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House Bill 1418 |
House Author: Gonzalez Toureilles et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-05 |
Senate Sponsor: Hinojosa |
Under previous law, a county commissioners court was authorized to create a justice court technology fund and could require a defendant convicted of a misdemeanor offense to pay a technology fee not to exceed $4 as a cost of court. House Bill 1418 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to require a county commissioners court to create a justice court technology fund and to require a defendant convicted of a misdemeanor offense to pay a $4 technology fee as a cost of court for deposit in the fund. The bill provides that this fund may be used only to finance the cost of continuing education and training for justice court judges and clerks regarding technological enhancements in the courts, as well as the purchase and maintenance of such enhancements.