HBA-RBT H.B. 1277 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1277 By: Luna, Vilma Criminal Jurisprudence 4/1/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, a county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney is authorized to collect a $10 fee if the attorney's office collects and processes a dishonored or forged check or sight order which has a face amount of under $100. H.B. 1277 allows the collection of a $10 fee if the check or sight order is under $10, and a $15 fee if it is between $10 and $100. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Article 102.007(c), Code of Criminal Procedure, to authorize a county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney to collect a $10 fee if the attorney's office collects and processes a dishonored or forged check or sight order which has a face amount of under $10, rather than under $100, and a $15 fee if it is between $10 and $100. Redesignates existing Subdivisions (2)-(4) to (3)-(5). SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.