- (a) The governing body of a municipality or the commissioners court of a county may contract with a private attorney or public or private vendor for the collection of an amount owed to the municipality or county relating to a civil case, including an unpaid fine, fee, or court cost, if the amount is more than 60 days overdue.
- (b) A municipality or county contracting with an attorney or a vendor under Subsection (a) may authorize the addition of a collection fee of 30 percent of the amount referred. The collection fee may be used only to compensate the attorney or vendor who collects the debt.
- (c) This section does not apply to the collection of commercial bail bonds.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 677 (H.B. 2021), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.