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AN ACT
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relating to the assistance and technology fund and use of money in |
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the fund. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Article 102.0173, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 102.0173. COURT COSTS; JUSTICE COURT ASSISTANCE AND |
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TECHNOLOGY FUND. |
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SECTION 2. Articles 102.0173(a), (c), (d), (e), and (f), |
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Code of Criminal Procedure, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commissioners court of a county by order shall |
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create a justice court assistance and technology fund. A defendant |
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convicted of a misdemeanor offense in justice court shall pay a $4 |
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justice court assistance and technology fee as a cost of court for |
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deposit in the fund. |
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(c) The justice court clerk shall collect the costs and pay |
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the funds to the county treasurer, or to any other official who |
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discharges the duties commonly delegated to the county treasurer, |
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for deposit in a fund to be known as the justice court assistance |
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and technology fund. |
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(d) A fund designated by this article may be used only to |
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finance: |
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(1) the cost of providing court personnel, including |
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salaries and benefits for the court personnel; |
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(2) the cost of continuing education and training for |
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justice court judges and court personnel [clerks regarding
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technological enhancements for justice courts]; and |
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(3) [(2)] the purchase and maintenance of |
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technological enhancements for a justice court, including: |
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(A) computer systems; |
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(B) computer networks; |
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(C) computer hardware; |
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(D) computer software; |
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(E) imaging systems; |
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(F) electronic kiosks; |
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(G) electronic ticket writers; and |
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(H) docket management systems. |
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(e) The justice court assistance and technology fund shall |
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be administered by or under the direction of the commissioners |
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court of the county. |
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(f) A justice court may, subject to the approval of the |
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commissioners court, use a fund designated by this article to |
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assist a constable's office or other county department with a |
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technological enhancement, or cost related to the enhancement, |
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described by Subsection (d)(3) [(d)(1) or (2)] if the enhancement |
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directly relates to the operation or efficiency of the justice |
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court. [This subsection applies only to a county that:
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[(1) has a population of 125,000 or more;
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[(2)
is not adjacent to a county of two million or
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more;
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[(3) contains a portion of the Guadalupe River; and
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[(4) contains a portion of Interstate Highway 10.] |
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SECTION 3. 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 assistance and technology fund on a |
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misdemeanor offense (Art. 102.0173, Code of Criminal Procedure) |
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. . . $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 civil justice fee (Art. 102.022, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure) . . . $0.10. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1840 passed the Senate on |
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April 25, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 2. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1840 passed the House on |
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May 17, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 7, |
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one present not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |