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AN ACT
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relating to the imposition of court costs in certain criminal |
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proceedings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 51, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.608 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.608. IMPOSITION OF COURT COSTS IN CRIMINAL |
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PROCEEDINGS. Notwithstanding any other law that establishes the |
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amount of a court cost collected by the clerk of a district, county, |
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or statutory county court from a defendant in a criminal proceeding |
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based on the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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the amount of a court cost imposed on the defendant in a criminal |
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proceeding must be the amount established under the law in effect on |
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the date the defendant is convicted of the offense. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.608, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a defendant convicted of an offense on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A defendant convicted of an |
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offense before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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in effect at the time of the conviction, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 389 passed the Senate on |
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March 13, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 389 passed the House on |
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May 20, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |