Section 154.004 - State and County Prohibited From Paying Fees or Commissions to Salaried Officer(a) The state may not pay a district officer a fee or commission for the performance of a service by the officer.(b) If a county officer is paid an annual salary, the state or any county may not pay a fee or commission to the officer for the performance of a service by the officer.(c) The state or any county may not pay a fee or commission to a precinct officer for the performance of a service by the officer.(d) The prohibitions established by this section do not affect:(1) fees and commissions the county tax assessor-collector is authorized by law to collect;(2) the payment of costs in a civil case or eminent domain proceeding by the state; or(3) the payment of fees and commissions by the state or a county for services performed by county officers relating to the acquisition of rights-of-way for public roads and highways.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 154.004
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1987.