SRC-PNG H.B. 2968 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 2968
76R4384 JMC-DBy: Corte (Wentworth)
Criminal Justice
5/13/1999
Engrossed


DIGEST 

Currently, a defendant who is convicted of an offense in a county court, a
county court at law, or a district court is required to pay a fee of $10
for records management and preservation services performed by the county.
The money collected for this fee is placed in a special fund for which
expenditures originating from this fund need prior approval of the
commissioners court of a county. H.B. 2968 requires a defendant convicted
of an offense in a county court, a county court at law, or a district court
to pay a fee of $20 for records management and preservation services
performed by the county. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 2968 requires a defendant convicted of an offense in a
county court, a county court at law, or a district court to pay a fee of
$20 for records management and preservation services performed by the
county. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Article 102.005(f), Code of Criminal Procedure, to
require a defendant convicted of an offense in a county court, a county
court at law, or a district court to pay a fee of $20, rather than $10, for
records management and preservation services performed by the county as
required by Chapter 203 (Management and Preservation of Records), Local
Government Code.  

SECTION 2. Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 1999. 

SECTION 4. Emergency clause.