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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of certain court costs in a criminal case for |
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municipal programs enhancing public safety and security. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 102.014(g), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(g) In a municipality with a population less than 850,000 |
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according to the most recent federal decennial census, the money |
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collected under this article in a municipal court case must be used |
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for a school crossing guard program if the municipality operates |
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one. If the municipality does not operate a school crossing guard |
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program or if the money received from court costs from municipal |
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court cases exceeds the amount necessary to fund the school |
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crossing guard program, the municipality may: |
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(1) [either] deposit the additional money in an |
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interest-bearing account; |
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(2) [or] expend the additional money [it] for programs |
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designed to enhance child safety, health, or nutrition, including |
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child abuse prevention and intervention and drug and alcohol abuse |
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prevention; or |
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(3) expend the additional money for programs designed |
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to enhance public safety and security. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a violation or an offense committed on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. A violation or an offense committed before the |
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effective date of this Act is covered by the law in effect when the |
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violation or offense was committed, and the former law is continued |
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in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, a |
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violation or an offense was committed before the effective date of |
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this Act if any element of the violation or offense occurred before |
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that date. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2009. |