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AN ACT
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relating to the retention by a county or municipality of certain |
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court costs for maintaining and supporting a certified breath |
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alcohol testing program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (b), Article 102.016, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The custodian of a municipal or county treasury in a |
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county that maintains a certified breath alcohol testing program |
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but does not use the services of a certified technical supervisor |
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employed by the department may, to defray the costs of maintaining |
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and supporting a certified breath alcohol [breath] testing program, |
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retain $22.50 of each court cost collected under Section 133.102, |
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Local Government Code, [Article 102.075] on conviction of an |
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offense under Chapter 49, Penal Code, other than an offense that is |
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a Class C misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies |
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only to a court cost collected on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A court cost collected before the effective date of this |
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Act is governed by the law in effect when the court cost was |
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collected, and the law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) of this section, the |
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custodian of a municipal or county treasury may retain any amount |
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retained under Subsection (b), Article 102.016, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, before the effective date of this Act to maintain and |
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support a certified breath alcohol testing program. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 333 passed the Senate on |
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March 19, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; |
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May 28, 2009, Senate refused to concur in House amendment and |
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requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 29, 2009, House |
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granted request of the Senate; May 31, 2009, Senate adopted |
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Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 31, |
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Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 333 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 20, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 138, |
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Nays 0, two present not voting; May 29, 2009, House granted request |
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of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee; |
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May 31, 2009, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the |
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following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, one present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |