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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the filing of a copy of certain records related to the |
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release of an accused person on personal bond. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 5(a), Article 17.42, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A personal bond pretrial release office established |
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under this article shall: |
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(1) prepare a record containing information about any |
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accused person identified by case number only who, after review by |
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the office, is released by a court on personal bond; |
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(2) update the record on a monthly basis; and |
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(3) file a copy of the record with [in the office of] |
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the district or county clerk, as applicable based on court |
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jurisdiction over the categories of offenses addressed in the |
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records, [of the county court] in any county served by the office. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |