By: Pacheco H.B. No. 3900
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the appointment of a deputy clerk to County Court at Law
No. 2 or 3.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. Section 25.0172 (p), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(p) The county clerk shall keep a separate docket for each
county court at law. The county clerk shall appoint a deputy clerk
for each county court at law. An appointment of a deputy clerk of
County Court at Law No. 2 or 3 takes effect when it is confirmed in
writing by the judge of the court to which the deputy clerk is
assigned and the deputy clerk serves at the pleasure of the judge of
the court to which he is assigned. A deputy clerk must take the
constitutional oath of office and may be required to furnish bond in
an amount, conditioned and payable, as required by the county
clerk. A deputy clerk must attend all sessions of the court to
which he is assigned. A deputy clerk acts in the name of the county
clerk and may perform any official act or service required of the
county clerk and shall perform any other service required by the
judge of a county court at law. The deputy clerk may act for one
another in performing services for the county courts at law, but a
deputy is not entitled to receive additional compensation for
acting for another deputy. If a vacancy occurs, the county clerk
shall immediately appoint another deputy clerk as provided by this
subsection. A deputy clerk of a county court at law is entitled to
the same amount of compensation as received by the deputy clerks of
the other county courts at law in Bexar County. The commissioners
court shall pay the salary of a deputy clerk in equal monthly
installments from county funds.