Account with chief of police as to fines, etc.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 2-153
in effectSec. 2-153. - Account with chief of police as to fines, etc.
(a) The city controller shall open an account with the chief of police of the city in which he shall charge the chief of police with all fines assessed in the municipal courts and credit him with all amounts paid on fines and deposited with the tax assessor and collector, together with such allowance on fines as provided for and referred to in chapter 35 of this Code.
(b) The city controller shall use, as his authority for the entries in this account, the daily reports furnished him by the clerk of the municipal court and the chief of police. He shall charge the chief of police with the total amount of fines assessed as shown on the report of commitments issued, and shall credit the chief of police with the total amount of fines discharged either by payment of cash or otherwise as shown in the reports of commitments returned.
(c) It shall be the duty of the city controller to file with the city council, as early as practicable after the close of each month, a statement which shall show the balance, if any, brought forward at the beginning of the month, the total amount debited to this account and the total amount credited to this account during the month, together with an analysis of any balance shown to be due the city, which shall give the case number, the date of commitment, the name of the defendant and the amount of fines and costs due the city in each of the cases remaining unpaid and represented in the balance due the city as reflected by this account.
(Code 1968, § 2-112)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH2AD_ARTVFIAF_DIV2CICO_S2-153ACCHPOFIETFetched: 10/26/2026