Sec. 720.002. PROHIBITION ON TRAFFIC-OFFENSE QUOTAS. (a) A political subdivision or an agency of this state may not establish or maintain, formally or informally, a plan to evaluate, promote, compensate, or discipline:
(1) a peace officer according to the officer's issuance of a predetermined or specified number of any type or combination of types of traffic citations; or
(2) a justice of the peace or a judge of a county court, statutory county court, municipal court, or municipal court of record according to the amount of money the justice or judge collects from persons convicted of a traffic offense.
(b) A political subdivision or an agency of this state may not require or suggest to a peace officer, a justice of the peace, or a judge of a county court, statutory county court, municipal court, or municipal court of record:
(1) that the peace officer is required or expected to issue a predetermined or specified number of any type or combination of types of traffic citations within a specified period; or
(2) that the justice or judge is required or expected to collect a predetermined amount of money from persons convicted of a traffic offense within a specified period.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 737, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
(d) This section does not prohibit a municipality from obtaining budgetary information from a municipal court or a municipal court of record, including an estimate of the amount of money the court anticipates will be collected in a budget year.
(e) A violation of this section by an elected official is misconduct and a ground for removal from office. A violation of this section by a person who is not an elected official is a ground for removal from the person's position.
(f) In this section:
(1) "Conviction" means the rendition of an order by a court imposing a punishment of incarceration or a fine.
(2) "Traffic offense" means an offense under:
(A) Chapter 521; or
(B) Subtitle C.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 737 (S.B. 420), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Notes of Decisions
Harmon v. Dall. Cnty., 294 F. Supp. 3d 548 (N.D. Tex. 2018).
“In addition, Plaintiff asserts that he reported Evans's illegal conduct in setting traffic citation quotas in violation of Texas Transportation Code § 720.002. B. Denial of Equal Protection Claim Based on Right to Petition Included in Plaintiff's Complaint In his Complaint,…”
City of Austin v. Ender, 30 S.W.3d 590 (Tex. App. 2000).
“6701d-25; current provision at Tex.Transp.Code Ann. § 720.002 (West 1997)) (prohibiting use of ticket quota system).”
Harmon v. Dallas Cnty., 248 F. Supp. 3d 814 (N.D. Tex. 2017).
· cites it 2× “t was terminated on June 3, 2011, in retaliation for his reporting that Evans and the supervisors under Evans had engaged in illegal conduct by requiring deputy constables, including Harmon, to: (1) donate time and money to Evans’s re-election campaign; (2) work unpaid for…”
City of Jersey Vill. v. Campbell, 920 S.W.2d 694 (Tex. App. 1996).
“Laws 1025, 1811 (to be codified at Tex. Transp.Code Ann. § 720.002). 3 . The City alleges first that the trial court erred in rendering judgment because it proceeded to trial with 11 jurors over the City’s objection (point one), because it submitted an erroneous instruction in…”
Santoya v. Pereda, 75 S.W.3d 487 (Tex. App. 2002).
“See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 720.002 (Vernon 1999).”
Rosena Becker-Ross v. State (Tex. App. 2020).
· cites it 4× “Here, in a three-count information, the State accused Becker-Ross of abuse of official capacity, alleging that, on three separate occasions, she, with intent to obtain a benefit, intentionally and knowingly violate[d] a law related to the defendant’s office OR employment as a…”
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2014).
· cites it 2× “Pickett - Page 2 (GA-1056) combination of types of traffic citations within a specified period; TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 720.002(a), (b) (West 2011).”
Walker v. City of Richardson, Texas (N.D. Tex. 2023).
“”5 Walker also claims that she received a “commendation”—a gold star for her personnel file—that never made it into her personnel file and that she deserved another commendation for catching a burglar but never got it.”
— Tex. Transp. Code § 720.002(a) — 1 case
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2014).
“Pickett - Page 2 (GA-1056) combination of types of traffic citations within a specified period; TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 720.002(a), (b) (West 2011).”
— Tex. Transp. Code § 720.002(a)(1) — 1 case
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2014).
“Pickett - Page 2 (GA-1056) combination of types of traffic citations within a specified period; TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 720.002(a), (b) (West 2011).”
— Tex. Transp. Code § 720.002(b)(1) — 2 cases
Rosena Becker-Ross v. State (Tex. App. 2020).
“Here, in a three-count information, the State accused Becker-Ross of abuse of official capacity, alleging that, on three separate occasions, she, with intent to obtain a benefit, intentionally and knowingly violate[d] a law related to the defendant’s office OR employment as a…”
Walker v. City of Richardson, Texas (N.D. Tex. 2023).
“”5 Walker also claims that she received a “commendation”—a gold star for her personnel file—that never made it into her personnel file and that she deserved another commendation for catching a burglar but never got it.”
— Tex. Transp. Code § 720.002(b)(2) — 1 case
— Tex. Transp. Code § 720.002(e) — 1 case
Rosena Becker-Ross v. State (Tex. App. 2020).
“Here, in a three-count information, the State accused Becker-Ross of abuse of official capacity, alleging that, on three separate occasions, she, with intent to obtain a benefit, intentionally and knowingly violate[d] a law related to the defendant’s office OR employment as a…”
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