Amend SB 215 by adding the following SECTIONS, appropriately
numbered, and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill
accordingly:
SECTION ___. Section 1(4), Article 42.22, Code of Criminal
Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
(4) "Victim" means:
(A) a "close relative of a deceased victim,"
"guardian of a victim," or "victim," as those terms are defined by
Article 56.01 of this code; or
(B) an individual who suffers damages as a
result of another committing an offense under Section 38.04, Penal
Code, in which the defendant used a motor vehicle while the
defendant was in flight.
SECTION___. Section 2(b), Article 42.22, Code of Criminal
Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
(b) The state also has a restitution lien to secure the:
(1) amount of fines or costs entered against a
defendant in the judgment in a felony criminal case; <and>
(2) amount of reimbursement for costs of confinement
ordered under Article 42.038; and
(3) amount of damages incurred by the state as a
result of the commission of an offense under Section 38.04, Penal
Code, in which the defendant used a motor vehicle while the
defendant was in flight.