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AN ACT
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relating to retaining a reserve investigator by a prosecuting |
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attorney. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 41.102(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A prosecuting attorney may employ the assistant |
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prosecuting attorneys, investigators, secretaries, and other |
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office personnel that in the prosecuting attorney's [his] judgment |
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are required for the proper and efficient operation and |
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administration of the office. The commissioners court may |
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authorize a prosecuting attorney to appoint reserve investigators. |
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The commissioners court may limit the number of reserve |
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investigators that a prosecuting attorney may appoint. A reserve |
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investigator may accept other employment or compensation that does |
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not impair the reserve investigator's independence in the |
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performance of the reserve investigator's duties for the |
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prosecuting attorney. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 480 was passed by the House on May 12, |
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2015, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 480 was passed by the Senate on May |
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26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |