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AN ACT
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relating to the electronic filing of documents for capital cases in |
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the court of criminal appeals. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 22, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 22.1095 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 22.1095. RULES ON ELECTRONIC FILING OF DOCUMENTS FOR |
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CAPITAL CASES IN COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS. (a) Notwithstanding |
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Subchapter I, Chapter 51, or any other law, the court of criminal |
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appeals may adopt rules and procedures providing for and governing |
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the electronic filing of briefs, pleadings, and other documents for |
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capital cases in that court. |
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(b) In the adoption of rules and procedures under Subsection |
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(a), the court of criminal appeals shall coordinate with the |
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supreme court and the rules and procedures adopted by that court. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4314 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4314 was passed by the Senate on May |
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15, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |