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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the dedication of certain civil penalties for |
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violations of the Business & Commerce Code to provide civil legal |
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services to the indigent. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 402.007, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 402.007. PAYMENT TO TREASURY; ALLOCATION OF CERTAIN |
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PENALTIES. (a) The attorney general shall immediately pay into |
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the state treasury money received for a debt or penalty. |
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(b) The comptroller shall credit to the judicial fund for |
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programs approved by the supreme court that provide basic civil |
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legal services to the indigent a civil penalty that is recovered in |
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an action by the attorney general under a provision of the Business & |
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Commerce Code and paid into the state treasury, less any amount |
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authorized by law to be retained by the attorney general, unless |
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another law requires that the penalty be credited to a different |
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fund or account. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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civil penalty in an action by the attorney general under a provision |
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of the Business & Commerce Code that is received on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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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. |