Bill Text: TX HB3376 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the appointment of bailiffs in family district courts in Tarrant County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-17 - Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence [HB3376 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB3376-Introduced.html
84R4552 CAE-D | ||
By: Krause | H.B. No. 3376 |
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relating to the appointment of bailiffs in family district courts | ||
in Tarrant County. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Chapter 53, Government Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subchapter G to read as follows: | ||
SUBCHAPTER G. BAILIFFS FOR FAMILY DISTRICT COURTS IN TARRANT COUNTY | ||
Sec. 53.101. OFFICE OF BAILIFF. The judges of the 231st, | ||
233rd, 322nd, 323rd, 324th, 325th, and 360th district courts may | ||
appoint one person to serve as bailiff of that court and one person | ||
to serve as bailiff for the district court served by an associate | ||
judge of that district court. A bailiff is an officer of the court | ||
and performs the duties of the office under the direction and | ||
supervision of the judge of the court. | ||
Sec. 53.102. APPOINTMENT. An order signed by the | ||
appointing judge and entered on the minutes of the court is evidence | ||
of appointment of a bailiff. The judge shall give written notice to | ||
the commissioners court and each constable of Tarrant County of the | ||
appointment and date employed. | ||
Sec. 53.103. QUALIFICATIONS. A bailiff must be a citizen of | ||
the United States and must be 18 years of age or older. | ||
Sec. 53.104. BAILIFF AS DEPUTY. On written notice of the | ||
appointment from the judge, a constable of the county may deputize | ||
the bailiff in addition to other deputies authorized by law. | ||
Sec. 53.105. OATH. The following oath must be administered | ||
by the appointing judge to the bailiff appointed under this | ||
subchapter: "I solemnly swear that I will perform faithfully and | ||
impartially all duties required of me and required by law so help me | ||
God." | ||
Sec. 53.106. TERM OF OFFICE. The bailiff holds office at | ||
the will of the judge of the court served by the bailiff. | ||
Sec. 53.107. DUTIES. A bailiff shall perform the duties | ||
imposed on bailiffs under the general laws of this state and the | ||
other duties required by the judge of the court served. | ||
Sec. 53.108. COMPENSATION. The bailiff shall be | ||
compensated out of the general fund of the county in an amount to be | ||
set by the Commissioners Court of Tarrant County. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |