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Tex. Local Government Code § 323.072

ABUSE OF COUNTY LIBRARY SERVICES

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Tex. Local Government Code § 323.072, ABUSE OF COUNTY LIBRARY SERVICES, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/692152
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(a) The commissioners court by order may adopt reasonable regulations that prohibit a person from abusing library services by intentionally failing to pay a library fine or return library property. (b) A person who violates a regulation adopted by the county under this section is liable to the county for a civil penalty of not more than $100 for each violation. A county may bring suit in a district or county court to recover a civil penalty authorized by this subsection.