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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the ability of the attorney general to offer assistance |
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to a prosecuting attorney. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 41.102(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) A prosecuting attorney may request the assistance of the |
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attorney general, and the attorney general may offer to the |
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prosecuting attorney the assistance of his office, in the |
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prosecution of all manner of criminal cases or in performing any |
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duty imposed by law on the prosecuting attorney. In requesting or |
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accepting such assistance, a prosecuting attorney may appoint any |
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assistant attorney general as an assistant prosecuting attorney. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |