Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 118.133
Sheriff’s and Constable’s Response to False Alarm in Populous County

(a)

The commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 3.3 million by order may adopt a system by which the county charges a fee if the sheriff’s or constable’s office of the county responds to a security alarm and the emergency for which the alarm device was designed to give notice does not exist.

(b)

The fee shall be charged to a person exercising control of the property on which the alarm device is installed.

(c)

The commissioners court shall set the amount of the fee. The court may set a single fee that is charged for each response to a false alarm or may establish a fee structure under which different fees are charged according to the differing circumstances of each false alarm. However, the amount of a fee may not exceed the amount of the actual costs incurred by the sheriff’s or constable’s office in responding to the alarm.

(d)

Fees collected under this Act shall be deposited in the county treasury to the credit of the general fund of the county.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 22(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 53, 54, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2626), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2626), Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2005.

Source: Section 118.133 — Sheriff's and Constable's Response to False Alarm in Populous County, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.­118.­htm#118.­133 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

118.001
Definition 118.002
Bill for Fees 118.011
Fee Schedule 118.012
Personal Property Records Filing 118.013
Real Property Records Filing 118.014
Certified Papers 118.015
Birth or Death Certificate 118.016
Bond Approval 118.018
Marriage License 118.019
Declaration of Informal Marriage 118.020
Brand Registration 118.021
Oath Administration 118.022
Disposition of Marriage License and Declaration Fees 118.023
Fees for Ex Officio Services 118.024
Free Access to Records 118.025
County Clerk’s Records Archive 118.026
Fee for County Records Technology and Infrastructure in Certain Counties 118.051
Clerical Duties 118.052
Fee Schedule 118.056
Services in Pending Probate Action 118.058
Claim Against Estate 118.059
Issuing Document 118.060
Certified Papers, No Return Required 118.061
Letters and Abstracts 118.062
Deposit and Safekeeping of Wills 118.063
Mail Service of Process 118.065
Free Access to Records 118.066
Prohibited Fees 118.070
Fee for Search of Records 118.101
Fee Schedule 118.121
Fee Schedule 118.123
Fees After Entry of Judgment 118.124
Prohibited Fees 118.0131
Optional Recording Fees for Court Facilities: Hidalgo County and Cameron County 118.131
Fees Set by Commissioners Court 118.132
Service of Process for Appellate Court 118.133
Sheriff’s and Constable’s Response to False Alarm in Populous County 118.134
Payment of Costs Incurred for Care of Certain Property 118.0135
Waiver of Real Property Filing Fees 118.141
Fee Schedule 118.142
Returned Check 118.143
Stop-payment Order 118.144
Copy of Check or Other Record 118.0145
Noncertified Papers 118.145
Disposition of Fees Collected 118.161
Fee Schedule 118.171
Returned Check 118.0215
Returned Check 118.0216
Records Management and Preservation 118.0217
Mental Health Background Check 118.0525
Increased Fee for Noncompliance with Document Specifications 118.0526
Copies of Court Records Preserved Only on Microfilm or by Electronic Method 118.0545
Services Rendered After Judgment in Original Action 118.0605
Noncertified Papers 118.801
Overcharging of Fees 118.1235
Fee for Certified Copy
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 118.133’s source at texas​.gov