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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a restitution lien for the state to secure fines or |
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costs in a misdemeanor case. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (b), Section 2, Article 42.22, Code |
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of Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The state also has a restitution lien to secure the |
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amount of: |
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(1) [amount of] fines or costs entered against a |
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defendant in the judgment in a felony or misdemeanor criminal case; |
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(2) [amount of] reimbursement for costs of: |
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(A) confinement ordered under Article 42.038; or |
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(B) notice provided under Article 62.056 or |
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62.201; and |
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(3) [amount of] damages incurred by the state as a |
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result of the commission of an offense under Section 38.04, Penal |
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Code, in which the defendant used a motor vehicle while the |
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defendant was in flight. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a judgment in a criminal case for an offense committed on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A judgment in a criminal case |
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for an offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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