1-1 By: Duncan S.B. No. 1787
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 30, 2001; April 2, 2001, read
1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Jurisprudence; May 1, 2001,
1-4 reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0;
1-5 May 1, 2001, sent to printer.)
1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-7 AN ACT
1-8 relating to the composition of the 83rd Judicial District and to
1-9 the election of the district attorney for that district.
1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-11 SECTION 1. Section 24.185, Government Code, is amended by
1-12 amending the section heading and Subsections (a), (b), and (d) to
1-13 read as follows:
1-14 Sec. 24.185. 83RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (PECOS, [REAGAN,]
1-15 TERRELL, UPTON, AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES). (a) The 83rd Judicial
1-16 District is composed of Pecos, [Reagan,] Terrell, Upton, and Val
1-17 Verde counties.
1-18 (b) The 83rd and 112th district courts have concurrent
1-19 jurisdiction in Pecos[, Reagan,] and Upton counties.
1-20 (d) The terms of the 83rd District Court begin:
1-21 (1) on the second Monday in January and July; and
1-22 (2) [in Reagan County on the 14th Monday after the
1-23 first Mondays in January and July; and]
1-24 [(3)] in Upton County on the 12th Monday after the
1-25 first Mondays in January and July.
1-26 SECTION 2. Subsection (a), Section 43.141, Government Code,
1-27 is amended to read as follows:
1-28 (a) The voters of Brewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio,
1-29 [Reagan,] and Upton counties elect a district attorney for the 83rd
1-30 Judicial District.
1-31 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
1-32 SECTION 4. (a) The local administrative district judge
1-33 shall transfer all cases from Reagan County that are pending in the
1-34 83rd District Court on the effective date of this Act to the 112th
1-35 District Court.
1-36 (b) When a case is transferred as provided by Subsection
1-37 (a) of this section, all processes, writs, bonds, recognizances,
1-38 or other obligations issued from the 83rd District Court are
1-39 returnable to the 112th District Court as if originally issued by
1-40 that court. The obligees on all bonds and recognizances taken in
1-41 and for the 83rd District Court and all witnesses summoned to
1-42 appear in the 83rd District Court are required to appear before the
1-43 112th District Court as if originally required to appear before
1-44 that court.
1-45 SECTION 5. Subsection (a), Section 43.141, Government Code,
1-46 as amended by this Act, does not affect the election of a district
1-47 attorney for the 83rd Judicial District held before the effective
1-48 date of this Act. The district attorney of the 83rd Judicial
1-49 District elected before and serving on the effective date of this
1-50 Act shall serve the remainder of the elected term, unless otherwise
1-51 removed by law.
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