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House Bill 1221 |
House Author: Metcalf |
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Effective: 9-1-23 |
Senate Sponsor: Zaffirini |
House Bill 1221 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure, Government Code, and Property Code to require the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), after certain notification and confirmation, to file an unclaimed property claim with the comptroller of public accounts on behalf of a crime victim if the reported owner of the property was finally convicted and ordered to pay criminal restitution to the victim and is confined in a TDCJ facility based on that conviction. The bill requires TDCJ to quarterly send the comptroller a data set regarding confined inmates to initiate the filing and facilitate the approval of these claims. The bill provides for the comptroller's approval of the claims and for a county's acceptance and forwarding of restitution payments for unclaimed property from TDCJ.
House Bill 1221 requires a court's notification to TDCJ of an inmate's restitution order to specify the amount of restitution owed on the notification date.