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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 (c) and adding Subsection (h-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) Unless granted a waiver under Subsection (h)(2) or (h-1) |
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[(h)], each county and municipality shall develop and implement a |
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program that complies with the prioritized implementation schedule |
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under Subsection (h)(1) [(h)]. A county program must include |
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district, county, and justice courts. |
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(h-1) The office shall grant a waiver to a county that: |
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(1) contains within its borders a correctional |
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facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of |
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Criminal Justice; and |
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(2) has a population of 50,000 or more only because the |
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inmate population of all correctional facilities described by |
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Subdivision (1) is included in that population. |
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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. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 387 passed the Senate on |
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April 11, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 387 passed the House on |
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April 25, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 0, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |