Sec. 501.050. NOTICE OF APPEAL; NOTICE OF TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT; OFFENSE. (a) In each case appealed from the division to a county or district court: (1) the clerk of the court shall mail to the division: (A) not later than the 20th day after the date the case is filed, a notice containing the style, number, and date of filing of the case; and (B) not later than the 20th day after the date the judgment is rendered, a certified copy of the judgment; and (2) the attorney preparing the judgment shall file the original and a copy of the judgment with the clerk. (b) An attorney's failure to comply with Subsection (a)(2) does not excuse the failure of a county or district clerk to comply with Subsection (a)(1)(B). (c) The clerk is not entitled to a fee for the services. (d) A county or district clerk who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $250.
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