HBA-KMH H.B. 2725 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2725
By: Pickett
Criminal Jurisprudence
4/19/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

H.B. 2725 requires an officer collecting fees for the execution or
processing of a warrant or the issuance of a written notice to appear to
refund the fees to the defendant upon the defendant's acquittal or
dismissal of the charge.  

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 102.011, Code of Criminal Procedure, to require
an officer collecting fees for the execution or processing of a warrant or
the issuance of a written notice to appear to refund the fees to the
defendant upon the acquittal of the defendant or dismissal of the charge.
Requires the officer to return the fee within 10 days of the date the
prosecution is barred by the statute of limitations.  Makes conforming and
nonsubstantive changes. 

SECTION 2.  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 4.  Emergency clause.