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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of proceeds from criminal asset forfeiture to |
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fund the operation of drug court programs in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 59.06, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (r) to read as follows: |
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(r) As a specific exception to the requirement of |
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Subdivisions (1)-(3) of Subsection (c) that the funds described by |
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those subdivisions be used only for the official purposes of the |
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attorney representing the state or for law enforcement purposes, in |
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any county that implements or operates a drug court program under |
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Chapter 469, Health and Safety Code, the attorney representing the |
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state shall deposit 10 percent of the gross amount credited to the |
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attorney's fund into the county treasury. The commissioners court |
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shall use the funds received under this subsection to implement or |
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operate the drug court program in the county. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |