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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the elimination of certain court fees and costs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 102.101, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 102.101. ADDITIONAL COURT COSTS ON CONVICTION IN |
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JUSTICE COURT: CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. A clerk of a justice |
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court shall collect fees and costs under the Code of Criminal |
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Procedure on conviction of a defendant as follows: |
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(1) a jury fee (Art. 102.004, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure) . . . $3; |
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(2) a fee for withdrawing request for jury less than 24 |
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hours before time of trial (Art. 102.004, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure) . . . $3; |
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(3) a jury fee for two or more defendants tried jointly |
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(Art. 102.004, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . one jury fee of $3; |
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(4) a security fee on a misdemeanor offense (Art. |
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102.017, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $4; |
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(5) a fee for technology fund on a misdemeanor offense |
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(Art. 102.0173, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $4; |
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(6) a juvenile case manager fee (Art. 102.0174, Code |
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of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $5 if the court employs a |
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juvenile case manager; |
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(7) a fee on conviction of certain offenses involving |
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issuing or passing a subsequently dishonored check or similar sight |
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order (Art. 102.0071, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to |
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exceed $30; and |
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(8) [a court cost on conviction of a Class C
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misdemeanor in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more, if
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authorized by the county commissioners court (Art. 102.009, Code of
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Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $7; and
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[(9)] a civil justice fee (Art. 102.022, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure) . . . $0.10. |
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SECTION 2. Section 42.221(b), Tax Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(b) A petition for review of each appraisal review board |
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order under this section must be filed with the court as provided by |
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Section 42.21. [The fee for filing each additional petition for
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review under this section after the first petition for review
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relating to the same property is filed for a tax year is $5.] |
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SECTION 3. The following provisions are repealed: |
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(1) Article 102.009, Code of Criminal Procedure; |
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(2) Sections 101.0617, 101.0817, 101.1216, and |
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101.122(b), Government Code; |
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(3) Section 112.059(e), Transportation Code; and |
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(4) Article 6219, Revised Statutes. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2015. |