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AN ACT
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relating to the program for improvement of collection of court |
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costs, fees, and fines imposed in criminal 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(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) This article applies only to[:
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[(1)] a county or [with a population of 50,000 or
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greater; and
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[(2) a] municipality with a population of 100,000 or |
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greater. |
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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, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3167 was passed by the House on May 4, |
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2017, by the following vote: Yeas 143, 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. 3167 was passed by the Senate on May |
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19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |