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House Bill 569 |
House Author: Sanford et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-21 |
Senate Sponsor: West et al. |
House Bill 569, the Bonton Farms Act, amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to require a justice or judge, in imposing a fine and costs in a case involving a fine‑only misdemeanor, to credit the defendant for any time the defendant was confined in jail or prison while serving a sentence for another offense if that confinement occurred after the commission of the misdemeanor. The bill raises the minimum rate at which the period of a defendant's confinement in jail may be used to satisfy an applicable fine and costs from $100 to $150.