By Krusee H.B. No. 3423
77R3672 GWK-F
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the expenditure of certain funds for the purpose of
1-3 courthouse security.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Article 102.017, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
1-6 amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (f) to
1-7 read as follows:
1-8 (d) The clerks of the respective courts shall collect the
1-9 costs and pay them to the custodian of the county or municipal
1-10 treasury [treasurer], as appropriate, [or to any other official who
1-11 discharges the duties commonly delegated to the county or municipal
1-12 treasurer, as appropriate,] for deposit in a fund to be known as
1-13 the courthouse security fund or a fund to be known as the municipal
1-14 court building security fund, as appropriate. The custodian of the
1-15 county treasury shall keep a record indicating for each justice
1-16 court, county court, county court at law, or district court the
1-17 amount collected under this article by that court. The municipal
1-18 court building security [A] fund [designated by this subsection]
1-19 may be used only to finance items when used for the purpose of
1-20 providing security services for buildings housing a [district,
1-21 county, justice, or] municipal court, [as appropriate,] including:
1-22 (1) the purchase or repair of X-ray machines and
1-23 conveying systems;
1-24 (2) handheld metal detectors;
2-1 (3) walkthrough metal detectors;
2-2 (4) identification cards and systems;
2-3 (5) electronic locking and surveillance equipment;
2-4 (6) bailiffs[, deputy sheriffs, deputy constables,] or
2-5 contract security personnel during times when they are providing
2-6 appropriate security services;
2-7 (7) signage;
2-8 (8) confiscated weapon inventory and tracking systems;
2-9 (9) locks, chains, alarms, or similar security
2-10 devices;
2-11 (10) the purchase or repair of bullet-proof glass; and
2-12 (11) continuing education on security issues for court
2-13 personnel and security personnel.
2-14 (f) If the judge of a justice court, county court, county
2-15 court at law, or district court requests that the commissioners
2-16 court provide security in the building housing the court, the
2-17 commissioners court annually shall provide for the security of the
2-18 court not less than 30 percent of the fees collected under this
2-19 article by the court during the preceding year. If the judge
2-20 requests more than one security service or item, the commissioners
2-21 court shall establish a priority for the items or services
2-22 requested.
2-23 SECTION 2. The commissioners court of a county shall provide
2-24 security in a building housing a court as required by Article
2-25 102.017(f), Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by this Act,
2-26 beginning on the first day of the first fiscal year after the
2-27 custodian of the county treasury has for 12 consecutive months kept
3-1 records of collections in individual courts, as required by Article
3-2 102.017(d), Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended by this Act.
3-3 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.