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AN ACT
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relating to the recording and availability of certain court |
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documents. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 20.02, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) A subpoena or summons relating to a grand jury |
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proceeding or investigation must be kept secret to the extent and |
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for as long as necessary to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of a |
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matter before the grand jury. This subsection may not be construed |
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to limit a disclosure permitted by Subsection (c), (d), or (e). |
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SECTION 2. Article 20.22, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 20.22. PRESENTMENT ENTERED OF RECORD. The fact of a |
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presentment of indictment by a grand jury shall be entered upon the |
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record [minutes] of the court, if the defendant is in custody or |
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under bond, noting briefly the style of the criminal action and the |
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file number of the indictment and the defendant's name. If the |
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defendant is not in custody or under bond at the time of the |
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presentment of indictment, the entry in the record [minutes] of the |
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court relating to said indictment shall be delayed until such time |
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as the capias is served and the defendant is placed in custody or |
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under bond. |
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SECTION 3. Article 33.07, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 33.07. RECORD OF CRIMINAL ACTIONS [DOCKET]. Each |
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clerk of a court of record having criminal jurisdiction shall keep a |
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record [docket] in which shall be set down the style and file number |
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of each criminal action, the nature of the offense, the names of |
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counsel, the proceedings had therein, and the date of each |
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proceeding. |
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SECTION 4. Section 12.014(c), Property Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) If a transfer of a judgment is filed, the clerk shall |
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record the transfer appropriately [note the transfer on the margin
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of the minute book at the place where the judgment is recorded]. If |
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a transfer of a cause of action in which a judgment has not been |
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rendered is filed, the clerk shall note and briefly state the |
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substance of the transfer on the court docket at the place where the |
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suit is entered. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 587 was passed by the House on March |
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22, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 587 on May 21, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 2 |
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present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 587 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 17, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |