By Geren H.B. No. 2283 77R7251 DWS-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to court fee on dismissal of a charge in connection with 1-3 motor vehicle financial responsibility. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 601.193, Transportation Code, is amended 1-6 by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (c) and (d) to 1-7 read as follows: 1-8 (b) After the court verifies a document produced under 1-9 Subsection (a) and the person charged pays a fee in an amount 1-10 determined under Subsection (c), the court shall dismiss the 1-11 charge. 1-12 (c) The amount of the fee under Subsection (b) is: 1-13 (1) $10 if the court did not issue a warrant in 1-14 connection with the offense; or 1-15 (2) $25 if the court issued a warrant in connection 1-16 with the offense. 1-17 (d) The clerk of the court shall collect the fee under this 1-18 section and pay it to the county or municipal treasurer, as 1-19 appropriate, or to any other official who discharges the duties 1-20 commonly delegated to the county or municipal treasurer, as 1-21 appropriate. 1-22 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and 1-23 applies only to a charge dismissed on or after the effective date 1-24 of this Act.