. Preparation of Forms

Sec. 159.054.  PREPARATION OF FORMS.  (a)  The county clerk may:(1)  design a form to be used for filing the financial statement required by this subchapter;  or(2)  require that a form designed by the commission under Chapter 572, Government Code, be used for filing the financial statement.(b)  The county clerk shall make paper and electronic copies of the form available to each person required to file under this subchapter within the time prescribed by Section 572.030(c), Government Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 763, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1154, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1172 (S.B. 692), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 159.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees|Chapter 159 - Financial Disclosure by County Officers and Employees|Subchapter C. Financial Disclosure by County Judicial Officers|Section 159.055. Public Access to Statements and Related Records

Sec. 159.055.  PUBLIC ACCESS TO STATEMENTS AND RELATED RECORDS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a financial statement filed under this subchapter or a document filed under Section 159.052(b) is a public record.  The county clerk or the commission shall maintain the financial statements or documents in a manner that is accessible to the public during regular business hours.(b)  The county clerk or the commission shall remove the officer's or candidate's home address and the names of the officer's or candidate's dependent children from the officer's or candidate's financial statement and any county or commission record derived from the financial statement before the statement or record is made available to a member of the public.(c)  Until the first anniversary of the date a financial statement is filed, each time a person requests to see the financial statement, excluding the county clerk or an employee of the county clerk or the commission, acting on official business, the county clerk or the commission shall place in the file a statement of the person's name and address, whom the person represents, and the date of the request.  The county clerk or the commission shall maintain that statement in the file until the first anniversary of the date the financial statement is filed.(d)  After the second anniversary of the date a person ceases to be a county judicial officer, the county clerk or the commission may and on notification from the former officer shall destroy each financial statement filed by the officer.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 763, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1154, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 137 (H.B. 1872), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 137 (H.B. 1872), Sec. 2, eff. May 23, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 159.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees|Chapter 159 - Financial Disclosure by County Officers and Employees|Subchapter C. Financial Disclosure by County Judicial Officers|Section 159.056. Failure to File; Criminal Penalty

Sec. 159.056.  FAILURE TO FILE;  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person:(1)  is a county judicial officer or a candidate for office as a county judicial officer;  and(2)  knowingly fails to file a financial statement as required by this subchapter.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 763, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 159.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees|Chapter 159 - Financial Disclosure by County Officers and Employees|Subchapter D. Protection for Judicial Officers|Section 159.071. Omission of Address

Sec. 159.071.  OMISSION OF ADDRESS.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "County attorney" means a county attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services matter.(2)  "Family member" has the meaning assigned by Section 31.006, Finance Code.(3)  "State judge" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.005, Election Code.(b)  On receiving notice from the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System of a county attorney's or state judge's qualifications for office or on receipt of a written request from a county attorney, state judge, spouse of a county attorney, family member of a state judge, or candidate for the office of county attorney or state judge, the county clerk shall remove or redact the residence address of the county attorney, state judge, spouse of a county attorney, family member of a state judge, or candidate for the office of county attorney or state judge from any report filed under this chapter by the county attorney, state judge, or candidate before the statement is made available to a member of the public.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 518 (S.B. 489), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 383 (S.B. 1134), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 161.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees|Chapter 161 - County Ethics Commission in Certain Counties|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 161.001. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 161.001.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  This chapter applies only to:(1)  a county that:(A)  has a population of 800,000 or more;(B)  is located on the international border; and(C)  before September 1, 2009, had a county ethics board appointed by the commissioners court;(2)  a county that:(A)  has a population of 425,000 or more;(B)  is adjacent to a county with a population of 3.3 million or more; and(C)  contains a portion of the San Jacinto River; and(3)  a county that has a population of less than 40,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 3.3 million.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 799 (S.B. 1368), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 75, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1070 (H.B. 1495), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 161.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees|Chapter 161 - County Ethics Commission in Certain Counties|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 161.002. Definitions

Sec. 161.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Commission" means a county ethics commission created under this chapter.(2)  "Commission staff" means county employees assigned to provide administrative support to the commission.(3)  "Communicates directly with" has the meaning assigned by Section 305.002, Government Code.(4)  "County affiliate" means a person described and determined by order of the commissioners court on recommendation of the commission.  As determined by the commissioners court, the term includes:(A)  any person whose goods and services are purchased under the terms of a purchase order or contractual agreement with the county; and(B)  as determined by the county, any other persons doing business with the county.(5)  "County employee" means a person employed by the county or a county officer and includes a person employed in the judicial branch of the county government who is not subject to the Code of Judicial Conduct.  The term does not include a county officer.(6)  "County office" means a position held by a county officer.(7)  "County officer" means a county judge, county commissioner, county attorney, sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, county clerk, district clerk, county treasurer, county auditor, county purchasing agent, and constable.(8)  "County public servant" means a person elected, selected, appointed, employed, or otherwise designated as one of the following, even if the person has not yet qualified for or assumed the duties of office:(A)  a county officer or county employee;(B)  a person appointed by the commissioners court or a county officer to a position on one of the following, whether the position is compensated or not:(i)  an authority, board, bureau, commission, committee, council, department, district, division, or office of the county; or(ii)  a multi-jurisdictional board;(C)  an attorney at law or notary public when participating in the performance of a governmental function;(D)  a candidate for nomination or election to an elected county office; or(E)  a person who is performing a governmental function under a claim of right although the person is not legally qualified or authorized to do so.(9)  "Lobbyist" means a person who, for compensation in excess of an amount established by the commission, communicates directly with a county officer or county employee to influence official action.  The term does not include an attorney who communicates directly with a county officer or county employee to the extent that such communication relates to the attorney's representation of a party in a civil or criminal proceeding.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 799 (S.B. 1368), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 161.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees|Chapter 161 - County Ethics Commission in Certain Counties|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 161.003. Conflict With Civil Service Agreement

Sec. 161.003.  CONFLICT WITH CIVIL SERVICE AGREEMENT.  (a)  This chapter may not be construed to affect:(1)  the terms of an agreement authorized by Chapter 174 between the county and county employees; or(2)  any provision of a civil service statute applicable to a county employee.(b)  If an agreement authorized by Chapter 174 or a civil service statute applicable to a county employee conflicts with this chapter or an ethics code adopted or enforced under this chapter, the agreement or civil service statute prevails.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 799 (S.B. 1368), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 161.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees|Chapter 161 - County Ethics Commission in Certain Counties|Subchapter B. Creation of Commission; Appointment of Commission Members|Section 161.051. Creation of Commission by Order

Sec. 161.051.  CREATION OF COMMISSION BY ORDER.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county, by an order adopted by a majority of the court's full membership, may create a county ethics commission.(b)  A copy of an order adopted under this section shall be placed in the minutes of the court's proceedings.  The copy of the order is public information.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 799 (S.B. 1368), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 161.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees|Chapter 161 - County Ethics Commission in Certain Counties|Subchapter B. Creation of Commission; Appointment of Commission Members|Section 161.052. Creation of Commission by Election

Sec. 161.052.  CREATION OF COMMISSION BY ELECTION.  (a)  A county ethics commission may be created by approval of the system by a majority of the qualified voters of the county voting at an election called for that purpose.(b)  The commissioners court by order may call an election on the question of the creation of a county ethics commission.(c)  The commissioners court shall hold the election called under this section on the first authorized uniform election date prescribed by Chapter 41, Election Code, that allows sufficient time for publication of the notice required by Subsection (d) and for compliance with any other requirements established by law.(d)  In addition to the notice required by Chapter 4, Election Code, the commissioners court must publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, and on the home page of the county's Internet website, a substantial copy of the order calling the election.  The first newspaper publication must be made on or before the 15th day before the date of the election and continue once a week for two consecutive weeks, and the notice on the county's Internet website shall remain on the home page each day beginning not later than the 16th day before the election and ending on the date of the election.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 799 (S.B. 1368), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 161.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees|Chapter 161 - County Ethics Commission in Certain Counties|Subchapter B. Creation of Commission; Appointment of Commission Members|Section 161.053. Ballot

Sec. 161.053.  BALLOT.  The commissioners court shall order the ballot at the election to be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition:  "Creation of a county ethics commission."|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 799 (S.B. 1368), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 161.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees|Chapter 161 - County Ethics Commission in Certain Counties|Subchapter B. Creation of Commission; Appointment of Commission Members|Section 161.054. Result of Election

Sec. 161.054.  RESULT OF ELECTION.  If the proposition is approved, the commissioners court shall declare the result and by order create the county ethics commission.  A copy of the order creating the commission shall be placed in the minutes of the court's proceedings.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 799 (S.B. 1368), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 161.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees|Chapter 161 - County Ethics Commission in Certain Counties|Subchapter B. Creation of Commission; Appointment of Commission Members|Section 161.055. Appointment of Commission

Sec. 161.055.  APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSION.  (a)  The commission is composed of:(1)  five members, each of whom is appointed by the county judge or a county commissioner; and(2)  five members appointed by the commissioners court, with one member appointed from a list of nominees submitted by each of the following entities:(A)  the county civil service commission;(B)  a bar association in the county;(C)  the sheriff's civil service commission;(D)  a dispute resolution center in the county that is affiliated with a council of governments; and(E)  a human resources management association in the county.(a-1)  The commissioners court shall designate the entities described by Subsections (a)(2)(B), (D), and (E) that may submit nominees for membership on the commission.  If a designated entity does not wish to submit nominees, the commissioners court shall select a similar entity that has experience with grievance or mediation structures or processes.(b)  Not later than the 60th day after the date of the order creating the commission as provided in Section 161.051 or Section 161.054:(1)  the county judge and each county commissioner shall each appoint one member of the commission; and(2)  each entity described by Subsection (a)(2) or alternate entity designated under Subsection (a-1) shall deliver to the commissioners court the entity's nominees for membership on the commission.(c)  The commissioners court shall set the date for the first meeting of the initial members.  The first meeting must be set not earlier than the 60th day after the date of the order creating the commission and not later than the 90th day after the date of that order.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 799 (S.B. 1368), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|