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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to county participation in a program for improvement of |
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collection of court costs, fees, and fines imposed in criminal |
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cases. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 103.0033, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), this [This] |
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article applies only to: |
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(1) a county with a population of 50,000 or greater; |
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and |
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(2) a municipality with a population of 100,000 or |
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greater. |
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(b-1) This article does not apply to a county with a |
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population of less than 55,000 that contains a hospital owned and |
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operated by the state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |