By Goodman, Truitt H.B. No. 598
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to fees imposed on defendants placed on community
1-3 supervision.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 19(a), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal
1-6 Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
1-7 (a) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a judge
1-8 granting community supervision shall fix a fee of not less than $10
1-9 [$25] and not more than $60 [$40] per month to be paid to the court
1-10 by the defendant during the community supervision period. The
1-11 judge may make payment of the fee a condition of granting or
1-12 continuing the community supervision. The judge may waive or
1-13 reduce the fee or suspend a monthly payment of the fee if the judge
1-14 determines that payment of the fee would cause the defendant a
1-15 significant financial hardship.
1-16 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.