81(R) HB 3637 - 2nd reading 2 (H)



	Amend HB 3637 by adding the following appropriately numbered 
SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS 
accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Subchapter A, Chapter 102, Code of Criminal 
Procedure, is amended by adding Article 102.0169 to read as 
follows:
	Art. 102.0169.  COURT COSTS; COUNTY AND DISTRICT COURT 
TECHNOLOGY FUND.  (a) A defendant convicted of a criminal offense in 
a county court, statutory county court, or district court shall pay 
a $4 county and district court technology fee as a cost of court.
	(b)  In this article, a person is considered convicted if:              
		(1)  a sentence is imposed on the person;                              
		(2)  the person receives community supervision, 
including deferred adjudication; or
		(3)  the court defers final disposition of the person's 
case.        
	(c)  The clerks of the courts described by Subsection (a) 
shall collect the costs and pay them to the county treasurer or to 
any other official who discharges the duties commonly delegated to 
the county treasurer, as appropriate, for deposit in a fund to be 
known as the county and district court technology fund.
	(d)  A fund designated by this article may be used only to 
finance:   
		(1)  the cost of continuing education and training for 
county court, statutory county court, or district court judges and 
clerks regarding technological enhancements for those courts; and
		(2)  the purchase and maintenance of technological 
enhancements for a county court, statutory county court, or 
district court, including:
			(A)  computer systems;                                                
			(B)  computer networks;                                               
			(C)  computer hardware;                                               
			(D)  computer software;                                               
			(E)  imaging systems;                                                 
			(F)  electronic kiosks; and                                           
			(G)  docket management systems.                                       
	(e)  The county and district court technology fund shall be 
administered by or under the direction of the commissioners court 
of the county.
	SECTION ____.  (a)  Section 102.041, Government Code, as 
amended by Chapter 921 (HB 3167), Acts of the 80th Legislature, 
Regular Session, 2007, is amended to conform to the amendments made 
by Chapter 1053 (HB 2151), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular 
Session, 2007, to Section 102.041, Government Code, and is further 
amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 102.041.  ADDITIONAL COURT COSTS ON CONVICTION IN 
DISTRICT COURT: CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.  The clerk of a district 
court shall collect fees and costs under the Code of Criminal 
Procedure on conviction of a defendant as follows:
		(1)  a jury fee (Art. 102.004, Code of Criminal 
Procedure) . . . $20;       
		(2)  a fee for clerk of the court services (Art. 
102.005, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $40;
		(3)  a records management and preservation services fee 
(Art. 102.005, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $25;
		(4)  a county and district court technology fee (Art. 
102.0169, Code of Criminal Procedure). . .$4;
		(5)  a security fee on a felony offense (Art. 102.017, 
Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $5;
		(6) [(5)]  a security fee on a misdemeanor offense 
(Art. 102.017, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $3; and
		(7) [(6)]  a juvenile delinquency prevention and
graffiti eradication fee (Art. 102.0171, Code of Criminal 
Procedure) . . . $50 [$5].
	(b)  Section 102.041, Government Code, as amended by Chapter 
1053 (HB 2151), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 
2007, is repealed.  Section 102.041, Government Code, as amended by 
Chapter 921 (HB 3167), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular 
Session, 2007, to reorganize and renumber that section, continues 
in effect as further amended by this section.
	SECTION ____.  (a)  Section 102.061, Government Code, as 
reenacted and amended by Chapter 921 (HB 3167), Acts of the 80th 
Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, is amended to conform to the 
amendments made to Section 102.061, Government Code, by Chapter 
1053 (HB 2151), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 
2007, and is further amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 102.061.  ADDITIONAL COURT COSTS ON CONVICTION IN 
STATUTORY COUNTY COURT: CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.  The clerk of a 
statutory county court shall collect fees and costs under the Code 
of Criminal Procedure on conviction of a defendant as follows:
		(1)  a jury fee (Art. 102.004, Code of Criminal 
Procedure) . . . $20;       
		(2)  a fee for services of the clerk of the court (Art. 
102.005, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $40;
		(3)  a records management and preservation services fee 
(Art. 102.005, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $25;
		(4)  a county and district court technology fee (Art. 
102.0169, Code of Criminal Procedure). . .$4;
		(5)  a security fee on a misdemeanor offense (Art. 
102.017, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $3;
		(6) [(5)]  a juvenile delinquency prevention and
graffiti eradication fee (Art. 102.0171, Code of Criminal 
Procedure) . . . $50 [$5]; and
		(7) [(6)]  a juvenile case manager fee (Art. 102.0174, 
Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $5.
	(b)  Section 102.061, Government Code, as amended by Chapter 
1053, Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, is 
repealed.  Section 102.061, Government Code, as reenacted and 
amended by Chapter 921, Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular 
Session, 2007, to reorganize and renumber that section, continues 
in effect as further amended by this section.
	SECTION ____.  (a)  Section 102.081, Government Code, as 
amended by Chapter 921 (HB 3167), Acts of the 80th Legislature, 
Regular Session, 2007, is amended to conform to the amendments made 
to Section 102.081, Government Code, by Chapter 1053 (HB 2151), 
Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, and is further 
amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 102.081.  ADDITIONAL COURT COSTS ON CONVICTION IN 
COUNTY COURT: CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.  The clerk of a county 
court shall collect fees and costs under the Code of Criminal 
Procedure on conviction of a defendant as follows:
		(1)  a jury fee (Art. 102.004, Code of Criminal 
Procedure) . . . $20;       
		(2)  a fee for clerk of the court services (Art. 
102.005, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $40;
		(3)  a records management and preservation services fee 
(Art. 102.005, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $25;
		(4)  a county and district court technology fee (Art. 
102.0169, Code of Criminal Procedure). . .$4;
		(5)  a security fee on a misdemeanor offense (Art. 
102.017, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $3;
		(6) [(5)]  a juvenile delinquency prevention and
graffiti eradication fee (Art. 102.0171, Code of Criminal 
Procedure) . . . $50 [$5]; and
		(7) [(6)]  a juvenile case manager fee (Art. 102.0174, 
Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $5.
	(b)  Section 102.081, Government Code, as amended by Chapter 
1053 (HB 2151), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 
2007, is repealed.  Section 102.081, Government Code, as amended by 
Chapter 921 (HB 3167), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular 
Session, 2007, to reorganize and renumber that section, continues 
in effect as further amended by this section.
	SECTION ____.  The change in law made by this Act applies 
only to a cost on conviction for an offense committed on or after 
the effective date of this Act.  A cost on conviction for an offense 
committed before the effective date of this Act is covered by the 
law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former law is 
continued in effect for that purpose.  For purposes of this section, 
an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if 
any element of the offense occurred before that date.