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AN ACT
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relating to the concurrent jurisdiction of certain municipal courts |
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in certain criminal cases punishable by fine only. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 4.14(f), Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(f) A municipality with a population of 1.19 million or more |
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and another municipality contiguous to that municipality may enter |
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into an agreement providing concurrent jurisdiction for the |
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municipal courts of either jurisdiction for all criminal cases |
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arising from offenses under state law that are: |
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(1) committed on the boundary of those municipalities |
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or in one or both of the following areas: |
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(A) within 200 yards of that boundary; or |
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(B) within 2.25 miles of that boundary on a |
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segment of highway in the state highway system that traverses a |
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major water supply reservoir; and |
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(2) punishable by fine only. |
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SECTION 2. Article 13.045, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 13.045. ON THE BOUNDARIES OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. |
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An offense punishable by fine only that is committed on or near the |
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boundary[, or within 200 yards of the boundary,] of contiguous |
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municipalities that have entered into an agreement authorized by |
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Article 4.14(f) and Section 29.003(h), Government Code, may be |
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prosecuted in either of those municipalities as provided in the |
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agreement. |
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SECTION 3. Section 29.003(h), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(h) A municipality with a population of 1.19 million or more |
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and another municipality contiguous to that municipality may enter |
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into an agreement providing concurrent jurisdiction for the |
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municipal courts of either jurisdiction for all criminal cases |
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arising from offenses under state law that are: |
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(1) committed on the boundary of those municipalities |
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or in one or both of the following areas: |
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(A) within 200 yards of that boundary; or |
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(B) within 2.25 miles of that boundary on a |
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segment of highway in the state highway system that traverses a |
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major water supply reservoir; and |
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(2) punishable by fine only. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1264 was passed by the House on April |
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26, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 6, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1264 was passed by the Senate on May |
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19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |