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Senate Bill 1923 |
Senate Author: Zaffirini |
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Effective: 9-1-21 |
House Sponsor: Leach |
Senate Bill 1923 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure, Government Code, Local Government Code, Parks and Wildlife Code, and Transportation Code to reclassify certain criminal court fines and fees as reimbursement fees. The bill establishes that, for purposes of certain Code of Criminal Procedure provisions relating to costs, fines, and fees, a person is considered to have been convicted in a case under the following circumstances:
· a judgment, a sentence, or both a judgment and a sentence are imposed on the person;
· the person receives community supervision, deferred adjudication, or deferred disposition; or
· the court defers final disposition of the case or imposition of the judgment and sentence.