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AN ACT
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relating to court security and the use of money in courthouse |
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security and municipal court building security funds. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 102.017, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by amending Subsections (d) and (d-1) and adding |
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Subsections (d-2) and (f) to read as follows: |
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(d) Except as provided by Subsection (d-2) [(d-1)], the |
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clerks of the respective courts shall collect the costs and pay them |
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to the county or municipal treasurer, as appropriate, or to any |
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other official who discharges the duties commonly delegated to the |
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county or municipal treasurer, as appropriate, for deposit in a |
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fund to be known as the courthouse security fund or a fund to be |
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known as the municipal court building security fund, as |
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appropriate. Money deposited in a courthouse security fund may be |
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used only for security personnel, services, and items related to |
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buildings that house the operations of district, county, or justice |
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courts, and money deposited in a municipal court building security |
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fund may be used only for security personnel, services, and items |
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related to buildings that house the operations of municipal courts. |
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For purposes of this subsection, operations of a district, county, |
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or justice court include the activities of associate judges, |
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masters, magistrates, referees, hearing officers, criminal law |
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magistrate court judges, and masters in chancery appointed under: |
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(1) Section 61.311, Alcoholic Beverage Code; |
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(2) Section 51.04(g) or Chapter 201, Family Code; |
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(3) Section 574.0085, Health and Safety Code; |
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(4) Section 33.71, Tax Code; |
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(5) Chapter 54, Government Code; or |
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(6) Rule 171, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. |
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(d-1) For purposes of this article, the term "security |
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personnel, services, and items" includes [A fund designated by this
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subsection may be used only to finance security personnel for a
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district, county, justice, or municipal court, as appropriate, or
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to finance items when used for the purpose of providing security
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services for buildings housing a district, county, justice, or
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municipal court, as appropriate, including]: |
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(1) the purchase or repair of X-ray machines and |
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conveying systems; |
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(2) handheld metal detectors; |
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(3) walkthrough metal detectors; |
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(4) identification cards and systems; |
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(5) electronic locking and surveillance equipment; |
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(6) bailiffs, deputy sheriffs, deputy constables, or |
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contract security personnel during times when they are providing |
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appropriate security services; |
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(7) signage; |
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(8) confiscated weapon inventory and tracking |
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systems; |
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(9) locks, chains, alarms, or similar security |
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devices; |
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(10) the purchase or repair of bullet-proof glass; |
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and |
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(11) continuing education on security issues for court |
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personnel and security personnel. |
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(d-2) [(d-1)](1) This subsection applies only to a justice |
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court located in a county in which one or more justice courts are |
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located in a building that is not the county courthouse. |
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(2) The county treasurer shall deposit one-fourth of |
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the cost of court collected under Subsection (b) in a justice court |
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described by Subdivision (1) into a fund to be known as the justice |
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court building security fund. A fund designated by this subsection |
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may be used only for the purpose of providing security personnel, |
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services, and items for a justice court located in a building that |
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is not the county courthouse [security services as described by
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Subsection (d)]. |
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(f) A local administrative judge shall provide to the Office |
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of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System a written |
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report regarding any security incident involving court security |
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that occurs in or around a building housing a court for which the |
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judge serves as local administrative judge not later than the third |
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business day after the date the incident occurred. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1380 was passed by the House on April |
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11, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1380 was passed by the Senate on May |
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11, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |